From the Northern California Wine Country originally, I've lived in the Austin, Texas area for most of my adult life, and I regularly visit family members in Oregon. Other than that, so far I've lived in Vancouver, Toronto, Montréal, San Diego, Dallas, Florida, and Hawaii, and I've been doing some long road trips (several months) in recent years.

I carry yoga teacher and nutritional health coach certifications. I manage operations for a large company in the catastrophe response business when I'm not coaching or working hard as a staff member organizing and producing progressive political campaigns, including those of Bernie Sanders, whose campaigns I was regional staff for in 2016 and national staff for in 2020.

I live for sunshine, nature, and athletic fun. I love seeking out delicious nutritious foods and drinks, traveling and meeting new people and learning about each other and laughing together, and building towards having a large and positive impact on the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make friends!

Interests

I'm not interested in meeting, hanging out with, hosting, or being anywhere near cigarette smokers.

• culture
• books
• documentaries
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• farmers' market
• organic food
• fitness
• yoga
• meditation
• raves
• gardening
• boating
• movies
• traveling
• billiards
• podcasts
• karaoke
• hiking
• camping
• tennis
• table tennis
• bowling
• communications
• teaching
• science
• volunteering
• road trips
• beaches
• tea
• forests
• learning languages
• slackline
• sustainability
• biking
• learning new things
• exploring
• comedy
• disc golf
• frisbee
• acroyoga
• nutrition
• making friends
• slacklining
• hot springs
• helping others
• hacky sack

Music, Movies, and Books

Count me in for everything except polka, tejano, redneck, opera, and maybe a few others; I was a DJ for 15 years. I'm very much a non-fiction guy when it comes to movies, books, audiobooks, and podcasts, and I enjoy fictional movies and shows when they involve intellect.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

free-fell from 18 stories high into a big net

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love hearing and learning about subjects that you are passionate about and sharing stories from our life experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Positivity, listening, help with projects, friendly conversation, athletic partnership, meditation and yoga, spontaneous adventure, stories, and more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States