I love the outdoors, I'm a hiker, camper, backpacker, and skier. Vegetarian, gay, former Boy Scout (always an Eagle Scout!), enjoy photography and craft beer. Presently a Master's of Education candidate at Temple University, where I also work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm planning to bike the Lower Keys in December, 2016. I'm a city bicyclist, this will be my first "long" trip, very excited!

Interests

• photography
• vegetarian
• hiking
• camping
• skiing
• biking
• craft beer
• museums
• wild camping

Music, Movies, and Books

Tunes: first concert was Oasis, also love R.E.M., Datarock, Fujiya & Miyagi, the Black Keys, and many, many others...

Movies: Snatch is the greatest movie of all time. Other movies might also be good.

Books: does Calvin and Hobbes count?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was bitten by a wild monkey in China...

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a vast wealth of trivia knowledge, as well as some things that may actually be useful, but at the moment I'm at a loss for words. Love words: their origins, their meanings, and their use. Also fancy myself a history buff, although I'm better at reading and learning than I am at teaching and sharing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm sure everyone says they're a great conversationalist, but my friends and I do find that the topics are all over the map and we all bring relative depth or a thirst for knowledge that makes most get-togethers quite rousing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, United States