I'm an easy-going, friendly, intellectually curious, and fairly spontaneous person. I believe that we are all here by random chance, by the luck of having every single one of the trillions of variables outside of our control that could have moved against us to take this life from us instead all cooperate to give us another day, and that we can honor that immeasurable privilege by giving our lives meaning, namely, by endeavoring to leave a net positive impact behind, which I define as increasing joy and peace of mind in others, and reducing suffering.

I have a diverse and ever-evolving set of interests and love to experience much of the world myself, but also to understand the full range of the human experience through others. For this reason, I love to take mini-retirements so I can slow travel around the world and more generally meet new people so I can learn about others' ways of life and alternate points of view. I'm always up for a good adventure and conversation.

Originally from the Appalachians of Pennsylvania, I've also lived in Louisville, KY, Baltimore, MD, Barranquilla, Colombia, Medellín, Colombia, Saint Paul, MN, and Denver, CO. I'm nomadic deep down.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and learn about their points of view and life experiences, and to share fun/memorable moments

Interests

• culture
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• sports
• languages
• philosophy
• food
• dance
• slow travel
• stoicism

Teach, Learn, Share

Knowledge of philosphy, approaches to learning languages and how to dance, cooking, fisheries biology, entrepreneurship, calisthenics, software development, data science, personal finance, strategies for arranging life to be able to retire early, semi-retire, or take mini-retirements, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Peru, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, United States