CURRENT MISSION

I'm traveling the world on a Watson Fellowship, which for me translates to traveling cheaply and seeing as much of the world as possible.

ABOUT ME

I'm seven-foot-nine, missing an arm, and have a phobia of juice. Ok, none of those things are true. I'm a new college grad traveling on a Watson Fellowship, trying to study the cultures and peoples of Japan, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and the Caribbean. Pretty sweet, I know. I can't juggle. I can kinda play the harmonica.

PHILOSOPHY

Try to live like a hobo, sleep like a hobo, travel like a hobo, and eat like a king.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm pretty new to the project, but I'm traveling extensively for the next twelve months and I hope to try out the receiving end of Couchsurfing. If all goes well, I definitely intend to offer up free couches to anyone interested when I get home (and buy a couch).

Interests

I love cooking (and obviously eating).
I'm a bit of a movie buff.
Back in the states I did a lot of comedy work.
And as all good couchsurfers, I love travel.

• cooking
• cheese
• traveling
• juggling
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: White Stripes, Bob Dylan, Spoon, Beatles, Outkast, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull, The Who, Elliott Smith, Black Keys
Favorite Movies: Mulholland Drive, Matrix, Equilibrium, Igby Goes Down, The Royal Tenenbaums, Memento, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Blade, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Big Sleep, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Clockwork Orange, Schindler's List, American Beauty, Traffic, Crash, Sin City, A History of Violence, Serenity, The Constant Gardener, Taken, Trixophrenia, The Mystery of Brown Beard's Ghost, The Departed, Children of Men
Favorite Books: All the King's Men, Refiner's Fire, Song of Solomon, Lord of the Flies, 1984, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, Bel Canto, The Branch Will Not Break, Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions, A Farewell to Arms, Deliverance, The Great Gatsby, American Noise, Walking to Martha's Vineyard, The Sun Also Rises, In Cold Blood, 100 Years of Solitude, Praise, Where I'm Calling From, The Triumph of Achilles

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My most amazing travel moments are always the seemingly smallest and most humble. When I think of my previous trips I think of zooming around the streets of Paris in a strange Frenchman's car before I think of climbing the Eiffel Tower, or eating a dinner of cheese, peaches, and crackers atop of cliffs of Naples with friends before I think of Pompeii.

Teach, Learn, Share

When you're traveling in Seville and you wake up in your hostel in the middle of the night to another traveler massaging your feel, don't freak out. Pretend to be waking up, and when he stops, thank god he was only interested in your feet.