CURRENT MISSION

My last mission was retire by 30. I succeeded, and I do recommend that path, but it has become clear that not working is NOT the key to happiness. The key to happiness is to have great relationships (family, friends, and romantic) and to spend your time working on your purpose. So I am working on those missions now.

ABOUT ME

Extreme high-achieving nerd from Hawaii. Finished university with economics and law degrees and then spent two years as a professional poker player in Los Angeles.

I thought, "This is OK, but I'd rather work online so I can travel and live whenever and wherever I want."

I started a website in 2012 and moved to Argentina in early 2013.

I thought, "This is good, but I'd rather automate this work, so I can have all my time free to pursue my favorite things and enjoy my travels more."

I hired an employee, trained her to do all my work, and continued traveling around the world with a special emphasis on South America and Eastern Europe for a few years.

I thought "This is great, but I'd rather just sell the site, so I don't even have to manage things a few hours a week."

I sold the site and continue to travel from summer to summer to summer between South America and Eastern Europe with occasional side trips especially to Hawaii, SE Asia, and to go to major sporting events.

PHILOSOPHY

Be the person your niece thinks you are.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed on every continent except Antarctica. That's next. ;)

The last few years I've hosted and surfed a lot less though and now mainly use the site to connect with other globally-minded people wherever I am.

Interests

South American poker rooms, ultimate frisbee, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, human behavior, probability, political economy, parenting, chess, CLIFF JUMPING

Music, Movies, and Books

The 4-Hour Workweek, Moneyball, The Ridiculous Race, Pride and Prejudice, The Giver, Fooled by Randomness, Capitalism & Freedom, Harry Potter 1-4 and 6-7, South America on a Shoestring

Sondre Lerche, Wilco, Spoon, The Shins, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, Jack Johnson, The Black Keys, The Ditty Bops, Belle & Sebastian, and various country and Spanish-language songs

Love Actually, Big Fish, Shawshank Redemption

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in college, I traveled for 3 months one summer in South America playing poker in the cities I passed to pay for the trip.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm nearing expert status at making Mexican food-- my specialty is enchiladas. I'll teach you in person if I host you or I surf your couch.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Croatia, Peru, Romania, Serbia, Spain, United States

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