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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning Bambara, French
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Currently a Peace Corps volunteer
  • Went to college at California Polytechnic State Universit...
  • From Born in Camp Lejeune, NC, but grew up all over the states
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About Me

ABOUT ME

I currently live in a small village of about 300 people, 30km outside of Manantali towards the town of Mahina where the Senegal and Bafing rivers converge. I like meeting new people and hearing about their experiences in different places because it makes me want to travel more.

Interests

Hiking, Camping, Mountain Biking, Climbing, traveling, roughing it and winging it.

  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • rock climbing
  • rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

All of Jack London's books and short stories, East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath, Hemingway's short stories, The Border Trilogy from Cormac McCarthy, John Krakauer, most Faulkner novels though I'm not privy to the underlying themes, Joseph Conrad, In Cold Blood

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

New years in Rio for 2009. Then I went to Manaus and camped in the rain forest for 4 nights, caught caiman and sloths and ate piranhas.

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