CURRENT MISSION

Keep on adventuring.

ABOUT ME

Reformed engineer / bartender / politico / nonprofiteer.

PHILOSOPHY

Roll, don't fold.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing was one of the highlights of my '09-10 round-the-world trip. This wonderful network led to many cups of tea, meals, and conversations... not to mention a couple sleeping surfaces. Since then I've hosted when folks have asked and I've been able.

Interests

Friends (both new and old), photography, scuba diving, hiking, politics, and the usual distractions - movies, books, board games.

• books
• photography
• politics
• movies
• board games
• hiking
• scuba diving
• engineering
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Nujabes, The xx, Tallest Man on Earth, Los Campesinos!, Girl Talk, TV on the Radio, Shogu Tokumaru, Madreblu, Brubeck, M83, Drive-By Truckers, Johnny Cash, Bon Iver, Coltrane, Rodrigo y Gabriela...

Authors: Simon Winchester, Cormac McCarthy, Bill Bryson, Graham Greene, John Steinbeck, John Irving, George Orwell, Jon Krakauer, Kurt Vonnegut...

Listenables: Radiolab, Morning/Weekend Edition, This American Life, Philosophy Talk, On the Media...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent my childhood in Egypt.

Teach, Learn, Share

I wrote a hitchhiking tutorial in New Zealand. I'll try to dig that up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, United States

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