Washingtonian who got lost somewhere in the South. Just got out of the Marines, solo road-tripping across the United States looking for my own Kerouac-esque inspiration.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people in hostels and on Couchsurfing is far more fun than dropping dollars on a hotel room! Additionally, I adamantly believe that this community underscores the good in humanity and highlights the best in our cities.

Interests

My love for the outdoors seems to have blended perfectly with my love for photography. Originally, I started with action sports but have now shifted to landscape and portraiture. Staying in shape and Olympic weightlifting occupy the rest of my free time.

Good beer, good wine, good music. Any combination of the two typically makes for a good night in my opinion.

• photography
• wine
• coffee
• snowboarding
• outdoors
• weightlifting

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Let's roll into Hank Jr. from some Slightly Stoopid. Throw some Stevie Ray Vaughan and some A$AP in there for good measure

Movies: Scorsese, Nolan, Scorsese, McDonagh, Scorsese

Books: Outliers, Popular, The Road to Character, Tolkien and other healthy standards

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swam in pirate and shark infested waters off the coast of Africa, narrowly escaping both

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a rather expansive (and useless) recollection of obscure quotes from The Office and Parks & Recreation. Working on doing the same with New Girl

I'm fluent in Arabic and can teach in exchange for lessons in French.

Need to learn how to Snatch/Clean & Jerk more weight? I'm your guy

What I Can Share with Hosts

Can fold a towel lightning fast, standing box jump 55", shotgun a beer in less than two seconds, great at Karaoke, terrible at singing.

Great with children, really love them. Primarily the furry ones with four legs, but the bald, squishy, bipedal ones are okay too, I guess.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Chad, Kenya, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chad, Kenya, Morocco, Uganda