I'm from Michigan and i'm pretty easy-going.
I haven't traveled as much as i'd like, but i have a wanderlust that will (God willing) introduce me to many new places and faces!

I enjoy getting to know people, playing games, watching movies, and just hanging out and talking. There's pretty much no topic i feel uncomfortable talking about, so don't worry about that :)
As far as sense of humor goes, i don't really do "dirty" jokes, but i'll laugh at almost anything 😄

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to stay with and meet new people on my travels!
to help host other people on their travels when i have space in my house.

Interests

• movies
• video games
• music
• live music
• exploring new places
• meeting new people
• good conversation
• making new friends
• hanging out with friends

Music, Movies, and Books

i like way too many to list them all, but i'll list some favorite examples of my tastes.

MUSIC: My Chemical Romance, Gold Frankincense & Myrrh, Stand Atlantic, Kept on Hold, Chris Bernstorf (poetry), Peder Eide, Lost and Found

MOVIES: the original Star wars trilogy, Adventures of Power, V for Vendetta, Empire Records, The Goonies, Pride & Prejudice, Jurassic Park, The Lego Movie, Fiddler on the Roof, The Princess Bride, Dead Poets Society, The Fifth Element, Aladdin

TV & YOUTUBE: Community, Gilmore Girls, Outer Banks, Stranger Things, Psych, Star Trek (Next Generation and Voyager), The Bible Project, Vsauce

BOOKS: The Chronicles of Narnia, Ecclesiastes, the Gospels, My Name is Memory

VIDEO GAMES: Assassin's Creed, Borderlands, Skyrim, Metal Gear Solid, Grim Fandango, Monkey Island series, Jedi Knight series

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent 9 months living out of a van with 4 other people on a traveling ministry team.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Homeless people... are people.
The Oxford English Dictionary tells me there are lost words, but sometimes i think we just lose each other *in* our words. People lost like trees in the forests of our phrases and labels."
152.42 - Chris Bernstorf

This quote speaks to the human tendency to label people and forget that they are, in fact, people.
Homeless, terrorist, racist, rich, poor, gay, homophobic, disabled...
All of them are people, made in the image of God, and sometimes i think that scares us. We see something in others that we don't like, and so we don't *want* to see them as being made in the Holy image of God.
But we fail to realize that *we* aren't perfect either, yet we're still people.

What I Can Share with Hosts

a smile, a laugh, and hopefully some interesting stories and good conversation :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Scotland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States