CURRENT MISSION

To travel as much as possible now that I am afforded the opportunity.

ABOUT ME

I live in Las Vegas and I am self-employed. No, that is no code word for I don't have a job. I have a very well paying job but I would rather not say what I do for a living because isn't that a bit boring? Just know that it is legal and I make a very nice profit from my endeavors. ;-)

PHILOSOPHY

Life happens while you're busy making plans. I need to start doing more and stop so much planning!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to participate in CS because it becomes a cultural exchange and less of just an experiment in watching the "natives in their natural habitat and having them perform for us like circus animals".

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None as of yet but as I am new, give me time and I will become an old pro...

Interests

My main interests are travel and my job, which is my current passion. However, I love to travel and I haven't had a chance to do that in 2 and 1/2 years so I look forward to leaving and actually exploring one of my favorite places in the world.

• animals
• performing arts
• traveling
• coding
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: James Cameron (Avatar, The Abyss, Titanic, Terminator I & II), Quentin Tarentino (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds), Martin Scorcese (Shutter Island, Casino, Goodfellas, The Departed), Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Invictus, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby), Bernardo Bertolucci (The Dreamers, Stealing Beauty), Antoine Fuqua (King Arthur, Tears of The Sun,Training Day, Brooklyn's Finest), Summer of Sam, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake and original), Beyond Borders, Se7en, The Jason Bourne Trilogy (and pretty much anything with Matt Damon), American Gangster, Blood Diamond, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later (though it was a bit rubbish for a sequel), Irreversible, The Hills Have Eyes I & II (remake -not original), Nightmare on Elm Street (original - not remake), Wolf Creek, Wrong Turn, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Vicky Christina Barcelona, Match Point, High Tension, Hostel 1 & 2, The Godfather Trilogy, The Alien series (including Alien Vs Predator), Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator, Elizabeth, Notes on a Scandal, La Vie En Rose, and too many foreign films to list...

Music: a few of the artists on my iPod (David Guetta, Marilyn Manson, Garbage, Susana, Coldplay, Alexandra Burke, Diam's, ABBA, Leona Lewis, Jes, Massive Attack, Michael Jackson, Markus Schulz, Linkin Park, Justin Timberlake, Tiesto, Madonna, Kelly Clarkson, Shy'm, Sinik, Janet Jackson, Dr. Dre, Adele, Metallica, Priscilla, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eminem, The Saturdays, Plumb, White Zombie, Usher, Rolling Stones, Nine Inch Nails, Sheryl Crow, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Pink, Morgan Page, Sinead O'Connor, Kaskade, Christina Aguilera, Cascada, Britney Spears, Goldfrapp, Tricky, George Michael, Fleetwood Mac, Vitaa, 2Pac, Beck, Natasha St-Pier, Tori Amos, Sharam, Diana Vickers, Sublime, Armin van Buuren, Adam Lambert, Gwen Stefani, The Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Snow Patrol, No Doubt, Shakira, Beyonce, Rihanna, Rammstein, Ace of Base, Pixie Lott, Girls Aloud, OneRepublic, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Sugababes, M. Pokora, Sarah McLachlan, Natasha Bedingfield, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Mariah Carey, La Roux, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Bon Jovi, Hooverphonic, Zero 7, Air, Gabriela Cilmi, Agnes, Foo Fighters, Esmee Denters, Duffy, Dido, Guns N Roses, Jay-Z, Bjork, Def Leppard, The Cure, Sia, Corinne Bailey Rae, Celine Dion, The Cardigans, The Cranberries, Blondie, Delirium, Bee Gees, Amy Winehouse and Annie Lennox and others...

Books: James Patterson, Stephen King, Jackie Collins (old stuff), Dean Koontz (old stuff), The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, The Post American World by Fareed Zakaria, The World is Flat & Hot, Flat and Crowded both by Thomas Friedman, The Way of The World by Ron Suskind, Menace in Europe and There is no alternative by Claire Berlinski, Murder in Amsterdam by Ian Buruma, Infidel by Ayann Hirsi Ali, While Europe Slept by Bruce Bawer, Worse Than War by Daniel Johan Goldhagen and Reflections on the Revolution in Europe by Christopher Caldwell and America Alone by Mark Steyn (hey - it made me laugh and a sense of humor is very important!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most amazing experiences was standing at the top of Jungfrau in Switzerland. It was freezing cold but when we got back to the town, it was a warm 34 or 35 degrees celcius.

Teach, Learn, Share

My goal in life is to find the true meaning of our time here on earth as human beings. We can't just be here to eat, sleep, reproduce and just wink out. I need to believe we have a mission to ourselves and one another.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

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