I need to make a tour of the western half of America soon. I've been to more than half of the US states, but have covered less than half the country.

Here's a map of the states I've visited so far in my travels:
http://www.maploco.com/visited-states/mine.php?states=AL-CO-CT-DC-DE-FL-GA-IL-IN-KY-MA-MD-ME-MI-MS-NC-NH-NJ-NV-NY-OH-PA-RI-SC-TN-VA-VT-WI-WV

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I heard about Couchsurfing from some hippy traveler kids I let stay with me. I met them on my friends porch when they came into town, talked to them for a while, and invited them in. They had been doing the whole Rainbow Gathering thing. And now I'm here.

I love meeting new people from around the world and hearing their opinions on culture and global politics. The narrative we are offered by the media in the United States is never impartial, and is often unreliable or simply false.

Interests

Cheesy jokes are enough to make me happy.

I like a lot of random things. I know something about most everything, but I know most everything about only some things.

• culture
• tattoos
• cooking
• beer
• politics
• traveling
• music
• computer science
• history
• physics
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
Punk, hardcore, black metal, post-rock, 90s alternative, hip-hop (for a general idea, check out my YouTube playlists: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC51B5_e2iW9V4rISvyKzt7w/playlists)
Nazi punks fuck off - get that white power shit out of our scene.

BOOKS
Political nonfiction and allegorical fiction (especially with a socio-political message)
Marx, Chomsky, Vonnegut, Orwell, etc.

MOVIES
Fight Club, The Big Lebowski, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (I-III), The Karate Kid (I-III, IV sucked, V was a travesty), poorly dubbed Kung Fu, et al.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There is beauty in everything, but not everyone sees it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Computer science, electrical engineering, astro-physics, leftist politics, linguistics, cooking, history, music, tattoos

What I Can Share with Hosts

Mi casa, su casa.

I'm good at conversing. I can converse about all the things with you.

Also, there is plenty of sarcasm to go around. I am from Michigan after all.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States