ABOUT ME

I'm a consultant currently on sabbatical from my employer and am traveling the world. I'm very outgoing, open-minded, love new experiences, and often travel alone. While I'm happy to visit tourist attractions when exploring a new place, what I enjoy most is meeting locals and getting to know a city through their eyes and get off of the beaten path.

I grew up in the US, and up to this point I have traveled through much of the US, North America and Western Europe (lived in France for a short while), and parts of Southeast Asia. Over the next year, I will be living in Australia and exploring the surrounding islands and countries.

As a guest, I am very respectful and flexible. I have always kept a tidy home or apartment, and I will do the same for you. I'm comfortable staying with someone who is simply hosting guests, but would also be very glad to stay with anyone who enjoys showing a traveler around a bit (I love meeting new people). I may come back late in the evenings on some occasions (always quietly), so if this is a concern please let me know.

Otherwise, any and all questions are welcome. I'm an open book.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm currently on sabbatical from work to travel the world, so I will only be surfing others' couches rather than hosting for the time being, unfortunately.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Up to this point none, though I'm looking to change that very shortly!

Interests

Besides the obvious travel and travel-related items:

- Music (I play guitar)
- Good food (my favorite way to experience a culture)
- Scotch
- Philosophy (I love hearing people's views on living and the experiences that shaped them)
- Reading (I tend to travel alone and have a lot of time to myself)

There are plenty others, I'm sure, but this will do for now.

• culture
• books
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Big Lebowski, Scent of a Woman, Almost Famous, Swingers, Sweet and Lowdown, Rushmore (and other Wes Anderson, but Rushmore is hands down the best), High Fidelity, Exit Through the Gift Shop

Music: Jamie Cullum, Nickel Creek, Passion Pit, Phoenix, David Gray, John Mayer. I tend to love music in general, so this list could be much more extensive.

Books: The Alchemist; 11 minutes; Barrel Fever (and pretty much anything else Sedaris); Ce que je fais là, assis par terre; most Malcolm Gladwell; Ender's Game; Tao te Ching