CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to see the world and experience different ways of life during my up and coming years. If those experiences change or reinforce my outlook on life, then I will consider them a success.

ABOUT ME

Well, let's see. I'm about to embark on another 4 year journey of education. But I think it's high time I experience some of the culture and people of other countries. I'm 6'5" and athletic, love music (playing, singing, writing, listening), and am pretty much a goof. Don't take life too seriously... you'll miss the best parts. I've lived in Kansas City all my life, but have spent the last two years in Indiana at Ball State University, where I play Division I volleyball. I'm going to be going into the Navy following dental school as, well... a naval dentist. I'm excited for that and the traveling it will allow me to do. But in the meantime, I'm wanting to do some traveling on my own agenda!

PHILOSOPHY

"For a long time, it seemed to me that life was about to begin: Real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life." -- Fr. Alfred D'Souza

Live life, love life. Meet people, experience people. Try new things. Become new things. Embrace obstacles. Overcome obstacles. BE YOU!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm starting off just simply by looking for some couches to surf as I venture through Europe in the coming years. Once I get a place of my own this summer, my couch will definitely be open to anyone and everyone!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm completely new to this, but also completely enthralled by it. At 22, I have traveled many places around the U.S. Now it's time to go outside these borders to the world beyond. Once I read about couch surfing, I knew this was the way I wanted to experience it.

Interests

Music, guitar, volleyball, photography, sports of any kind, SCUBA diving, biking, working out

• culture
• writing
• literature
• singing
• photography
• education
• working out
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sports
• volleyball
• business
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC

311, Acceptance, Air, Anberlin, Athlete, Audioslave, Audiovent, Beloved, Blindside, Breaking Laces, Copeland, Dead Poetic, Death Cab for Cutie, Dream Theater, The Eagles, Embodyment, Emery, Eric Clapton, Far-Less, Flogging Molly, The Fold, The Format, Frank Sinatra, The Fray, Gin Blossoms, Goldfinger, Green Day, Harry Connick Jr., Incubus, JamisonParker, Jet, Jimi Hendrix, John Mayer Trio, Josh Groban, Keane, The Killers, Living Sacrifice, Mae (probably my favorite), matt pond PA, Michael Buble, Muse, New London Fire, Nickel Creek, OK Go, The Postal Service, Project 86, Queen, Reel Big Fish, Sanctus Real, Snow Patrol, Spin Doctors, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Stretch Arm Strong, Straylight Run, Tenacious D, Thievery Corporation, Third Day, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Unearth, The Urge, The Wallflowers, Underoath, Waking Ashland, Watashi Wa, Weezer, Wolfmother, Yngwie Malmsteen

MOVIES

Jumper, Boondock Saints, Lord of the Rings, Saving Private Ryan, Donnie Darko, Footloose, Garden State, Castaway, Guys and Dolls (The Musical), Les Miserables (The Musical), Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Braveheart, Gladiator, Top Gun, True Lies, Star Wars, Ocean's Eleven

BOOKS

Shadow Divers, Anthem, Never Eat Alone, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Deception Point, Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, Odd Thomas, Left Behind series, To Kill a Mockingbird, anything about psychology, anything by Michael Crichton

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been aboard a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine.

Teach, Learn, Share

Always carry a camera. You never know when the most unique and opportune moment may present itself to forever engrain upon a photograph.

Read! It's a pity how many American students these days don't enjoy reading. There is so much to be found within literature. There is nothing quite like conveying the thoughts of the mind through the written word.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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