CURRENT MISSION

See as much of the world and to meet as many interesting and creative people as possible.

ABOUT ME

I love life, and everything I do goes into making the most out of the time I have. Whether it is playing music, jumping into conversations from Aardvarks to Zarathustra, writing/reading, getting a pickup game of soccer with some street kids, or laughing with friends...life is about making the most out of everything we've been given while taking as little for granted as possible.

PHILOSOPHY

Put more positive energy into the world than you receive. Be as selfless as possible while still keeping your head on your shoulders. Make the biggest impact you can without putting your name on something to prove it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing and keeping an open couch.

Interests

playing and listening to Jazz, poetry, having ridiculously long discussions that last into the morning and cover every topic imaginable, travel writing, reading, trying tons of new foods, learning languages, volunteering, sharing hilarious stories, playing tennis, soccer, or anything that keeps the ticker going, trying to describe love, teaching

• writing
• poetry
• cooking
• recipes
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• surfing
• soccer
• tennis
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Authors:
Haruki Murakami, Camus, Dostoevsky, Borges, Kafka, Kerouac

Music:
Jazz, hip/hop, Motown, Classic Rock Classical (Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, Liszt), some techno, Anything you can dance to

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I touched a crocodile that was trying to catch his dinner (not me).

Midnight skinny dipped in Lake Kivu, a lake that has an inclination to blow up from methane.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love cooking, and am always down to learn new recipes or come up with new ones.

I love sharing knowledge about music. If you play, let's jam! If not, I've got a guitar and am open to teach what I know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Niger, Rwanda, United States