CURRENT MISSION

There is a place for me that is different from where I am, so I move. Thank God for the stops along the way though.

ABOUT ME

Raised by the ocean, went to school in Raleigh, got me a job in Alabama, and the next step took me to Africa, Zambia to be exact.

I was teaching at a high school in Choma for the past year, just living a special thing. And I've come back to the United States with a mouth full of stories and a head full of dreams.

Next? Test more experiences, maybe in the Northeast, and relearn to love my homeland and countrymen. Then I'll get around to being a licensed teacher.

I do a lot of laughing and drink a lot of water.

Lapaires tend to emigrate every two generations, so I guess my eventual son might end up back in France.

PHILOSOPHY

I reckon there's a bigger plan than what I can do with my own hands and mind, and better things than this here world, so I'm on the Path that takes me closer to the Best.
I seek peace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I settle I'll be hosting, until then I'll be ramblin'.

Interests

Maps
Music
Good people
Land and water
Natives
Volleyball

• education
• drinking
• gardening
• music
• christian
• volleyball
• cartography
• chemistry
• teaching
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Mr. Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, Offspring, Zambian Pop, The Cure, Allman Brothers, Outkast, Reggae.

Mr. John Steinbeck, Mr. Earnest Hemingway, Mr. Louis L'amour, Mr. C.S. Lewis

Fear & Loathing, Super Troopers, Star Wars, Friday, I can never say no to Forrest Gump

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunrise, Sunset.
Victoria Falls under a full moon can catch my breath.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about paper mills and their operation, a decent amount of chemistry, and some general construction. I know the ins and outs of the Zambian education system, and can lucidly talk about Christianity in the right setting.
I could stand to know more about gardening/farming and auto maintenance, and history too. And languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Namibia, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States, Zambia