CURRENT MISSION

See the entire USA in approx. 2 years by car!

ABOUT ME

After several years of feeling life was holding me for ransom, I decided it was time to hold life for Ranson instead. Now I'm an itinerant editor on a road trip across North America that has no set itinerary and no final destination. My mission: to enrich and amplify the impact of stories the world needs to hear. My superpowers: wordsmithing, listening, laughing, and giving amazing hugs. A recently reestablished Crossfitter, an all-purpose tenor, an avid life experimenter, and a huge a cappella and Game of Thrones geek, I'm not sure who or where I'll be tomorrow, but I can't wait to find out. I blog about travels and solopreneurship at www.heldforranson.com.

PHILOSOPHY

I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Fear is the little death that leads to total annihilation.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
When the fear has passed I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For the moment, I stay with amazing people all over the US as I drive through their fair cities. Once I'm settled in one place post-trip, I look forward to hosting!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just starting out! But I've traveled a lot, and I'm super comfortable crashing with people whether I know them well or not.

Interests

Crossfit, Game of Thrones, a cappella and other vocal music, poker, soccer (watching), hiking, swimming, concerts and shows, driving, blogging, words and wordplay, grammar (but not in an annoying way), authentic relating, fantasy and sci-fi books/shows, making out, movies, martial arts, going for walks, good beer, taking naps, laughing a lot.

• arts
• writing
• books
• concerts
• beer
• coach
• crossfit
• movies
• blogging
• poker
• music
• a cappella
• hiking
• martial arts
• soccer
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Quotable movies. Princess Bride et al.

Energetic music. Pentatonix et al.

All the books. ALL OF THEM. Well, not the religious ones or the boring ones. But all the others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm on a long road trip, so I feel like a lot of the amazing things I've done and seen are yet to come, but going to my first World Domination Summit in July was a definite high point.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a writer, editor, speaker coach, and professional giver of feedback.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughter, music, stories, hugs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, England, Paraguay, Scotland, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States