My name is Michael. I am a world traveling, horseback riding, motorcycle touring, humanitarian aid giving, business owning, college graduating, obsessive book reading, joke telling, story sharing, culture loving, art making, fun guy. I have traveled a lot through the Americas but am now going to Europe! I am looking to meet locals, discover adventure, swap stories, and appreciate the countries the way their denizens do. I am not into freeloading. I am into helping and earning my keep. I have helped those who are gracious enough to let me into their lives by telling stories, playing harmonica, helping with house chores, cleaning dishes, washing dogs, and many other things. I am starting this profile to make friends and share in adventures. Not to use. Thanks for considering me as a house guest!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I am traveling to Iceland by my self and am wanting to meet locals and have the most fun I can possibly have. I am not into wild parties, more of your camping vagabond. I have spent years traveling all over the Americas (North, Central, and South) but am wanting to branch out. I have a deep passion for Philosophy, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Physics, other nerdy things. So I can almost guarantee we can find something to talk about for hours.

兴趣

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• motorcycles
• reading
• history
• philosophy
• physics
• psychology
• road trips
• travel
• quantum physics
• cognitive science
• vagabonding
• cognitive psychology
• jung

音乐、电影和书籍

Books:
Patrick Rothfus, Karl Jung, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, the Quantum and the Lotus, Khalil Gibran, Walt Whitman, J.R.R Tolkien,
Music:
Coheed and Cambria, Dierks Bentley, Colter Wall, Jarabe de Palo, Mana, Prince, Jimmy Buffet, J5
Movies:
Braveheart, Last of the Mohicans, Last Samurai, Gladiator, Lord of the Rings,

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I spent a few years managing a boys ranch. We would take in troubled youth and teach them wilderness survival skills, how to train horses, the love of hard work (it was ranch where barb wire and ditches always needed work), cooking, and how to express themselves in healthy ways. It was a time that greatly influenced my life. I have also spent years doing humanitarian work in South America and it was massively rewarding.

教，学，和分享

Teach:
I have spent years studying philosophy and psychology and love to talk about deep subjects. I also come from a background of business and have my own business in building brands for companies. I can talk for hours about most things.
Learn:
I love to learn about the culture and history of the places I travel to. I am not a tourist, I am a traveler and want to know the country that is letting me see its beauty.
Share:
I have days of hilarious stories of me having surgery in third world country (it did not go well) to me caving in the right side of my face and having it get reconstructed. I guarantee you will laugh at something.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I can share years of reading a book every week, what I have learned from working in third world countries. What I have learned from working with troubled youth. A bright optimistic attitude. A desire to work and help around the house (my mother would beat my ass if I ever took without giving back). Zero drama. A unique view of the world. A super deep conversation on all things about life and a hundred book recommendations for any deep question you have.

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Aruba, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay

我居住过的国家

Paraguay, United States