CURRENT MISSION

Start my own company and get it running to a point where I can work remotely again.

ABOUT ME

I have a passion for learning. Ever since I played my first RPG game as a child, I feel like it is my mission to continually upgrade my stats by learning new things. As you may have guessed, I am a bit of a nerd, but by no means a shut-in. I love the outdoors but I also love computers.

I tend to appreciate sharing experiences more than casual conversation, though if given a coffee or beer, the conversations become more interesting.

I like to talk about difficult questions/topics rather than small talk. People tend to make initial judgements based on where people are from, or how old they are...but these stereotypes are often broken once the more difficult questions are discussed.

PHILOSOPHY

Plenty of good thinkers have come before me and have used words much more powerful than I could generate. A few of my favorite shared philosophies:

Dream as though you'd live forever. Live as though you'd die today.

All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

To each their own.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

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To put it my own way, I want to break down all of my presupposed stereotypes by meeting exemplary people from around the world. I hope I can serve to breakdown similar stereotypes of Americans. Everyone is different and that is a good thing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted in various places I have lived and hiked with another visitor. I surfed at a couple of places in Japan. All my experiences have been great. I am currently all over the globe so not really open to hosting atm.

Interests

Travel, trying new exotic food, climbing (mainly bouldering), free diving/snorkeling, surfing, learning (languages, cultures, astrophysics, EVERYTHING), Reading, Hiking, Music, Guitar/Ukulele, The Science of Acoustics, Science and Tech, Photography

• books
• photography
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• bouldering
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• snorkeling
• rock climbing
• teaching
• languages
• science
• statistics
• freediving

Music, Movies, and Books

Akira, Most things from Studio Ghibli, Arietti, Harry Potter, Matrix, Me You and Everyone We Know, A Scanner Darkly, Waking Life... MANY MORE

The Cat Empire, Jack Conte, Just A Gent, Ratatat, The Format, The Tallest Man on Earth, Of Montreal, Sufjan Stevens, Daft Punk, and my closet addiction to Kyary Pamyu Pamyu...

Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, (Anything from Chuck Palahniuk), Into the Wild, Harry Potter, A Short History of Nearly Everything.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydived New Zealand, bunjy jumped New Zealand, lived in New Zealand. Eurorailed some of Europe, traveled Southeast Asia for 3 months, free water soloing in Railey Thailand...Too many things to name.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach: Acoustics, English, some Japanese, basic ukulele, how to fix almost anything given the right tools.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cuisine, cleaning duties, stories, drinks.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Japan, New Zealand, United States

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