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Overview

  • 6 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Renewable energy engineer/researcher
  • Mechanical engineering doctorate
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

enjoy life and the outdoors and contribute to a better tomorrow

ABOUT ME

My friends would say I am kind, laid-back, quiet, smart, dependable, analytical, steady,

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting
Participating in local events

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed in Leon and Madrid in Spain while traveling with my girlfriend at the time, and we had great hosts who showed us around. Both experiences were fantastic!

Interests

travelling, surfing, mountain biking, snowboarding, hiking, basketball, futbol, current events, politics, music and movies, a little cooking, running,

  • cooking
  • running
  • politics
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • skydiving
  • snowboarding
  • basketball

Music, Movies, and Books

books:

Tracy Kidder, "Mountains Beyond Mountains"
The Cloudspotter's Guide - Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Bill Moyers, "Moyers on America - A Journalist and His Times"
Josh Richman, Anish Sheth, "What's My Pee Telling Me?"

movies:
Searching for Sugar Man
The Flight
Inside Job
Gattaca
The Fifth Element
Ong-Bak

music:
RaRaRiot, Rise Against, The National, Pavement, Stellastar*,...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

skydive

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