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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Professor, part time cook
  • The old fashion way. With switches and rulers. ;)
  • From Born in California and grew up in Texas
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Find adventure!

ABOUT ME

I graduated from Baylor University with a Masters in environmental science. I like hanging out with friends, cooking good food and drinking good wine or a cold beer. I'm also a quiet person, and can spend hours enjoying a good book.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm borrowing someone else's line: I'm opened minded, but not so much that my brain falls out. I believe to grow as human beings we need to experience different cultures and world views; for while they can confound and sometimes clash with our own, they are opportunities to be inspired and tested.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS is an exciting way to travel - and one that I hope to use a lot in the future. It's also great to host and meet new people and hear about other's adventures!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none yet, but i hope to have some great experiences soon!

Interests

Reading, wine, great conversations, outdoors, the beach, protecting the environment, cooking, biology, medicine, science, the nature of sustainability, organic gardening, farmers markets, exotic fruits and vegetables.

  • books
  • environment
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • drinking
  • gardening
  • reading
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • skiing
  • biology
  • medicine
  • science
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

books:We, The Life of Pi, Enders game, Poison Wood bible, Dune, The Symposium by Plato, Day of the Triffids, Destination Void, Solution Three, Anthem and the Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, War and Peace by Tolstoy, books by Kurt Vonnegut,The English Teacher by R. K. Narayan, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Bhagavad Gita, The Botany of Desire, Platform Sutra. MOVIES: Southland Tales, Paprika, The life aquatic, Sideways, V for Vendetta, Punch Drunk Love,The Lion in Winter, Coen Brother movies, Royal Tenebaums, Little Miss Sunshine, Thank you for Smoking, Crash, Fearless,kiss kiss bang bang, Donnie Darko, Dr. Strange Love, Fifth Element, Lost in Translation, Monty Python, Korean films, good bad Scifi!! MUSIC: Rock and Roll, bluegrass and pretty much anything else.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Personally cooked and feed 400 people
a) everyone loved the food
b) no one died!
:)
Survived skiing a double black diamond!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to use chop sticks! I can also show you how to make a badass Pho (Vietnamese soup).

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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