Greetings and salutations! I'm Mac! (I've probably messaged you.) I love meeting new people, and try to do it often. I'm almost always willing to go for a cup of coffee, a beer, a hike, or a rousing game of Bananagrams! I thoroughly enjoy the outdoors, and am attempting to find that fine line between being the roughin' it type and living a simple city life.

PHILOSOPHY

"Wherever you are, be all there." -Jim Elliot
I love meeting people who give it their all, no matter what they're doing, or where they find themselves in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Back in San Diego now, living in a tent, on a nursery property, and back in school (going for Environmental Sciences and Sustainability). Since I'm not quite able to take people in, I'm mostly just meeting up with "nearby travelers," grabbing a drink or a bite to eat, and showing them my favorite spots in San Diego, because I enjoy meeting interesting people, hearing good stories, and sharin' some chuckles! Hit me up, and let's find some neat things to do!

Interests

I'm very much into the outdoors. Anything active usually captures my interest. Most of my free time is spent hiking, climbing, cycling, swimming, doing some yoga or reading (oh, and downing a craft beer here and there for good measure). Planning on hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2017 (as long as it's not tooo crazy busy, after all of the hubbub it's been getting from the books/films of late). If you're a thru-hiker (or on a bike tour), definitely hit me up! And if you're a brewery fan, let's hit a few of San Diego's best.

• books
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• drinking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• bouldering
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Amelie, Rushmore, Man on Wire, Cinemania, The Cove, The Jerk, nearly any documentary you can hit me with.

Music: Tom Waits, John Cale, Yann Tiersen, Schubert, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Chopin, David Bowie, Josephine Baker, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Stooges, T-Rex, The Waterboys, Sparks, Mississippi John Hurt, Rachmaninoff, Blind Willie McTell, Beirut, Little Joy, Crystal Castles. It all depends on the moood. I try to find something that I like in every genre. It doesn't always happen, but I make an effort. People with up-turned noses see only sky.

Books: Currently Reading - Letter To A Christian Nation

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Solo trips to Yosemite. Being alone in nature blows my mind every time.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn. I'd love to be taught about anything, to be honest. It's all grist for the mill! Taking a Spanish course for the next two semesters, and I'm determined to eventually become fluent. If you want to practice, I'm more than down.

I'm happy to teach what I know: kombucha brewing, yoga, bouldering, swimming, basic gardening, super basics of herbalism...

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