CURRENT MISSION

To see and discover as many new cultures as I can

ABOUT ME

i enjoy traveling alot, whether its around this country, or others. I also enjoy languages. i am not really fluent in any languages, but i can speak german, latvian, Russian and swedish, and a little spanish. i ride a motorcycle as my main source of transportation, so if you see me chances are i will be passing you :) i enjoy doing adventurous things or random things at the spur of the moment, be it climbing crazy rocks in death defying feats, or taking a road trip across the country. I am very open to meeting all types of people regardless of religion, ethnicity, etc. which makes couch surfing all the more exciting for me

PHILOSOPHY

I believe all people are important and loved by God. I am a Christian but I accept people of different faiths or those who have no belief at all. in fact i want to learn as much as possible about other people, what they believe, and how that affects their lifestyle. if you want to know more in depth, ask me over a beer! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted, I've surfed, I've gone to CS meetings

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had the chance to surf a few times, and host a few times so not a large amount of experience. however, i did stay with a random russian family in Omsk, Siberia once for four days which was just like couch surfing, but i didn't know about it then.

Interests

languages, traveling, music, motorcycles, good beer, reading, politics, soccer

• beer
• motorcycles
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• surfing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• world cup
• teaching
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to many types of music, lately most stuff international. my favourite non-american groups are Prata Vetra from Latvia, Peter Fox from Germany, Kent from Sweden, Russian techno, and of course the hated, but still good Tokio Hotel :) I also enjoy mainstream pop music and rap, American country, and really just about anything.

movies: all Bourne movies, Oceans movies, Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei, Das wunder von Bern, wer früher stirbt ist länger tot, Im Juli, Napola, das Leben der Anderen, emil i lonneberga, Taken, Piter FM, Everything Is Illuminated, Amelie

Books: currently reading fast food nation by Eric Schlosser, recently read food rules by Michael Pollan, Freakanomics, I am American and so can you by Stephen Colbert. the list can go on though, i guess i like educational, political, and informative books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

traveled the Trans-Siberian Railway over three weeks, the first leg of circumnavigating the globe.

I was in Germany for the 2006 World Cup!

I've been in Hiroshima, Japan on the 60th anniversary of the A-Bomb

visited 31 states (13.7%)Create your own visited map of The World or Like this? try: Facebook test

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you to Juggle!
I'm also a teacher, so if you need english/german practice...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Latvia, Sweden, United States