CURRENT MISSION

see the world and leave the smallest carbon footprint possible

ABOUT ME

I am exploring myself, and the world. I am in no hurry to grow up. Some of the mostt interesting people I know are 40, and still have no idea what they want from life. I am enjoying my youth and trying to better myself and those around me.

PHILOSOPHY

i believe in karma, and I believe in fate. Wherever I am going, that's where I should be. Wherever I am, that's where I am needed. Whatever I do to others, will come back to me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to couchsurfing. I hope to be able to provide great experiences to those staying with me. i also hope to form lasting friendships and travel buddies.

Interests

thai food, flip flops, my dog: chase, chicago, thunderstorms, being a pedestrian, my bike, sushi and sake, dj's

• dogs
• dining
• traveling
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES- the little mermaid, royal tenenbaums, garden state, empire records, rolling kansas, kill bill, midnight in the garden of good and evil, blazing saddles, young frankenstein, the breakfast club, peace one day, the great outdoors, RENT, the house of yes, the 1975 version of the stepford wives, clifford, party girl, death at a funeral, into the wild, what about bob, the burbs, romy and michelle's high school reunion

MUSIC- ben harper, ani difranco, jack johnson, nelly furtado, mike doughty, arthur davenport, cake, the postal service, james taylor, iron & wine, bob marley, tom petty, saves the day, tv on the radio, rufus wainwright, tegan & sara, pixies, outkast, bush, the eels, jimmy buffett, jamiroquai, michael franti & spearhead, elton john, alanis morissette, kate nash, feist, yeah yeah yeahs, lily allen, kylie minogue, basement jaxx, kimya dawson, ben lee, ben folds, sublime, metric, roisin murphy, donovan frankenreiter, kings of leon, the cliks, klaxons, the dandy warhols, jay quinn band

BOOKS- perks of being a wallflower, dress your family in courderoy and denim, go ask alice, rules of attraction, jeremy thrane, the virgin suicides, chinese take out, the complete stories of truman capote, the fuck up, werewolves in their youth, the rubaiyat of omar khayyam, clockwork orange, the giving tree, the fool of the world and his flying ship, where the wild things are, why we hate, the great gatsby, when the nine rolls over, the reasons i wont be coming, my horizontal life, GQ, Details...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have traveled many places, and seen amazing things. But the most beautiful thing I have witnessed was holding my great grandpa's hand as he passed away in home hospice care on christmas eve. My entire family was there.

Teach, Learn, Share

You know it's funny when it rains it pours
They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor. Say there ain't no hope for the youth and the truth is it ain't no hope for tha future
-Tupac

And you walk across the stage, take a bow, hear the applause,
and as the curtain falls, just know you did it all
the best that you knew how and you can hear them cheering now.
So let a smile out and show your teeth cause you know you lived it well.
-Saves The Day

Losing hope is easy
When your only friend is gone
And every time you look around
Well, it all, it all just seems to change
But hanging on is easy
When you've got a friend to call
When nothings making sense at all
You're not the only one that's afraid of change
-Jack Johnson

So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose wherever we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them...
-"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Steven Chbosky

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Bahamas, Canada, France, Grenada, Italy, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Spain, United States, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States