CURRENT MISSION

Do something extraordinary

ABOUT ME

I'm a Colorado native and recent emigrant to San Francisco California.

I love to do alot of things, but one of my biggest passions is travel. I love to see the world and experience new places. I am always interested to meet new people and learn new things. I began traveling at an early age and was only 3 months old when I went on my first airplane.
Since then I have traveled to 35 US States, 6 Canadian Provinces, and 19 European countries. I studied abroad through IES (International Education of Students) in Freiburg, Germany in 2010. During that time I met some amazing people and had some great experiences, giving me lots of travel stories. I have recorded some of these on my Study Abroad blog , and talked about more of them on a general travel advice blog "Travel like a Human" which provides general travel advice and thoughts about everything from airport security to my favorite places.

I'm down for just about anything and really love to meet new and interesting people. I'm incredibly easy going, rather sarcastic and love to laugh. I enjoy a good beer, cup of coffee, or slice of pizza. I try to keep myself active and doing all kinds of stuff. I'm easy to befriend and like to make new friends, even if I'm a bit shy at first.

I am occasionally struck by the pure beauty of the world and the profound intelligence of humankind.

PHILOSOPHY

Be yourself, be true to that, and never do anything twice that you would only do once.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have blogged about my travel experiences on 2 separate blogs: My Study Abroad blog and my general travel blog .

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted just once so far!

Lots of failed attempts to surf peoples couches plus "unofficial" couchsurfing aka. staying on someone's couch who isn't on couchsurfing.

Interests

Travel, Technology, Frisbee, Biking (Road & Mountain), Skiing, Hiking, Camping, Climbing 14ers (14,000 foot peaks in CO), Women, Explosions, Water, Music, Ska, and just about anything else that other people may like.

• beauty
• education
• beer
• coffee
• technology
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• rock climbing
• teaching
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

I like pretty much anything and will listen/watch/read/try anything at least once.
Music: Rock, Alternative, Jazz (Fusion), Swing, Punk, Metal, Electronica, Classical, Dance, Funk, Folk. I listen to lots of Pandora internet radio.

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, Forest Gump,Back to the Future, LOTR, V for Vendetta, Sin City, James Bond etc. etc.

Books: The World Without Us, Medieval Mind, 1984, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, The Celestine Prophesy, Ender's Game (and the rest of the series), Prey, Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, Hammer of Eden, God is not Great, The End of Faith

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I studied abroad in Germany in 2010 and traveled independently all summer. Best experience of my life (to date).

Other cool things:
Transcontinental (US & Canada) Railroad Journeys
Climbed a 14er (14,000ft Peak)
State Champion Indoor Drumline
35 US States, 6 Canadian Provinces, 19 European Countries

Teach, Learn, Share

Computer Skills
Wireless Networking skills
Internet Awesomeness Skills
Camping, Hiking, Cycling skills
Skiing Skills
Skanking Skills
Sax playing skills
Navigation and Travel

I'd like to learn pretty much anything, from anyone, about whatever

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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