CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world and connect with humanity

PHILOSOPHY

I like to live my life according to how the founders of out country intended for us all to live...that is, a "live and let live" philosophy. The whole concepts of "right, wrong" "good, bad" "holy, evil" are completely antiquated and don't work in modern society (if they ever really worked at all). One mans "right" is another mans "wrong". That's the definition of a paradox, which in my opinion, is always a red flag for a fundamental flaw in certain philosophies or dogmas. Human beings never do things out of complete malice or evil intent. There's always an underlying commitment within human behavior that exists to promote happiness and peace withing the rest of humanity. I believe that Mother Theresa and Seung-Hui Cho both had the same goal in mind but went about trying to achieve that goal with drastically different results. Neo-conservatives, and extreme liberals both have the same idealistic desire for human happiness...both thinking it can be achieved in drastically different ways.

Seriously now, how long have we humans being been playing this silly game? :)

The answer is right in front of our noses...and the universe is waiting to play.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Finding out about couch-surfing was a true gift. I've only hosted so far, but even that has been very entertaining and rewarding. People are awesome!

Interests

I like politics, and finding ways to make the world a better place. I'm constantly educating myself on my country's history, and how the original founders intended for the citizens to live. I think we can still achieve their vision.

I like internet and web programming. I like thinking up ways to improve society with it, and to make people more free, connected and happy. There's more potential to the internet than people realize...

• politics
• traveling
• surfing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

* Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer, AND...every couchsurfer should see the movie, it's brilliant!)
* Garden State
* What the Bleep - Down the Rabbit Hole
* The Shock Doctrine - The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Naomi Klein)
* The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot (Naomi Klein)
* Screwed - The Undeclared War Against the Middle Class (Thom Hartman)
* The Conscience of a Liberal (Paul Krugman)
* The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison)
* The Anti-Federalist Papers
* The Elegant Universe (Brian Green)
* The Fabric of the Cosmos (Brian Green), Billions and Billions (Carl Sagan)
* Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Carl Sagan)
* Warped Passages - Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universes Hidden Dimensions (Lisa Randall)
* Ageless Body Timeless Mind (Deepak Chopra M.D.)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Laos, Oman, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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