ABOUT ME

Born in Alaska, raised in Washington state, college in Arizona, and just finished up work and more school back at UW. I'm now in the middle of a period of extended travel learning about music, and I would love to meet you along the way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed for the first time in '08, and have hosted a number of people since then. Each meeting has, without a single exception, been simply amazing.

Interests

Biking, Skiing, Guitar, Bass, Live Music, Good Beer, Good Coffee

• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• music
• live music
• guitar
• cycling
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Anything by Chuck Palahniuk, Anything by Steinbeck, Vonnegut, 1984 by George Orwell, Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Brandon Boyd's journals/poems/art, Daniel Quinn has been interesting lately

Movies:
Donnie Darko, The Matrix, Waking Life, Motorcycle Diaries, Black Snake Moan, District 9, Green Street Hooligans, The Princess Bride

Music:
Top Favorites: Incubus, Rage Against The Machine, John Butler Trio, The Mars Volta, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beautiful Girls, TOOL, NIN, Citizen Cope, Authority Zero, Billy Talent, Joana and the Wolf, Tom Waits

Hip Hop: The Roots, Atmosphere, Outkast, Jurassic 5, Common, Kanye, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Black Star

Country: Johnny Cash, Union Station, Brad Paisley, Alison Krauss

Local: Eclectic Approach, Barcelona, Macklemore, Sol

So many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I rode my bicycle across the USA with my family, still the best summer I've ever had.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, New Zealand, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Antarctica, United States

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