CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to not force myself to have a mission.

ABOUT ME

I'm laid back and relaxed. I keep an open mind about things and I am always looking to broaden my horizons. I enjoy new experiences and learning from them. Everyone has something they can teach to others.

I am relatively quiet and reserved but also like to have a good time.

My favorite animals are penguins and I would like nothing more than to turn my bathtub into my own penguin sanctuary.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't live by any deep philosophy. I just let things happen. It's all you can do. You can't take things too seriously or worry about the small stuff. You just have to make do with whatever life throws at you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm looking forward to both hosting and surfing in the future. I just love meeting new people and being exposed to new views and different ways of thinking.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm relatively new to couchsurfing. A friend of mine got me into it. I really wish I would have known about it sooner because it's such an amazing project. So far I have hosted on one occasion and I'm looking forward to surfing as a guest in the future.

Interests

Obviously, I love to travel. I also love to read. I like watching movies. I like art, especially Impressionism, and street art, mainly stenciling.
People in general are interesting to me. I love to just sit and talk to get to know someone. Everyone has their own interesting stories to tell.

• animals
• arts
• street art
• impressionism
• movies
• traveling
• surfing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

There are way too many to list. I cannot come up with a comprehensive list. I will always be adding to it so this is just a start.

Movies
anything by Alfred Hitchcock
night on Earth, Amelie, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Fletch, The Edukators, Goodbye, Lenin!, After Life, Lars and the Real Girl, Wall-E, Clerks, Departures

Music
oldies, stuff from the '60s and '70s
Cloud Cult, Mumford and Sons, Radiohead, The Beatles, Queen, David Bowie, Gorillaz, Nick Drake, Jimi Hendrix, Death Cab For Cutie, The White Stripes

Books
anything by Dr. Seuss, Edgar Allan Poe, and Oscar Wilde
Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book
Harry Potter series, Fletch series, The Monkey Wrentch Gang
travel writing and guidebooks
Thoreau

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Honestly, it is amazing to just wake up every morning.

Teach, Learn, Share

Everyone can be a teacher. We all have our own unique stories to tell. We can all learn from each other, no matter how significant or trivial the information is.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States