CURRENT MISSION

Live a champagne lifestyle on a lemonade budget.

ABOUT ME

What, spill it all here and spoil the surprise?

PHILOSOPHY

Do whatever you can to fill your days with new experiences, because what is life without adventure? I've found that when you follow your heart, you'll always be where you belong.

And from Epicurus (who I believe would have loved CouchSurfing): "If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted:
========================= in Seward, Alaska:
3/07- John from IL
6/07- Brent & Ian from OR
7/07- Jason from CA
9/07- Will from KY
10/07- Dan from VT & Bonom from CA
3/08- Brittany from WA
5/08- Charlie from Australia
5/08- Sebastiaan from The Netherlands
5/08- Gail from CA
5/08- Irene from TN
5/08- Piotr from MN
5/08- Douglas & Shonali from the CS Collective
6/08- Alex from Quebec
6/08- Shawn from IL
6/08- Wendy from The Netherlands
7/08- Jim from the CS collective
7/08- Matt & Halen from MN
======================== in Hatcher Pass, Alaska:
8/08- CS Collective weekend getaway
============================= in Kodiak, Alaska:
10/08- Daniel from CA
============================ in Washington, DC:
2/09- Beth from TX
3/09- Timo from Germany
3/09- Jonathon from Germany
4/09- Xavier from Belgium
4/09- Kavi from NYC
5/09- Elsa from France
6/09- Devin from OR
7/09- Susanne from Germany
7/09- Matthias from Austria
8/09- Felicity from Australia
8/09- Leticia from Brazil
9/09- Saya from NYC
9/09- Ben from WA
9/09- Joe from NYC
10/09- Jasmine from Australia
10/09- Linda from TX
11/09- Andrew from NC
2/10- Giovanni from Italy
2/10- Michael from Germany
3/10- Paul from FL
4/10- Matt from CA
5/10- Kim from Quebec
5/10- Brekkie from WA
8/10- Adam from NYC
9/10- Justas from Lithuania
9/10- Jason from MI
9/10- Ben from TX
10/10- Dylan from AL
10/10- Matt from AK
11/10- Janis from CA
12/10- Remy from Israel
2/11- Traci from IL
2/11- Joseph from WA
3/11- Pierre from France
4/11- Elizabeth from KS
5/11- Travis from CA
6/11- Julia from Germany
6/11- Brantley from MS
7/11- Padraic from Canada
9/11- Sheri from MA
10/11- Kelly from CA
2/12- Amogh from India
3/12- John from MA
3/12- Ken from Canada
4/12- Genco form Turkey
8/12- Bri from CA
8/12- Fabrizio from Italy
1/13- Nindha from Indonesia
4/13- Laurent from France
4/13- Gabriel from MI
6/13- Laura from France
8/13- Bryan from LA
8/13- Nawal from France
11/14- Rachel from NY
5/15- Chris from IN
6/15- Logan from FL
7/15- Pam from CA
11/15- Alexis from CO

Surfed:
7/08- Nils & Sheri in Boston, MA
7/08- Abby in Stonington, ME
7/08- Becky in Conway, NH
7/08- Dave in Philadelphia, PA (with my mom!)
8/08- Caitlin in Anchorage, AK
5/09- Jason in Alpena, MI
9/09- Sid in College Park, MD
12/09- Brian in San Juan, PR
12/09- Erick in San Juan, PR
11/10- Juliette in Baltimore, MD
12/10- Matt in Anchorage, AK
1/13- Ryan in Barrow, AK

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I think take-home lesson of CouchSurfing is that people are generally good, so give a little love.

Interests

scuba, photography, politics, travel (of course), philosophy of science, marine biology, music, foreign language, and other people's stories of life and travels around the world.

• photography
• coffee
• boating
• politics
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving
• biology
• medicine
• science
• hitchhiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The things I saw while scuba diving off Taveuni Island, Fiji were beyond words.

Teach, Learn, Share

COOL *FREE* PLACES TO VISIT IN WASHINGTON DC:

WALK RIGHT IN:
-US Botanical Gardens
-Supreme Court
-Smithsonian museums
-National Portrait Gallery
-Senate and House office buildings
-FDR, Vietnam, and Lincoln memorials *best at night*
-Library of Congress

WAKE UP EARLY FOR FREE TICKETS:
-Bureau of Engraving and Printing (money, that is)
-Holocaust Museum's permanent exhibition
-Capitol Building

PLAN BEFORE YOU ARRIVE:
-State Department tour (1 week minimum notice)
-Pentagon tour (1 week minimum notice)
-White House tour (6+ months notice)
-Meeting your member of Congress or Ambassador (many members of Congress have weekly coffee/breakfasts for anyone visiting from the state)

IF YOU'RE GOING TO ALASKA:
When planning your trip to Alaska, please allow plenty of time to explore. This state is much larger than any other in the USA, so expect to spend a day traveling between major cities and allow a few days at each location. It breaks my heart to see backpackers who want to experience all of what Alaska has to offer in 2 weeks. Also, save up. While CS is an excellent way to save on lodging, you will need to pay a sizeable sum for car/train/bus/boat/plane travel between our destinations and hitchhiking is not always a reliable option, especially in the off-season (Fall/Winter/Spring).

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Canada, China, Ecuador, Fiji, France, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Switzerland, Thailand, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Guam, United States

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