CURRENT MISSION

To meet interesting people and share their experiences

ABOUT ME

I grew up in the hinterlands between West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The son of a coal miner - after graduating college and teaching for a few years - moved to Chicago looking for adventure. I have lived in this great city for the past 7 years - and while I enjoy it - I am getting ready to start a new adventure in Shanghai. I will be teaching - that is the only thing I am qualified to do - but experiencing the Chinese culture and learning a ton.

PHILOSOPHY

Golden rule: Treat others how you would expect to be treated.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mi couch, su couch.

Interests

Guitar, working out, reading, learning Chinese, trying new foods, traveling.

• culture
• working out
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• skydiving
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: October Sky, Braveheart, Contact, Groundhog Day
Music: 90's grunge, Counting Crows, Josh Bell
Booka: Any biography

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving was pretty amazing. When I become fluent in Chinese - that will be my piece de resistance.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know high school science very well. Ask me a question...

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