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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Web Developer, Startup Builder
  • Computer Science, Biochemistry
  • From Charlotte, NC, USA
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About Me

Creative and curious guy looking to explore our little blue marble. I'm currently digital nomading around while building an Amazon focussed SaaS with a great pair of guys.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Adventure, learning about the world first hand and meeting interesting people.

Interests

  • design
  • street art
  • fitness
  • yoga
  • technology
  • reading
  • coding
  • hiking
  • camping
  • skiing
  • business
  • philosophy
  • psychology
  • science
  • visual arts
  • long-term travel
  • budget travel
  • spirituality
  • learning
  • climbing
  • dreaming
  • finance
  • consciousness
  • startups
  • lucid dreaming
  • dreams
  • audiobooks
  • web development
  • amazon
  • artificial intelligence
  • biohacking
  • transhumanism
  • digital nomad
  • singularity
  • clean eating

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm an avid reader/listener of books. Ones that have been most influential on my life (or just great reads):
Hyperspace by Michio Kaku
Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
Waking Up by Sam Harris
The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Dreaming Yourself Awake by B. Alan Wallace
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian
Personal Power II by Anthony Robbins
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr
The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
The Kybalion by The Three Initiates
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Quiet by Susan Cain
Future Crimes by Marc Goodman
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
The 4-Hour Chef, Body, and Workweek books by Tim Ferriss
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Music tastes are highly eclectic and based on my mood. Usually, I listen to electronic and dubstep while working for the focus.

Some movie favorites: Pan's Labyrinth, Her, Fight Club, Sixth Sense, Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy, Shawshank Redemption, Dumb & Dumber, Finding Nemo, Swiss Family Robinson, Aliens, Donnie Darko, Inception, Sideways, Life of Pi

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learned to lucid dream. May not sound like much, but it's made sleep less boring and opened up an interesting avenue for exploring my own consciousness. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Meditation, biohacking, nutrition, fitness, lucid dreaming, genetic analysis, health optimization

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, stories, fun moments, adventure time, and a strange sense of humor.

Countries I’ve Visited

Israel, Italy, Slovenia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Israel, United States

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