CURRENT MISSION

Finish this PhD before it finishes me.

ABOUT ME

I love coffee, cooking, music and anything outdoors. I don't watch a lot of broadcast television (no cable or streaming TV at home) but do like Criminal Minds sometimes. Movies are great. I love reading about and discussing philosophy, sociology, ecology, theology, psychology, geology,...basically any ology. I like making up words and using ellipses and quotations frequently.
Completed a Master of Arts degree at Appalachian State University where my thesis focused on a case study of the Virginia Creeper and cycling culture's impact on a small Appalachian town.
I'm now a PhD student at University of Florida in Gainesville!

PHILOSOPHY

One Revolution: Whether it's the revolution of pedals on a bicycle or a revolution that changes a people, region, country or family I believe our world needs a new wave of revolutionaries!

Perché sono iscritto su Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed, hosted and met for drinks in many places around the world with CSers and great people who don't even know about this movement but just love life and neighbors from anywhere. I intentionally found a place with plenty of indoor and outdoor space for hosting!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed a lot now and hosted a few times when I was temporarily stationary. Can't wait to host more frequently!

Interessi

cycling, cooking, yoga, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, reading, languages, teaching, learning, experiencing life as it happens, first response [FIRE, EMS and SAR], rock climbing, mountaineering, caving, ultimate frisbee, meditating, writing, anarchism, Deep Ecology, hiking, trail running, sport triathlons, camping, backpacking, hitchhiking, talking to people in public places [some call them 'strangers'], wine, microbrewery beers, Bourbon whisky, Appalachian culture, history of anything, useless trivial facts, dumpster diving, lucid dreaming, bicycle history, bicycle laws and advocacy, thru-hiking, kayaking, meteorology, astronomy, physics, fair trade & ethically acquired dark chocolate and other products, raw food diets, wilderness survival, anthropomorphisms, political disobedience, reconciliation, psychological fallout of war and other traumatic circumstances, ...so many things I'm interested in i could go on and on.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• raw food
• yoga
• running
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• tv
• dumpster diving
• survival
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• spelunking
• camping
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• trail running
• sports
• rock climbing
• astronomy
• divinity
• ecology
• geology
• history
• languages
• medicine
• physics
• psychology
• sociology
• hitchhiking

Musica, film e libri

Movies: Love watching movies with other people. A few that come to mind: Bourne films, Lord of the Rings films, Across the Universe, Waking Life, Off the Map, Once, Indiana Jones, Zombie movies ;-)....
Addicted to music of many kinds; Avett Brothers, OCMS, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Willie Nelson, Mozart, Eminem, Berlioz, Mana, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Tracy Chapman, OAR, James Taylor, Pearl Jam, Silverchair, M. Ward, Bon Iver, Celtic/Gaelic Music, folk music, LedBelly, Jim Croce, Nirvana, Seven Mary Three, Live, Rachmaninov, Devil Makes Three, Trevor Hall, acoustic guitar and/or harmonica by a fire [especially on a beach]. And books! love books; Plato's works, Bicycling and the Law, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, The Alchemist, Way of the Rock Warrior, Life of Pi, Consilience, Three Cups of Tea, Reconciliations, Lifestyle of a Female Nomad, Tao Te Ching, I Ching, Man's Search for Meaning, Blue Like Jazz [thanks Heather], Vagabonding, Sextrology, myriad textbooks, Crime and Punishment, KJV Holy Bible, Qoran, Bhagavad Gita, Seneca's writings..again so many!

Una cosa incredibile che ho fatto

Once saw five rainbows all at once with my Dad and youngest brother on a backpacking trip in West Virginia!

Insegna, impara, condividi

Insatiable desire to learn. Love to learn from people who are passionate about whatever it is that stirs them. I can teach ESL or Spanish and how to live simply in the wild. I can share my experiences and love in life.

Cosa posso offrire ai padroni di casa

Endless stories of adventure, wine, whiskey, local bread, microbrewed beers, laughter, poetry, hugs, bike rides, LOVE.

Paesi che ho visitato

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mexico, North Korea, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Paesi in cui ho vissuto

Austria, Ecuador, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, United States, Uruguay

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