CURRENT MISSION

I want to see the world and its vast amounts of cultures, and become a better person by doing so. I'd also like to share music all around the world.

ABOUT ME

I am an easy-going dude from Northern California. I feel like I'm setting up an online dating profile....(Not that I have done that before...lol) I have recently become quite the cosmopolitan. I have been to Austria, Germany, The Czech Republic, Japan, and New Zealand and I hope to see as many countries as I can. I love culture. Being from America, you find yourself immersed in a giant melting pot of culture, only to find yourself as part of this giant cauldron of delicious soup. Unfortunately, this doesn't really create an atmosphere of a true, single cultured society that you often find in countries that have been around for...well a much longer time than the US. This is, what I think, makes seeing other countries so fascinating. Each place has many distinct features to it that make them unique and interesting. I want to experience them! As for myself, I play the bass trombone and hope to be an orchestral musician and eventually, a music teacher.

PHILOSOPHY

I think I live my life for today. If you get too caught up in tomorrow, you'll find tomorrow already here.

Interests

I am interested in seeing other cultures, riding bikes, hiking, exploring, playing music.

• culture
• music
• hiking
• teaching
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything by Quentin Tarantino.Christopher Nolan (Momento, Inception, The Prestige....BATMAN!) I also enjoy cult films. I play classical trombone. My favorite composers are Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Bach etc....As for pop music: I listen to classic rock! \m/ Pink Floyd and Zeppelin are my faves. Also enjoy metal and jazz. I know! It's a lot.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While driving from the norther most coast of the South Island of New Zealand to Christchurch, I saw THEE most amazing coastline. It was winter and the the ocean was rough. The view was phenomenal. It was an overcast day, with no fog, the hills were lush and spilling with green and the waves against the rocks were Earth shattering. It was an amazingly beautiful drive.

Teach, Learn, Share

Because I lived so close to a clear, fresh water river, I am spoiled when it comes to good tasting water. I recommend taking the top of your water bottle off and letting it air out instead of constantly refilling it every day. This allows for all the bad stuff inside to not be able to grow...Just rinse it out before you fill it up again and you should have good tasting water each time you fill it back up!