CURRENT MISSION

Survive Europe from 1/4/2011 to 18/6/2011. I'll be taking off with enough money to last a couple weeks and then will figure the rest out when I arrive. Wish me luck!

ABOUT ME

I am a proud Texan and American with a love and appreciation of the world's flavors and cultures. There is so much out there that I just cannot fathom staying in the States my whole life.

I have been to a few places on my own and a few more during my time in the US Marines, but I have never really lived outside the borders of my home country. Certainly that will not do!

I am currently in school at Stanford and I hope to become a doctor for the Navy so that I might travel the world providing care to those in need of it, whether soldier, sailor or civilian. I would also love to just settle down for a while and live in Europe someplace - perhaps France, Spain, England or Germany.

I am new to CS, but I am very excited about the opportunity to join such a diverse and altruistic community. I hope that I can become a contributing member and see some of you soon!
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Esta es la misma cosa de arriba, perro en menos palabras. Estoy muy feliz para ser un parte de esta comunidad, CS. Soy de Texas y me encanta mi país, perro me fascina las otras culturas del mundo.

En este momento, yo estudio el ingeniero y me gustaría ser doctor en el futuro. ¡Vamos a ver! De todas modas, gracias para los bienvenidos y nos vemos de pronto, ojala.
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Bonjour ! Je m'appelle Dustin et je suis étudiant aux Etats Unis et un citoyen du monde. Ben, je voudrais devenir un citoyen du monde, vraiment. Maintenant, je finis mes études de l’ingénieur et je prépare pour une grande aventure en Europe, la France spécialement. Je parle pas bien le français, mais j'espère que je apprendrai plus quand je la visite !

Merci beaucoup pour votre gentillesse et votre hospitalité. Je suis tres heureux que je peux ajouter ce group et j'espère que je peux participer à notre communauté tres tôt. A bientôt !

PHILOSOPHY

Just be a good person, right? Treat people kindly. Be nice. Surround yourself with goodness and happiness and you will be happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to CS, so I am just trying to get the feel right now, but starting in the summer I hope to have an apartment and a couch of my own to help out other surfers!

Je suis nouvelle a ce group, alors j'essaie comprendre le system et les gens de CS, mais c'été j'aurai an appartement (j'espère) avec un canapé pour les autres gens de CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None as of yet, but I will be headed to Europe soon on a wing and a prayer, so we'll see!

Je n'ai déjà eu le plaisir de surfier ou être l'hôte, mais je vais a la France en 4 semaines, alors nous verrons ! :-)

Ya yo no he tenido la experiencia, pero voy a Francia y Espana muy pronto y vamos a ver!

Interests

Since I'm in school at the moment, my interests are mostly academic or intellectual, including languages, engineering and natural sciences, arts and political sciences. I guess aside from that I would say that I enjoy checking CNN and BBC compulsively for world news - gotta stay current!

Activities wise, I am a sports nut and love almost any sport you can find. Watch, play, whatever. I also enjoy theatre when I can. I like to go to plays now and then but I much more enjoy acting in them.

Other than that, my interest is in keeping things fresh and making sure that I don't ever look back on the interesting part of my life, but instead keep the whole thing extraordinary. We'll see!

• arts
• acting
• news
• traveling
• sports
• engineering
• languages
• medicine
• military science
• political science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music (no particular order): John Mayer, ACDC, Stevie Ray, Phoenix, Coldplay, Metallica, Toadies, Better than Ezra, Cowboy Mouth, Snoop Dog, David Guetta, Bad Boy Bill, DJ Irene, DJ Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Vulgaires Machins, Marie Mai, BB Brunes, Juanes, Mana (of course), Enanitos Verdes, Cailfanes, Wu Tang, ZZ Top, 2Pac, Biggie, STP, Alice in Chains, Rage, Porno for Pyros.... shall I go on?

Movies: Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Good Will Hunting, Rounders, Clerks, Braveheart, Snatch, Caddyshack, Animal House, Blazing Saddles, Top Gun, The Rock, Smokin' Aces, Zoolander, SLC Punk

Books: Shogun, Think (Blackburn), Grisham novels (especially A Time to Kill), Chrighton novels (especially Prey, Jurassic Park), Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Johnny Got His Gun, Into the Wild, Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini.

Shogun is by far the best book I've ever read. I also recommend Benvenuto Cellini's autobiography for a real jaw dropper. They that most of that stuff actually happened. Crazy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been to the ruins of Babylon. The Hanging Gardens, Daniel's Loin's Den, incredible.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ecuador, France, Iraq, Kuwait, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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