I grew up in Michigan, USA. I have traveled most of the western US. I do a little writing varying from fiction to philosophy. I have done all sorts of adventures. I have climbed Mt. Rainier in Washington state, I have jumped out of a plane, rafted rapids, and ran with bulls. I studied meditation with an Ishaya monk. I have competed in and won several public speaking contests. You can check me out http://www.JeffreyAlexanderMartin.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love seeing new things with new people.

Interests

Philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, economics, and aesthetics)
Physiology (biofeedback)
Psychology (experiential restructuring, i.e. Logotherapy, Psychosynthesis)
Doing anything fun, i.e. painting, hiking, people watching, and adventures of all sorts.

• books
• concerts
• education
• ethics
• cooking
• fitness
• instructor
• meditation
• crossfit
• powerlifting
• clubbing
• shopping
• clothing
• technology
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• cycling
• equestrian
• hiking
• camping
• mountaineering
• whitewater rafting
• scuba diving
• sailing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• business
• economics
• teaching
• emergency services
• genealogy
• medicine
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

A small sampling of some of my favorite books:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dFS7U3RC5dwyXp8NFQz_Pcon_2_mTDvLMHw6dhQ6_Lw/edit?usp=sharing

Memoirs
Not Fade Away by Peter Barton
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Unended Quest by Karl Popper
Memoirs by Ludwig von Mises
Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson
Recollections by Viktor Frankl
Dare to Succeed by Mark Burnett
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

Non-Fiction
Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way by Jim Lundy
Positioning by Al Ries and Jack Trout
The Human Zoo by Desmond Morris
Zero to One by Peter Thiel
Prophetic Charisma by Len Oakes
Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology by Ayn Rand
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Living Control Systems by William T. Powers
The Will to Meaning by Viktor Frankl
A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain by Benjamin Franklin
The Collected Works of Benjamin Franklin
The Meaning of It All by Richard Feynman
The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris
The Artistic Ape by Desmond Morris
Mind and Matter by Erwin Schrodinger
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
What Is Life? by Erwin Schrodinger
The Undiscovered Self by Carl Jung
Understanding Human Nature by Alfred Adler
The Unconscious God by Viktor Frankl
The Birth and Death of Meaning by Ernest Becker
The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
Formulations on the Two Principles of Mental Functioning by Sigmund Freud
The Psychology of Reading by Eleanor Gibson and Harry Levin
Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Natasha Campbell-McBride
Affect Imagery Consciousness by Silvan Tomkins
Human Ethology by Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt

Writing
Stein on Writing by Sol Stein
On Writing by Stephen King
How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy by Orson Scott Card
Writing Popular Fiction by Dean Koontz
Poetics by Aristotle
The One Basic Plot by Martin Turner
The Art of Fiction by Ayn Rand
Becoming A Writer by Dorothea Brande
Essays in the Art of Writing by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Art of Fiction by Henry James
A Humble Remonstrance by Robert Louis Stevenson
2003 Forward to The Gunslinger by Stephen King
Getting Into Print by Jack London
Introduction and Coda to My Career from Bagombo Snuff Box by Kurt Vonnegut
Great Writers on the Art of Fiction by James Daley
On Fairy Stories by J. R. R. Tolkien
Leaf by Niggle by J. R. R. Tolkien
Magic Out of a Hat by L. Ron Hubbard
Writing the Novel by Lawrence Block
Cosmic Critiques by Isaac Asimov
Creative Writers and Daydreaming by Sigmund Freud
Actual Minds, Possible Worlds by Jerome Bruner
A Gossip on Romance by Robert Louis Stevenson
An Experiment in Criticism by C. S. Lewis
Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
Steering the Craft by Ursula Le Guin
The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker

Fiction
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
Replay by Ken Grimwood
The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Candide by Voltaire
Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss
Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Legend by David Gemmell

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On Mt. Rainier there was this one point where it looked as if you could step out onto the clouds and walk among the gods (the Greek ones).

Teach, Learn, Share

Mental and physical dialectic explorations. That means I like to have deep conversations and do little adventures.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I share almost everything online. I am an open book. On my site I have my full resume, a ton of pictures, samples of writing ranging from fiction to philosophy, a video diary, 4 psychological profiles, and more. http://www.JeffreyAlexanderMartin.com

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Kenya, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States