Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am couchsurfing because I have very little to no money, but I want to do my best to travel through Europe before my Spring Semester begins in Rome this 2016.

Interests

I am interested in philosophy, history, literature, culture, good food, brewing beer, wood working and art. I am a liberal arts student and aspiring scholar.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• dining
• beer
• boating
• traveling
• homebrewing
• woodworking
• fishing
• catholic
• soccer
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music: Mozart, Bach, Dvorak -- The White Stripes, Jack White, The Black Keys -- Alt. Rock.

Favorite Movies: Adventure and Drama.

Favorite Books: The Confessions of St. Augustine, De Officiis by Cicero, The Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius, Plutarch's Lives

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once flew up to Kodiak, Alaska with no money, no place to stay, and no job. I spent 5 days living in the woods, homeless. I walked the docks every day, nearly starving. I finally got a job on a salmon boat, and spent the rest of the summer working 20 hours every day fishing. I went up to 20 days straight without touching land, and only sleeping 4 hours a night. I made a lot of money, and spent every dime on my schooling.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good Conversation. For a 20 year old I have been fortunate to cease the moment. Fishing in Alaska, Teaching in Mexico, Mission work in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Visiting Kenya, Meeting the Pope in Rome, Meeting the Patriarch of Constantinople in Turkey. I have worked with top scholars of Orthodoxy and Catholicism, and love soccer, brewing beer and woodworking. Let's chat.

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, Haiti, Italy, Kenya, Tanzania, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States