CURRENT MISSION

saving the world from 'bugs, gas, & pointy thing w/fins'

ABOUT ME

Adventurous and inquisitive. I love exploring the great outdoors of nature, the urban canyons of new & old cities, and the ways human creativity manifests in art, technology, music, science, & people.

PHILOSOPHY

Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. (Tibetan Buddhist saying)

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly hosting couchsurfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I host fabulous & fantastic folks who travel through Atlanta.

兴趣

- skydiving, ice-climbing, hiking, & mountains
- politics, foreign affairs, & national security
- science & technology, e.g., nanotechnology, biotechnology, & cognitive neurosciences
- hanging out on my rooftop balcony overlooking the ATL skyline

• arts
• flying
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• skydiving
• rock climbing
• science
• mountains

音乐、电影和书籍

Books - Yes.
Music - Yes.
Movies - Mostly, yes.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Jumped off a 3000-foot fjord cliff in Norway ... multiple times.
Been to Mt Everest and visited with the people of the Himalayas.
Been invited by the Chiefs of the Fire Department of New York City to talk to them about my work.

教，学，和分享

How to do a FOIA.
How to read a President's Budget Request (PBR).
I know a little about jumping from high-flying fast-moving objects and some slower or fixed ones too.

我游览过的国家

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

United States

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