CURRENT MISSION

Maintain sanity, maintain insanity

ABOUT ME

I am an easy going guy, I love traveling and learning about the world. I currently live in Athens, GA after living in California, Namibia, France and Texas over the last 10 years. I enjoy electronic and reggae music, the trumpet, and dancing around to them. I try to go to lots of live music, get outdoors a lot. I have a surf board but need to use it more often, especially since I now don't live near the ocean. I have an amazing parrot, Yobbo.

PHILOSOPHY

enjoy life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed in the USA, Latin America, Africa, Asia & Europe--and it's been great.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've really enjoyed CS. I only got introduced to it in 2008 but as early as 2005 I let backpackers I met while traveling around Panama stay at my house in Panama City--it was a revelation to find that there's actually an organized way for hosting & surfing round the world. I think CS is amazing for cultural exchange, meeting new & great people, and for making travel more affordable.

Interests

music, math, public health, wildlife & conservation, diseases, traveling, ceramics/pottery, hand percussion, photography, hammocks, snorkeling, swimming, drinking, surfing, hiking

• wildlife
• photography
• dancing
• drinking
• traveling
• pottery
• music
• live music
• trumpet
• reggae music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• swimming
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

fat freddys drop, salmonella dub, trinity roots, makwerhu, gondwana, john browns body, orishas, groove armada, gold fish, deadmau5, fared shafinury, dj champion power of one, 100 years of solitude, wind up bird chronicle, shadow of the sun (and all books by kapuinski), on the road, birds without wings, the glass palace, botany of desire, the satanic verses

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, my job's made my experience with wildlife pretty amazing. I've herded 100 wild zebra on foot; I've captured elephants, jackals, hyenas, wildcats, springbok and more African wildlife.

I've also been fortunate to see some amazing places in the world: Sossusvlei Dunes, Dogon Country (Mali), Iguaçu falls, Victoria Falls, the Galapagos, and more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Namibia, Panama, United States

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