CURRENT MISSION

Stay adventurous as I learn to be domestic

ABOUT ME

I love dogs and most animals. We have a couple fish and a wonderful new chocolate lab, Wookie.
I am love cooking and getting creative with it, especially if it is a meal for my wife.
I like to keep a notebook with me usually at all times.
I love reading.
Learning is awesome!
At age 19, I developed a mild/moderate genetic hearing loss that requires me to wear hearing aids in both ears.
At age 26, while traveling in Vietnam with my girlfriend and my physical health deteriorating, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

I enjoy running marathons! so far I have ran 33 full marathons (17 of them with diabetes!) in:
Nashville, TN
New York, NY
Memphis, TN
Jackson, MS
Birmingham, AL
New Orleans, LA
Little Rock, AR
Atlanta, GA
St. Louis, MO
Louisville, KY
Amman, Jordan
Tiberias, Israel
Luxor, Egypt
Seville, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Phuket, Thailand
Watchung, NJ
Hyannis, MA
Cape May, NJ
Salt Lake City, UT X 2
Provo, UT
Steamboat Springs, CO
American Fork, UT
Park City, UT
Logan, UT
St. George, UT
Fruita, CO
Hoover Dam, NV
Boise, ID
Emigration Canyon, UT
Reykjavik, Iceland
Salt Lake City, UT (again)
I hope to run all 50 states, maybe all 7 continents

PHILOSOPHY

Everyday of my life is the best day of my life.

Benefit from everything that happens to you in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on CouchSurfing to meet other people abroad and in the States and offer a place to others who are also interested in meeting people.

Generally my wife and I have been not been accepting CouchSurfing requests in which the person doesn't spend at least 5 minutes reading my profile (and hers) and not bothering to include my name or why couchsurfing with us would be a cool experience.

We feel that if the traveler doesn't have enough time to spend some time getting to know us online, then we are not going to open up our home and invite you in our lives.

With that said, I have had a ton of great experiences on Couchsurfing, going back, back, back to the old .org days, here are some of them...

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to travel domestically and and internationally, and met amazing people through CouchSurfing.
I have hosted in Memphis a little bit when living there. Carolina and I Have hosted a few people in SLC.
(If you want me to consider hosting you and you are reading this, put in your message title something with PANDA.)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly good

Hosted:
Surfers from the USA, Australia, Ireland, China, and Ecuador

Couchsurfed in:
Nashville, Tennessee
Lexington, Kentucky
Jackson, Mississippi
Birmingham, Alabama
Atlanta, Georgia
St. Louis, Missouri
Louisville, Kentucky
Alexandria, Egypt
Edinburgh, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Manchester, England
Seville, Spain
Zafra, Spain
Merida, Spain
Almendral, Spain
Bilbao, Spain
San Sebastian, Spain
Zaragoza, Spain
Malaga, Spain
Granada, Spain
Munich, Germany
Bangkok, Thailand
Mae Sot, Thailand
Phitsanlonuk, Thailand
Vientiane, Laos
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Phuket, Thailand
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Singapore
Mae Hong Son, Thailand
Mae Sariang, Thailand
Hanoi, Vietnam
Montreal, Canada
Burlington, Vermont
Portland, Maine
Alamogordo, New Mexico (in a RV)
Seattle, Washington
Logan, Utah
South Lake Tahoe, California
Boise, Idaho
Copenhagen, Denmark

Met other couchsurfers in Porto, Portugal.
Attended meet ups in Memphis, Tennessee when living there.
Attending weekly meet ups and parties around Jerusalem and Israel while living here.

I met my amazing fiancee through CouchSurfing!

Interests

Learning, traveling, writing, reading, volunteering, listening to music, walking, snowboarding, swimming, tennis, running, dogs, surfing, cooking

• animals
• dogs
• fish
• writing
• beauty
• cooking
• chocolate
• cheese
• beer
• running
• walking
• partying
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• music
• fishing
• surfing
• snowboarding
• tennis
• swimming
• volunteering
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Lives of Others, Train, Planes and Automobiles, Crash, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club, Boondock Saints, The Lives Of Others, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, The Shawshank Redemption, Ray, Not Another Teen Movie, Garden State, EuroTrip, Hustle & Flow, Team America: World Police

Music:
Coldplay, Tom Petty, Pure Moods, Barenaked Ladies, U2, Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton, Elemeno P, John Coltrane, Cranberries, O.A.R., Creedence Clearwater Revival, North Mississippi Allstars, Dispatch, Guster, JET, Bush, Avril Lavigne, Annie Lennox, Bob Dylan, Old Crow Medicine Show, Gin Blossoms, Radiohead, Disney songs, Bela Fleck, Cat Stevens, Foo Fighters, Bob Marley, Counting Crows, The Beatles, Jackson Browne, The Beach Boys, growing pains theme song

Books:
The Drifters. Harry Potter. What is the What. The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Mans Search for Meaning

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The beauty and strength of my amazing wife.

She has taught me the true meaning of love and sacrifice.

Sunsets, beaches, mountains, and all the like do not compare.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can juggle! I can do a few tricks, but I nothing super spectacular

Carolina and I are trying to be do it ourselves sort of people. So far we brew our own beer, make our own mustard, hummus garden, bake bread, can, and want to learn how to make cheese and yogurt and perhaps beef jerky.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A place to crash, shower, do some laundry, a full kitchen, a sweet backyard, pretty good location to some cool stuff and advice on SLC and Utah.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Israel, United States

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