CURRENT MISSION

On the road again.

ABOUT ME

I have surfed my way around the United States many times, recently surfed in Asia a bit, and thoroughly understand the etiquette of couchsurfing. I love to meet new people and participate in cultural exchange. I am 33 years old, recently married, a committed Buddhist, and have been traveling for a few years following the completion of grad school. I love the road but I'm also looking to find someplace more permanent to cool my heels. As a surfer, I'm friendly, clean, and respectful. I try to leave each place I stay better than I found it. I am especially interested to meet other people that are attempting to live simple, sustainable lifestyles on this planet and see how they structure their homes and lives to further this goal.

PHILOSOPHY

I cannot even begin to tackle this one yet. Although i think that Henry Miller pretty much encapsulated it when he wrote about looking for gainful employment but not feeling very enthusiastic about it. He said, "It was not work that I sought, but a life more abundant." I am just striving for that abundant life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now, I am strictly a surfer. When I am stationary again, I plan to host as much as I can. I'm always up for coffee or tea and CS meet-ups.

Interests

Backpacking, biking,trekking, swimming in warm water, reading good books, meditating, cooking, DJing, collecting records, scuba diving,drinking copious amounts of coffee, watching birds in flight, eating new foods, looking at stars, running down hills, attempting new languages, promoting conservation, calling my mom on Skype.

• birds
• books
• cooking
• coffee
• running
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• scuba diving
• swimming
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Afrobeat, golden era soul (memphis, detroit, philly; it's all good), alt-country, indie rock, freak folk, old school punk, surf rock, jazz (bop, hard bop, post bop, modal, fusion, cool, whatever), funk, underground hip-hop, electronica or any good headphone-worthy earcandy
Authors: Thich Nhat Hanh, Ed Abbey, Steinbeck, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Harman Hesse, Cormac McCarthy, the Russian novelist.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My wife and I just finished hiking 1200 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in California for our belate honeymoon.

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