CURRENT MISSION

Spend a week in France with my girlfriend and other friends, make some new friends, start to learn French.

ABOUT ME

I'm a Paleo, libertarian family medicine resident from North Carolina, currently residing in Kansas, who thinks very highly of Jesus despite all my doubts. My philosophy includes "slow travel," which takes more time than traditional tourism and involves taking less photographs and spending more time building relationships with people and places. Unfortunately, I only have a week of vacation to spend in France-- but I'm coming back in 1.5 years, so hopefully it will not be the only time I see whoever I stay with!

PHILOSOPHY

Paleo lifestyle.
Slow travel.
House churches.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I work too much to host. I enjoy couchsurfing when I travel to Europe.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Annecy, France x 1 in 2010.
Switzerland x 3 in 2010.
All were great experiences.

Interests

Paleo lifestyle, Austrian economics, libertarian political theory, direct primary care, camping, rock climbing, hiking

• exercise
• traveling
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• economics
• medicine
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Royksopp, Daft Punk, Derek Webb, Radiohead, The Avett Brothers, The Decemberists, Red Mountain Church, Nickel Creek, Ray LaMontagne.

Movies: True Grit, Batman: The Dark Night, Lord of the Rings, Fury, Fight Club, It's a Wonderful Life

Books: The Believing Primate, Life on the Vine, Candide, The Secular Age, Lord of the Rings, Ben Hur, C. S. Lewis' Space Trilogy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've dissected a human body head to toe.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll teach you how to bend a note on the harmonica AND how to make farting sounds with your hands.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a great deal of knowledge about medicine, preventive health, the Paleo lifestyle, exercise, Austrian economics, and libertarian political theory. I'm also fairly outdoorsy and adventurous.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Ecuador, England, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States