CURRENT MISSION

To share happiness

ABOUT ME

I'm not sure how to describe my personality. Here are some adjectives that, at times, could be applied to me: open, friendly, laid-back, driven, quiet, sassy, logical, fun, creative, open-minded, adventurous, independent, resilient, brave, lazy, generous, selfish, shy, and accepting.

I am convinced that I am the luckiest person alive. I think that people are essentially good. I am dead-set on making the world a better place for as many people as possible. Airports make me giddy. So do cacti. Nerdy things fascinate me. I am a horrible driver. I love backpacking, hiking, caving, camping, and rock climbing. I think that broccoli and sweet potatoes are the best inventions ever. Whenever I am nervous, I sing badly and loudly. I can't cross my fingers.

PHILOSOPHY

I want to make the world a better place for as many people as possible in my lifetime.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm joining the CS site in hopes of meeting travelers as they pass through and maybe traveling to a new place and getting to know exciting people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was extremely skeptical of the concept until my friends Richard, Justin, and Tess dragged me along to Milwaukee with them to do some couch surfing. Now I'm hooked! And I'm here!

Interests

There are very few things that I am not at least vaguely interested in. True fact.

• singing
• traveling
• bouldering
• hiking
• backpacking
• spelunking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• physics
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

So many.

I read a lot and I read across many genres. I find it hard to pin down a "favorite" book or even a handful of favorites just because my enjoyment of a book depends so much on where I am in my life and what's going on around me.

Movies are difficult for me because of my short attention span and fidgety energy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The northern lights over Boulder Lake in northern Wisconsin on a perfectly windless night during the Perseids meteor shower.

Teach, Learn, Share

Did you know that, if all the mass of the earth was compressed into a sphere a meter in diameter, it would be a black hole?

If you are falling out of an airplane and you don't have a working parachute, you should aim for land- not water. Water is functionally incompressible and so will be more likely to smoosh you.

I could take you rock climbing, backpacking, or possibly caving! Or I could help you with your physics homework. I could show you around Minneapolis, MN or Bloomington, MN or teach you how to do flips off a diving board. I could teach you to use AutoCAD or EPAnet software.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Chile, Honduras, India, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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