CURRENT MISSION

Live where I live. Be encouraging to Hospitality to guests and neighbors. Travel to visit communities around the world as time allows.

ABOUT ME

traveling is a deep-seated desire. For many reasons, one of which is to love others and experience as much culture as possible. in college i traveled to china, hong kong, thailand, and vietnam as much as possible. also, made it into korea once. when time alots climbing, reading, skating, gardening are certainly hobbies. i hope to see the world around be made more healthy over the next 5 to 10 years. less hate, less hunger, less judgementalism, more grace, more hopitality, more education and awareness. above all, may christ be glorified.

PHILOSOPHY

i attmept to live my life as though i have been given the world and then more. out of thanks of that i hope to give as i have been given. to see broken, hurt people share in the joy of the ressurection of christ and be made whole through community and a commitment to love one another. i'm also a real person who laughs, am told that i have rediculous stories (from bizzare being hit-on by various guys and girls to chasing drunk criminals through woods for justice), at times i cry for those around me and myself, and i like running through sprikelers in the middle of the summer and jumping off of cliffs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

our house has hosted several people before under my housemate's profile. so far they have been good. i've done a little hitch-hiking here and there in the states and some in china. the road is an adventure, so why not take the adventure to someone's couch?

Interests

fresh produce, organic, health, climbing, skating, music (drum circle type to 3eb), good beer, reading, clean fun, traveling, anything chinese.

• culture
• education
• beer
• running
• gardening
• clothing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• teaching
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

shane claiborne - the irresistable revolution, bill bryson - a walk in the woods, michael ende - the neverending story, the bible, loren cunningham - is that really you, God? and so on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

tattooed in china "Zhong Guo Zhi Zhao" (Made in China) on the bottom of my foot. climbed a waterfall. jumped off cliffs in america, vietnam, china.

Teach, Learn, Share

hitch-hiking works well when one is clean shavin' and wearing decently nice clothes. having a destination and a sign expedites things, too. also, get in that car even if they say they are only going a little ways. on time i had a lady pick me up after she had dropped her son off at school and she was on the way back home... she drove me over 150 miles out of her way!