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Overview

  • 6 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Travel time
  • University of California, San Diego
  • From Mercer Island, Washington, USA
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Explore, learn, understand , exchange and enjoy life.

ABOUT ME

Easy going guy, working on medical school as a next step but first taking some travel time. Love to explore and travel, and most importantly meet and connect with fun and interesting people on the way.

PHILOSOPHY

Human empathy is what makes the world go round. Love one another, and pass it on. Keep exploring and learning.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have surfed couches in India and China, traveled with other couch surfers in Greece and Turkey, and was sharing my couch in San Francisco before becoming nomadic again!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far all have been great, met some amazing and fun people.

Interests

I love good music, bad movies ( and good ones!) , and great food. I try to play the guitar, and I love meeting new people every day. I like making good jokes and bad ones, and laughing till my cheeks hurt. I also like all sorts of outdoorsy activities, along with any kind of adventure. I love to get lost in a good book. Also, the ocean always makes me happy.

  • books
  • dining
  • baking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Its impossible to keep up with everything I like - but right now I've been listening to Ween, reading John Le Carre and Tolstoy, and watching Portlandia.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A thunderstorm streaking lightning down close to me as I neared the top of San Bernardino peak in California, with the thunder rumbling loud in my ears.

Motorcycle trip in the winter from San Francisco to Seattle - zipping alone through the looming redwoods in the Avenue of the Giants at dusk and stopping as a group of deer crossed in front. Pulling over to a quiet meadow to hang out with a herd of elk, they are so big.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can make a decent pesto sauce, roll sushi, I can play guitar a bit, and I can throw the frisbee pretty well, and catch a soccer ball (football) behind my neck. Have been deep into baking bread recently.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Croatia, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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