CURRENT MISSION

To explore, reflect, & enjoy

ABOUT ME

Having worked as an engineer in the Bay Area for 10 years, I'm currently on a bit of a traveling-'self discovery' sort of journey right now. Before (while) figuring out what (& where) comes next for me, I'm taking some time to revisit some amazing places I've been, discover new ones, do some reflection, & enjoy my time while doing it. I'd like to think that I'm friendly, sensitive, respectful, & enjoyable to be around. While visiting different places, I try to make the most of seeing what that place is all about, like the people, the culture, the city (or country), the "feel" of a place- I don't like just hanging out inside a ton.

PHILOSOPHY

Respect others, treat others like you'd like to be treated. Enjoy life while you can (you might be here only once).

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

While I'm new to Couchsurfing & currently traveling, when I'm settle down again & would love to host others to meet other travelers & share in some of their extraordinary experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch-surfed in Ridgway, Colorado, with Ruth. A very nice person, great house, & nice non-human hosts (beautiful place, too).

Интересы

I've somehow managed to spend a significant amount of time outside, in particular climbing up things- walls, ice, mountains, spires, ... It doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's a lot of fun. Hiking is fun, too, as well as seeing some of the typical "must-see" tourist destinations (cities, lakes, oceans, ...). I occasionally engage in quasi-"intellectual" pursuits, like surfing the internet or reading The Onion.

• culture
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• engineering
• lakes
• mountains

Музыка, кино и книги

Movies: Zoolander, Dumb & Dumber, Dances With Wolves

music: electronic, rock, hip-hop, classical, older country

Books: Lord of the Rings, Alpinist, Krakauer

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Seeing Iguazu Falls, right behind Victoria Falls in terms of the largest amount of water to drop over a cliff, crash down all around me (there's a walkway that takes one to the very edge of the falls) is a moment I'll never forget- awe-inspiring.

Staggering to the top of El Capitan, in Yosemite, after climbing up the thing with a good friend for 3 solid days, brought a strange sense of relief (the ability to actually walk around where you want sounds absurd, but feels truly amazing when you can't do it for a few days straight), pure joy, & a bit of sadness to be done with the affair (something I'd wanted to do for YEARS).

Где я побывал(-а)

Argentina, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

Где я жил(-а)

Germany, United States