CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life pursuing interests and meeting people.

ABOUT ME

As many people are on CouchSurfing, I am a man interested in the world. I love meeting new people, cars, space, flying, science, statues, pictures, cats, almonds, golf, ultimate frisbee, baseball, volleyball, badminton, ping pong, tetherball, wall ball, corn-hole, ladder-golf, frisbee golf, hiking, pool parties, doing cannon balls, and eating new foods.

I am an engineer and winemaker. Currently I'm taking a break from my engineering profession to pursue a growing natural wine scene internationally. I love restaurants. I believe in sustainable agriculture, which influences all of my opinions about food and health.

PHILOSOPHY

Live for today and remember that we're all in this temporary experience together. Eat well. Drink well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travel mostly and accepting travelers. I love to make the world a smaller place and make connections.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Passing out on old friend's couches...meeting surfers in Munich, Chicago, Oakland and Sonoma, CA.

Interests

I want to give small farmers and winemakers greater access to the global market with audacious hopes of convincing people that their industrial options are not ideal.

• cats
• cooking
• drinking
• flying
• traveling
• cars
• jazz
• hiking
• baseball
• american football
• soccer
• table tennis
• golf
• badminton
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

American Psycho, Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Kids in the Hall Brain Candy, Wes Anderson Works, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Pumping Iron, Beetle Juice; Victor Wooten, Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorious, The Police, Michael Bolton, George Michael, Modest Mouse, Belá Feck, Ahmad Jamal, Avishai Cohen; Steppenwolf-Hermann Hesse, HomoFaber - Max Frisch.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Twisting ocean mountains of Cambria, CA; the national monuments in Washington, DC; Paris; opening day of Wiesn; belligerent nights in Belgrade. Street art of Eastern Europe. Not to mention a bottle of Tequila in Mexico and watching San Francisco Giant's Matt Cain throw a perfect game.

Teach, Learn, Share

People who are unsuspectingly experienced in travelling, working, and thinking. I become inspired by people's passions; sometimes we can not seem to control where we end up or what we do professionally.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Myself, I'm very open minded and accepting. I'm working to learn everyday! I can cook and am generally a clean person, but flexible.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States