CURRENT MISSION

Seeking Novelty. Doing things that make me feel alive

ABOUT ME

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Respectful, courteous, adventurous, easy to smile, quick to laugh, a gentleman.

I caught the travel bug (and a stomach bug) in Nepal in 2005. I trekked in the Himalayas and made some dear Nepali friends whom i still talk to quite often.

2006-2009 I spent a lot of time in southeast Asia where I was adopted by a family in a northern village, became a monk, worked on a farm, and kick boxed.

2010-2013 i started a tech company in Miami Florida USA and circumnavigated the globe 8 times doing business. But business travel doesn't quench my hunger for travel; not even close.

Lately I've sold pretty much everything I own and am off to see the world, have adventures, and make even more amazing friends.

PHILOSOPHY

"Monotony collapses time; novelty unfolds it. You can exercise daily and eat healthily and live a long life, while experiencing a short one. If you spend your life sitting in a cubicle and passing papers, one day is bound to blend unmemorably into the next—and disappear. That’s why it’s important to change routines regularly, and take vacations to exotic locales, and have as many new experiences as possible that can serve to anchor our memories. Creating new memories stretches out psychological time, and lengthens our perception of our lives" -Moonwalking with Einstein

I just want to live the kind of life that I'd want to read about.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Traveler

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet, but have heard great stories.

Interests

Telling and listening to stories. Working out. Talking about philosophy. Dancing. Music. Singing. Swimming in crystal clear water. Learning. Thai kickboxing. Eating delicious food. Drinking good wine in good company, and things that make me feel vibrantly alive.

This was my band years ago. I'm a singer :)
http://punchface.bandcamp.com

• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• exercise
• running
• working out
• drinking
• technology
• traveling
• survival
• music
• swimming
• business
• languages
• business travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Vagabonding. Non fiction and science. Sam Harris (Letter to a Christian nation, On Lying, The Moral Landscape, and others), Dawkins, Stephan Molineux. Sex at Dawn (the prehistory of humans and sex. It's fascinating; has profound implications and if you've read this book, I'd love to talk to you),

Movies- Fight Club changed my life

Music: EDM. Hip Hop. Rock. Sometimes horrible top 40's pop ;)

Food: I will try anything 3 times before I decide I don't like it. Faves are: Ethiopian. Red meat and Red wine. Thai green curry and coconut ice cream. California style burritos with extra sour cream and Tapatio or Cholula hot sauce. Toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with milk.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have:
Taught wilderness survival skills to Marine Snipers
Toured Japan with my Rock band
Been a massage therapist
Lived in a rural village temple as a Buddhist monk for a while.
Been stabbed preventing a rape (hero status achieved)
Dropped out of High School
Started a tech company
Backpacked through the Himalayas
14 scars on my face
Saved a baby girl's life in Nepal
Had my back broken by a semi truck
Run 30 miles without stopping
Fought for money in Thailand

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
I can teach you how to survive in the woods
I am a personal trainer and can teach you to get fit (I'm not one of those meathead trainers you see in the gym dont worry)
Also nutritionist.

Learn:
I need to learn to cook
I need to learn languages

Share:
Stories, adventures, and good times.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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