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Overview

  • 9 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning German
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Teacher
  • Bachelors Degree in Education: Generalist 4-8
  • From Houston, Texas, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travel around the world and experince as much as possible, (Asia/Europe/Africa/South&Central America)

ABOUT ME

I am currently finishing a round-the-world adventure in South America. I plan to travel the continent and volunteer in the rainforest before ultimately landing somewhere to teach English

PHILOSOPHY

Henry David Thoreau + Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host surfers when I'm home, and surf when I'm not.
Currently I am traveling and unable to host

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My favorite experiences came from CSing in the wrong order (meeting people in person, staying with them, and then later finding/referencing them on CS). 2 of my favorites were Dutch ultimate frisbee players, I met at frisbee tournaments (Tom and Gerben).

I didnt end up using CS as much as I thought I would on my world trip. My internet access was very limited and I rarely ever planned my next move far enough ahead of time to CS.

Interests

Traveling, Ultimate Frisbee, Teaching, Basketball, American Football, International Football

  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • basketball
  • american football
  • soccer
  • science
  • hitchhiking
  • volunteering

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Witnessed a lava flow up close in Hawaii (illegally)
Hiked 10km on the Great Wall of China
Spent a night at Mt. Everest Base Camp (5200m),
Spent the summer of 2010 hitch-hiking, camping and backpacking all over Europe (hit most major tourist destinations)
Taught a local charity group to play ultimate frisbee in Dar es Salaam Tanzania and later shipped them equipment so they could implement frisbee in their programs.

Teach, Learn, Share

English, Science, Ultimate frisbee

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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