CURRENT MISSION

To live large and inspire those around me to live larger.

ABOUT ME

"Peculiar travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God"
KV starring as Bokonon

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, all foes to true understanding. Likewise tolerance, or broad, wholesome charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime."
Mark Twain

I'm a city boy living in (near) the mountains. I snowboard often in the winter and, when my aging body permits, skateboard when it's warm. I run and I ride a motorcycle. I haunt coffee shops with patios where I can smoke. I enjoy my work and love my friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I almost always travel to places where I know people, or know people who know people I know. It's really the only way to go.

Interests

indie rock and film, my ukulele, contemporary fiction and poetry, all things eighth grade, skateboarding/snowboarding, dual-sport motorcycles

• poetry
• festivals
• dancing
• coffee
• running
• motorcycles
• politics
• traveling
• music
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• sports
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Neil Gaiman, Salmon Rushdie, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem; Mew, CPYASY, Broken Social Scene, Flaming Lips, Pedro the Lion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

#1: Spawning a super-child named Oscar.
#2: Befriending and loving the most unforgettable group of people in the world.
#3: Playing funk music at a street festival in rural El Salvador.
#4: Touring Iceland in a beat up 4X4 with a giant orange doll tied to the roof.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach someone how to play the ukulele. I can talk for hours about the mindset of American Fundamentalist Christians and the effect that they have on American politics and foreign policy.
I would like to learn Portuguese and how to budget.

Countries I’ve Visited

El Salvador, Guatemala, Iceland, Portugal, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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