CURRENT MISSION

To travel as much as the globe as I can before I die, in an open-minded, open-hearted, and responsible manner.

ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm James! I'm 28 years old, and I absolutely LOVE to travel. I can't go for more than 2 months without feeling the itch/burn/desire to get out of town! The idea of traveling to a foreign country excites me, rather than scares me, like unfortunately many Americans I know. I consider myself to be very friendly and love having an engaging conversation. I can be very goofy at times, and that's probably the best way to describe my sense of humor. I love hearing people's stories and always enjoy laughing. Discovering new cultures, sights, sounds, smells, and tastes is what draws me to distant lands. If I could get paid to travel, that is absolutely what I would do.

When I was eight years old, my dad took me on a business road trip with him from our home in Leavenworth, KS to San Francisco, CA. Up to that point in my life, it was the farthest away I had been from home. My world existed of the street I lived on, the school I went to, and the local movie rental store, where my friends I and I would rent a movie, video game, and some candy all for under $5. When we set out on our trip, my dad relayed to me that I would be our navigator, and would be in charge of the map. Being the little 8 year old kid I was, I took this very seriously, and set out to plot our course across the western US.

It was the first time I had ever seriously sat down and looked at a map. I was intrigued, to say the least. The whole world (or at least half of the US) had just opened up to me. I suddenly realized just how ginormous the earth truly was, and I knew instantly that studying geography and traveling is what I wanted to do. The rest, is history! :-)

PHILOSOPHY

Man (or woman) is an end unto him (or her) self. My happiness and your happiness should be the most important thing to me and you in the world. I try to live my life with no regrets, constantly expanding and obtaining new knowledge. I've realized over the past 5 years of my life, that relationships of all kinds, are what bring me the most joy in this life. Connecting with other people is so very important to me.

Interests

International Travel
Sports, of every kind
Reading solid science fiction/fantasy
Looking at maps
Discovering new music
Being outdoors
Attending plays, musicals, and concerts
Eating ANY kind of food (I'll try anything once)
Dreams

• concerts
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• sports
• business
• cartography
• geography
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music= Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Daft Punk, The Black Keys, Rage Against the Machine, Silver Sun Pickups, Muse, Jack Johnson, TV on the Radio, and oodles and oodles more!
Movies= Inception (my favorite movie of all time), Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, The Matrix, Toy Story 3, Megamind, Gladiator, 7 Years in Tibet
Books= Ayn Rand, J.R.R. Tolkien, Orson Scott Card, Brian Jacques

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can I share 3??? Ok, thanks!

Flown in an US Air Force F-16 over the Sea of Japan.

Sky dived 5 times, from 4,500 feet, at the only place in the US, where your first jump is solo; the United States Air Force Academy.

Been to Antarctica.

Teach, Learn, Share

I absolutely LOVE geocaching. If you have any questions about the hobby of geocaching, I can definitely tell you plenty.

I also love philosophy/philosophical conversations.

And finally, geography. That's probably the one thing I actually know something about.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Germany, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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