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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Hiking the Appalchian Trail. Georgia to Maine 2013.
ABOUT ME
After living in multiple places and traveling around the world, I've decided to live here in Austin Texas. Its pretty darn awesome.
PHILOSOPHY
I am a Christian. I'm also influenced by Anarcho-Capitalism, Objectivism, Classical Liberalism, and Buddhism.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I'm trying to host someone from every country! 13 Countries down, lots to go.
Countries already hosted:
Australia- Astrid
Austria - Flo
Canada - Julia
China - Zhuozhi
Denmark - Chris and Phil
England - Stuart and Lindsay, Bryn and Helly
France - Elise
Germany - Nils, Elizabeth
Netherlands - Gittan and Boris
Norway - Steiner
Sweden - Frida
Ukraine - Alla
USA - Shane, Casey, Mark, Otto and Ashely, Aiden and Tria, Allison
hosted couchsurfers from 13 countries (5.77%)Create your own visited map of The World
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've hosted a few people so far and it has gone great. I'm looking forward to hosting more travelers.
Interests
College Football, Traveling, Reading, Live Music, HBO Boxing, Yoga, Hiking.
- festivals
- dining
- bbq
- yoga
- nightlife
- drinking
- reading
- traveling
- billiards
- music
- live music
- cycling
- hiking
- kayaking
- buddhist
- boxing
- soccer
- bowling
Music, Movies, and Books
Movie - Good Will Hunting
Music - Townes Van Zandt
Book - Economic Science and the Austrian Method
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I saw the New Zealand National Penny-Farthing bike racing championships in Omaru.
Teach, Learn, Share
Things to do in Austin:
100+ Mexican Restaurants
Fire weapons at the gun range
Improv at The Hideout
See a UT football game
Rent a Kayak on the River
See the bats on Congress St. Bridge
Go to Black Swan Yoga (donation based - no membership needed!)
Walk the trail around Town Lake
Whole Food HQ
Go to one of the many Vinyl Record Stores
BookPeople
Go to Flight Path Cafe - my favorite cafe
Austin City Limits Festival
South by Southwest Festival
Fun Fun Fun Festival
See Live Music - We're the "Live music capital of the world"
Watch a movie and eat, and drink - Alamo Drafthouse
Hike in Emma Long Park, Bull Creek Trail, St. Edward's Park, or McKinney Falls
Take a drive out to Salt Lick BBQ
6th St. Nightlife
Go to the Haberdashery and get yourself a fedora or bowler
Hey Cupcake! on S. Congress
Couchsurf at my place!
Tour the State Capital Building.
See the Cathedral of Junk (update: I think its closed now!)
Zilker Botanical Gardens
Barton springs pool
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada, China, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States