CURRENT MISSION

See more of the world and meet more of the people. And figure out life while I'm at it.

PHILOSOPHY

It would be an ever evolving amalgam of the positive humanism of Albert Camus, a natural tendency towards cynicism in the face of the undeniable absurdity of existence, the fundamental Protestantism I grew up with and whatever book I'm currently reading.

But often as not, just making sure to enjoy friends, the outdoors and being alive.

« Celui qui désespère des événements est un lâche, mais celui qui espère en la condition humaine est un fou. » Albert Camus

Interests

Sports: particularly football(soccer), volleyball and hockey.
Reading and writing
Backpacking and other outdoor stuff
Travelling

• animals
• writing
• books
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• backpacking
• camping
• sports
• soccer
• hockey
• volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading. When I have the time, I read obsessively. Favorite book I've read recently (two days ago) was Catcher in the Rye. Other books that blew me away: Don Quixote, Poisonwood Bible, The Fountainhead, and more. Otherwise, I'll read pretty much anything thats a classic of some kind.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've made out with a giraffe. (Qualifier: It was at the giraffe park in Nairobi, Kenya. The giraffe was entirely interested in the piece of food I was holding between my lips, not me. And I was only 9, so neither of us really knew what we were doing.)

I've been on Discovery Channel's Animal Planet program :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC0OqueoYKA

.. Just one of the cool results about having grown up in Uganda and going camping by the Nile.

White water rafting on the Nile = can't be beat.

Countries I’ve Visited

Netherlands, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Kenya, Uganda, United States