CURRENT MISSION

To do anything and see everything - as long as it's not too high up in the air.

ABOUT ME

I'm a pretty normal kid from the Midwest enrolled at the University of Iowa, but currently studying abroad for the 2012-2013 school year at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. While I'm here, I plan on doing a lot of exploring throughout Europe and I hope I can meet some cool new people along the way.

PHILOSOPHY

"Be ashamed to die, until you have won some victory for humanity."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love traveling and think there is a real advantage in staying with a native when visiting a new place. That's why I couch surf!

Someday I would like to host couchsurfers at my own place, and may be doing so this year if I am not too busy.

Interests

I'm addicted to learning and am interested in just about everything. In fact, I'm sure there are things out there that I'm interested in that I don't even know exist yet. Anyways, here are some of my current interests:

- World events
- Politics
- Sports (mostly American football and football)
- Technology
- Computer programming
- Web development
- History
- Hip-Hop
- Beatboxing
- Museums
- Art and Graffiti
- Beer
- Food
- Cooking
- Being outdoors

• arts
• books
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• sports
• american football
• soccer
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: In Bruges, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, Green Street Hooligans, Style Wars, Snatch, Pulp Fiction

Music: Shad, Jack Johnson, Nas, Elzhi, Ferraby Lionheart, Blu, Reggie Watts, Ray LaMontagne, Danny!, Kendrick Lamar, RJD2, Macklemore, Blue Scholars, The Tallest Man on Earth, Bliss N Eso

Books: The Sirens of Titan, The Forever War, Ender's Game, Ham on Rye, A Bridge Too Far, A Canticle for Liebowitz, The Hobbit, Game of Thrones, A Brief History of Time

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to the top of the Zugspitze in the summer of 2010. Although I took the gondola and didn't actually climb it, it was still an amazing experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach/Share:
- Beatboxing
- History
- Computer programming
- Cooking
- English/German
- Book and music recommendations

Learn:
- Anything and everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cayman Islands, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States