CURRENT MISSION

To visit all 7 continents by 2012 (AFR and ANT remain)

ABOUT ME

I'm an IT consultant that lives in San Francisco but travel 100% of the time for work. Currently I'm on a project just outside of Philly and trying to explore the major cities on the East Coast.

While not working, I love hanging out with friends, eating at nice restaurants, going to Film Festivals/Theater/Movies, playing board games, exploring nature, and simply just living life to its fullest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted:
5 people in SF

Surfed in:
Bermuda on a 37 foot sailboat
Louisville, KY

Attended a few local events in San Francisco and NYC.

Interests

Boardgames, biking, cooking, reading/watching meaningful books/movies, lively discussions

• books
• theater
• festivals
• film festivals
• cooking
• chocolate
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• kayaking
• camping
• sports
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to list, but here's a partial list.
Movies:
Memento, Braveheart, Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Godfather, Little Miss Sunshine, The Lives of Others, Summer Storm, The Usual Suspects,Run Lola Run, Goodbye Lenin, Amelie, L'Auberge espagnole, Monty Python:Life of Brian/Quest for the Holy Grail, Kung Fu Hustle, Gattaca, The Princess Bride, any Eddie Izzard standup, Emporer's New Groove, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, The Bubble

Books:
The Paradox of Choice, The God Delusion, Your Money or Your Life, Ishmael, Anything Chomsky, The Party's Over, Affluenza, The Ecology of Commerce, Cradle to Cradle, No Logo, Nickle and Dimed, Fast Food Nation, Resource Wars, Collapse, Guns Germs and Steel, The Omnivore's Dilemna, The Food Revolution,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*Kayaked in Ha Long Bay into a serene lagoon surrounded by hills and only had 10X50 ft opening at sea level. The only sounds were the splash of the water from the kayak paddles and the sound of chirping cicada. It was absolutely pure bliss.
*Hiked through the Corcovaco National Park and saw a baby Tapir from ~10 feet away
*Couchsurfing on a 37' sailboat and anchoring in the perfectly still habor at night.
*Skydived from 15,000 in Queensland, NZ

Teach, Learn, Share

DO:
- Spend time with real people, doing real things
- Close your map/book and walk around enjoying the sights

DON'T:
- Confuse Waldenbuch (home of Ritter Sport chocolate) with Buchenwald (Nazi Concentration camp)
- Get distracted by shiny objects in Spain and proceed to have your belongings stolen

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bermuda, Bolivia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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