CURRENT MISSION

get out and be!

ABOUT ME

I am very laid back, fun, and love to meet new people. I am all about cooking for small groups of people when in town or just heading out to some of the many restaurants/pubs in the area.

I'm traveling in Europe 6/23 through 7/23 and won't be able to host while I am gone, but will be looking for some great people to meet!

PHILOSOPHY

I really like to walk the adventure path (Jack London said it best) but keep myself grounded at the same time.

I think that connecting with new people from different cultures and learning is something everybody should do throughout their life. I am fortunate to be able to have that opportunity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted a few times but have yet to stay anywhere. I'm about to head off to my next trip to the Netherlands for work and will hopefully be doing some traveling and meeting some great surfers along the way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have only had the chance to host and am looking forward to surfing soon while out in Europe on work travel.

Interests

I spend my time playing soccer, surfing, skiing in the winter, sailing, hanging with friends, at music festivals, rock climbing, and other outdoor activities. I love exploring new cities in foreign countries. One of my favorite thing to do is try new foods that I have never had before.

• music festivals
• festivals
• running of the bulls
• cooking
• running
• pub crawls
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• sailing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros, Radiohead, Peter Mulvey, Fruit Bats, Josh Rouse, Modest Mouse, Yeasayer, Vampire Weekend, Kings of Leon, The Kooks, The Beatles, Pheonix, The Killers, so much more!

Books: Anything by Hemmingway, Vonnegut, Catcher in the Rye, The Idiot, Solomon Rushdie, I do a lot of reading...

Movies: Too many to name. Some great favorites are Vanilla Sky, The Usual Suspects, 8 and a half, any Wes Anderson movie (Royal Tennebaums)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked a mountain in Nara, Japan in the winter..unbelievable!

Running of the bulls at the San Fermin festival..

Relaxing on some of the nicest, quietest beaches in the world.

and hopefully much more to come!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Japan, Netherlands, Saint Lucia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States