CURRENT MISSION

see the Aurora Borialis

ABOUT ME

Im a Consultant [Bull-Shitter] specializing in Business Intelligence and Analytics [yeah I dont know what the means either].

After spending 5 years traveling 250 days a year for work I moved to Jakarta, Indonesia for a year, then Ukraine for 6 months and have settled in Estonia.

PHILOSOPHY

Im not spiritual or philosophical. Treating the people around you with respect and honesty is as close to enlightenment as you can get.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host, surf and attend local meetings.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had some amazing hosts over in Europe in September of 2007. And had fun in Portland hosting in 2007 and 2008.

Interests

ice hockey, collecting vinyl, good beer (especially IPAs and Pale Ales) and doing anything out of the ordinary [that doesnt involve me waking up with missing body parts and/or wallet or other personal affects].

• beer
• walking
• drinking
• traveling
• cars
• hockey
• softball
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

I could go on for hours here but Ill summarize with simplistic top 5 lists, in no particular order:

Top 5 Movies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2006 I was in Northfield, MN, USA and a freak storm hit. At first it was just small pieces of hail. But then we started hearing these lower toned pops and saw that softball size hail was starting to fall. After about 15 minutes it was over and almost every car in the parking lot was totaled. Ice was embedded 6 inches into the ground, sapling trees were snapped in half. My managers rental cars' back and front window was smashed and ice went through the speaker in the back and into the trunk. Absolutely the most destructive weather Ive ever experienced first hand.

Teach, Learn, Share

Im a collector of useless information. A walking garbage can of senseless stories, fact and numbers. Makes for good drinking conversation. I tend to share too much so feel free to tell me to shut up.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Estonia, Indonesia, Ukraine, United States

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