CURRENT MISSION

In May - June of this year, two of my friends and I will be spending 3 weeks in Europe. Our plan is to go from Iceland > Geneva > Amsterdam > Copenhagen > Oslo > Stockholm. That's about as thorough as the planning is gonna get.

ABOUT ME

I think that people think I'm a generally nice guy who sometimes says funny things. I'm pretty good at Jeopardy! I have the same first and last name (Thomas Thomas) but I go by Ben. I run whenever possible.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm not going to say anything earth-shattering here. I'm trying to have as many new, enjoyable experiences as possible. I love learning new things, but have no illusions that I'm ever going to understand life any better than I do now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In the end...the surfers you host, are equal to the couches you surf.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All positive experiences. Hosted Phillip from Germany and surfed with David in Geneva, and Gabrielle and co. in Copenhagen. Hopefully more great times to come!

Interests

I like running, music(mostly folky, bluesy, country, jammy stuff), beer(both drinking and brewing), maps, dogs, friends, history, science, traveling (this is where you come in), tea, college basketball, jeopardy!, books (Kurt Vonnegut is my all-time favorite).

• dogs
• books
• concerts
• beer
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• magic
• music
• basketball
• cartography
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Cool Hand Luke, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull.
Music: The focal point is definitely folk/blues/country, but my music interests extend into jazz, older hip-hop, and miscellaneous indie music. If you introduce me to it, I'll probably like it.
Books: The Sirens of Titan, Cat's Cradle, Galapagos, The Hobbit, Stranger in a Strange Land, Collapse, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Zion National Park in Utah, seeing the Flaming Lips in concert, every time I eat a pulled pork sandwich. The French Alps, fjords in Norway...

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States