CURRENT MISSION

Get back to the grindstone...until the next trip.

ABOUT ME

I was raised in a crappy little town in West Texas. A while back I moved to the beautiful city of Austin, where I fit in a whole lot better. I'm pretty laid-back, and always trying to find the humor in things. In my opinion there's too much seriousness in life already not to make a joke out of everything. In my free time I enjoy writing, reading, listening to music, learning about and drinking delicious beers, watching sports (especially basketball and baseball - go Phils!) and trying to come up with grand plans for hitting the road for as long as I can.
I'm extremely open to and interested in different cultures; I always have been, it's why I love traveling so much. Even just going to another state is exciting to me--everywhere has something new to offer.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't travel to get away from it all; travel to get into it all.

...and also, Hoch die Hörner!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My couch is open!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed quite a bit on my last trip to Europe. Made new friends, too.

Interests

Writing, reading, music, brewing, history, linguistics, and of course traveling.

• writing
• beer
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• watching sports
• music
• sports
• baseball
• basketball
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I love Rush, a lot of heavy metal, Fugazi, The Grateful Dead, bluegrass/americana music and much more.

Movies: Wes Anderson.

Books: Copious amounts of sci-fi, fantasy, and comics. Yeah, I'm one of those guys.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I walked 11 km with a sort-of injured foot through mist and mud and rain in the Ardennes to get to the monastery where my favorite beer is brewed. What would you do for beer?

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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