Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The world's a big place.

I want to meet people who can teach me more about it than what I can read in a book or see on a tour.

And do the same in return.

Interests

Photography. Learning languages. Food - Preparing, Growing, Consuming. Music. Coffee shops. Farmers markets. Physical fitness. Denim. Being outdoors. Especially in/on water. Dancing. Beer culture.

Travel is implied.

• arts
• culture
• books
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• recipes
• breakfast
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• coffee
• fitness
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• snowboarding
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC.

Amy Winehouse. Tallest Man on Earth. Joe Pug. Passion Pit. Tune-Yards. Sylvan Esso. Milky Chance. Lykke Li. The Black Keys. Asaf Avidan. Alabama Shakes. Alt-J. Phosphorescent. Polica. Purity Ring. Bob Dylan. The Lumineers. LP. Laura Marling. Fleet Foxes. City and Colour. First Aid Kit. Fiona Apple. Bombay Bicycle Club. Bon Iver. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Ellie Goulding. Gary Clark Jr. Mister Wives. James Vincent McMorrow. George Ezra. Andrew Bird.

BOOKS.

Candide. Atlas Shrugged. Shantaram. Doctor Zhivago. Stranger in a Strange Land. Into the Wild. The Fountainhead. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Lolita. Hatchet.

MOVIES.

The Lion King. Gladiator. Pretty Woman. Shawshank Redemption. Good Will Hunting. Harry Potter. Lord of the Rings.

TV. because it's worth mentioning.

The West Wing.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode a bicycle from Austin, Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to raise money for cancer research.

Lived in a rural village in Togo, West Africa for two years-- learning to eat, speak, and drink like local.

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH.

Photography. Phrases in Kabiye. Juggling. The art of the breakfast taco. Swimming lessons.

LEARN.

Everything?

But atop the list:
More photography. More French. Spanish. Guitar. Surfing. Snowboarding. Wine culture. Cheese culture.

SHARE.

Experiences. Photos. Music. Recipes. Sarcasm. Dance moves. Tattoo stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

See previous.

Countries I’ve Visited

Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, Macao, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Togo, United States