CURRENT MISSION

Friends connecting, adventure starting, business connecting, hand slappin throughout the bold and beautiful lives of Asia

ABOUT ME

Hmm, what I live for is fun experiences and learning the possibilities and potentials that different people from me have. I want to understand it and keep on working at being a better, stronger individual and making strong connections with others.

On the one hand, I love personal challenges - athletic and entrepreneurial ones, and what I have my eyes set on is being fluent in Spanish by the middle of 2012. And, while setting goals and reaching them is amazing, sharing experiences with new friends, old friends and family is the most dope.

I'm born and bred in Queens, NY by immigrant parents from Poland, and have an older brother, who, like myself, finds traveling to be extremely rewarding. So happy to have them influence my life and pass along their love of travel and hospitality as well.

PHILOSOPHY

There's a lot that I don't know and that's unexplored. Lets stay stay open, ready and aggressive for it. Challenge it at every level.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just started on Couchsurfing, but I hope to be extremely active. I am traveling right now for the next 7-8 months. What I hope to offer is good times and a positive attitude in all fellow travelers and others whose paths cross me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Short of direct Couchsurfing.org experiences, I have lived on a couch for 3 months with friends, and hosted at my house back in college.

Interests

challenging possibilities
learning how to write and then blog
reading about amazing people - autobiographies and blogs
cherry stout brewing with friends
laughing and smiling. feeling connected to long time friends and the people around me. caring is a pleasure.
pizza making for friends (generally, eating with people instead of myself)
trekking
doodling
conquering fears like heights,
learning new water sports
architecture
taking pictures of street life
diving to see turtles
shooting the shit/laughing really hard after a good night out
meditating on plane rides
brainstorming/design processing
learning about all religions

some best values in my travels.
1.8 dollars for all day snorkel rental on the gili islands, snorkeling and seeing massive fish, sea turtles and other life.
talking to hindus about religion in india and bali - free.
pad thai at 'pad thai shop' in phuket near karon beach 1.4 dollars
kingfisher pitchers with architect acquaintances in mumbai 6 dollars.
beers and beanbag chairs for sunset in seminyak bali, 3 dollars.
cooking lessons with sweethearted chefs in kathmandu, 9 dollars.
motorbiking from ubud-mount batur in bali - 4 dollar bike, 2 dollars gas, 5 sweatshirt bought from cold, 1 dollar temple visit.
running on beaches in thailand, bali - free.
sweet potato chips - papua 1 dollar.
having strangers in papua where nobody speaks english care for me like family - priceless
kingfisher flight with unlimited chicken tandoori, heineken and rice pudding 100 dollars (kathmandu - delhi)
trying betel nut in papua - 1 dollar

• fish
• architecture
• design
• cooking
• beer
• running
• shopping
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• cycling
• fishing
• hunting
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• sports
• business
• religion
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Sirens of Titan, Siddhartha, On The Road, Count of Monte Cristo, Kim, Tender is the Night, The Alchemist, 4HWW, Autobiography of Ghandi, Steppenwolf

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Giving other people energy

Teach, Learn, Share

My knowledge from challenges I have met...sports and mental challenges. What I have learned about traveling abroad, becoming location independent. Relating what other cultures are like. projecting out business models. showing/teaching how to cook, without making a mess.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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