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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • A student taking a break from studying.
  • High school (including a year in Chile) and a year of col...
  • From Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Too often in my life, things go exactly as I expect them too. I want to find myself in a situation I never saw coming, for better or for worce.

ABOUT ME

I tend to strike people as quiet, but that doesn't mean reclusive. I'm thoughtful, but that doesn't necessarily mean smart. I know that the purpose of life is to enjoy yourself and that money is merely a means to that end.

I am also a vegetarian.

PHILOSOPHY

Everyone does what they think will make them happy in one way or another. The trick is to find what really makes you happy and then do it. He honest with yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For now I'm a surfer, but once I have a couch of my own I would love to host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None

Interests

I love being outside more than anything. I go hiking every opportunity I get. I also love movies. I am training to edit movies. Someday I want to become a professional filmmaker. I am interested in photography as well. If you are a photographer I would love to learn anything you have to tack me. I do a little glass blowing and I have studies a little history, but mostly I am interested in doing things I've never done before.

  • photography
  • recipes
  • vegetarian
  • movies
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • history
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Fight Club (one of the best movies of all time in my opinion), 300, Monty Python, The Departed, Gladiator, Apocalypse Now, Requiem for a Dream, In Bruges, Snatch, Sin City, Slumdog Millionaire, The Darjeeling Limited, Pulp Fiction, Kundun...

Ratatat, Matisyahu, Seeed, Bob Marly, Chemical Brothers, Citizen Cope, Daddy Yankee, Blue Man Group, RJD2...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunsets in the mountains and skylines from the water. No matter how many times I see these things, they always take my breath away.

When I was 16, I spent a year in Chile. I was able to travel the whole length of the country. What a beautiful place.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn some good recipes that I can share with other people.

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