My face turns bright red when I drink, get embarrassed, hear childish fart jokes , and generally get flustered in anyway. I find it hard to "grow up" and enjoy crappy jokes and horrible puns. I was a late bloomer in getting out of my comfort zone and now look for new opportunities even if i fail to take them.

I left my stable job in sunny San Diego to experience as much of the world as i can fit into a year and make a list of others I might miss. I now freelance doing Web Design and IT consulting between long bus rides, touristy site seeing, and meeting new friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have been backpacking through Central and South America and most of the friends we have net along the way have had nothing but good to say about CouchSurfing. I just wish I new about it before leaving on this adventure.

I am not in a position to host currently, unless you wanna join us on our travels and share a room (message if interested). However, I think CouchSurfing will allow a taste of one of the best parts about traveling when (if) we get back. Meeting new friends, sharing travel stories, and ultimately making the adventure worth it.

Interests

I would live underwater if there was a way to eat there. I think SCUBA diving is a combination of meditation and space travel (without drugs).

Live Music! I missed the class on rhythm so appreciate all those who have it.

FOOD. Eating eat, smelling it, cooking it. Food is an excuse to sit and talk with a reward of deliciousness.

• design
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• drinking
• boating
• traveling
• music
• live music
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
Bella Fleck
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Particularly Young)
Mozart
Anything Live

Movies:
Shawshank Redemption
Boondock Saints (Original slightly marred by horrible sequel)

Books:
Orson Scott Card (Ender Quintet & Shadow Saga)
Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I survived being lost at sea adrift in the Gulf Stream between Florida and the Bahamas. We were "rescued" by the coast guard twice after the first attempt failed with the tow boat sinking.

Canyon Swing in Switzerland

SkyDiving in Hawaii

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States