CURRENT MISSION

Leaving the world better than I found it or not at all.

ABOUT ME

I am proud to be considered a good friend by some people I really like.

PHILOSOPHY

This is fun:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchhausen_Trilemma

I'm an atheist, queer, straightedge, and vegan.

On the matter of politics, Bakunin said it best:

"Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or the engineer. For such or such special knowledge I apply to such or such a savant. But I allow neither the bootmaker nor the architect nor the savant to impose his authority upon me. I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure. I do not content myself with consulting a single authority in any special branch; I consult several; I compare their opinions, and choose that which seems to me the soundest. But I recognise no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person. Such a faith would be fatal to my reason, to my liberty, and even to the success of my undertakings; it would immediately transform me into a stupid slave, an instrument of the will and interests of others."

http://www.panarchy.org/bakunin/authority.1871.html

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm pretty new at this, but my partner has been on CS for a while now, at least.

Interests

I am interested in understanding things that are not immediately obvious, being able to do useful things, saying the right things at the right times, having thought-provoking experiences, finding people I admire and learning from them, and being the kind of person people like to have around.

I really like board games and tabletop RPGs (and work on designing them in my spare time!). If you are interested in those things or interested to learn, I'd love to talk to you about it.

I studied philosophy in college, and I particularly like Nietzsche and Aristotle. I also really like history and linguistics, and I wish I knew Latin and Greek.

• architecture
• vegan
• politics
• board games
• camping
• atheism
• engineering
• history
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I love horror and science fiction films, also Miyazaki films.

I like all kinds of music, but lean towards electronic stuff.

Lately I've been reading Jack Vance and Robert Howard stories, which are really fun (when they're not uncomfortably racist or sexist...).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Looking out across the Pacific Ocean from the mountains in Big Sur, California.

Camping in Palo Duro Canyon in Texas and seeing more stars at night than I had ever seen before.

Teach, Learn, Share

I really like languages, and I'd be happy to help you with English or German (as much as I can), and also happy to learn about any language you know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States