CURRENT MISSION

How we live our days is, of course, how we live our lives.

ABOUT ME

I enjoy traipsing about the outdoors. I'm always open to try just about anything, and it takes a lot to make me nervous.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm still working on one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed Denver, and almost hosted people in NZ, and I've hosted some people in beautiful, beautiful South Bend. Always looking for more adventures.

Interests

Oh my. Let's see, writing, reading, kayaking, paddleboarding, mountain biking, climbing, photography, the occasional night on the town, cooking, theatre, film, brewing beer, relativity, seismic activity, adventures, road trips, shenanigans.

• writing
• photography
• cooking
• beer
• reading
• homebrewing
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• kayaking
• rock climbing
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Punk, ska, pop-punk, folk, classical, pop literiature, old-fashioned literiature, Chuckie P., Alkaline Trio, Suicide Machines, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Flogging Molly, Peace Like a River, The Stand, Survivor (the book, not the TV show), Pulp Fiction, Memento, When Harry Met Sally, Sin City, Arrested Development, Streetlight Manifesto, The Falcon, etc. etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

3,000 caribou moving through my campsite.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach you to slam a poem, to ride a fixed-gear bike, to kayak, to cook, to fix a bike, to brief a case, to brew beer, and whatever else I know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Fiji, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, United States