CURRENT MISSION

To alter the perception of reality of those around me

ABOUT ME

that is a series of long bizarre stories...
I am in Kiev, been here for a year. I cook 99% of what I eat, that whole language barrier thing just makes it easier. I paid for university working a series of odd jobs, cooking, bar tending waiting tables, construction, motorcycle repair, automobile repair, etc... I have an education in business and finance and I am spending the financial crisis as an English teacher traveling... I have a sense of humor that is often dark, but it helps with my life. I have spent more time on 2 wheeled vehicles than any other form of transportation.

PHILOSOPHY

You should suck the marrow from the bone of life. (me)

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

-Robert A. Heinlein

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am still trying to get this figured out and start surfing. I can usually host with a bit of warning (24 hours). Ok, so really I need to get out of Kiev more and see the rest of Europe.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A little, I am always seeking more.

Interests

Boardgames, Brewing, traveling, music, movies, motorcycles, hunting, archery, teaching English, bouncing around the planet, sailing, anime, cooking, baking, growing herbs and vegetables, Books, writing, immigration, and others

• insects
• writing
• books
• design
• education
• cooking
• beer
• baking
• motorcycles
• anime
• movies
• traveling
• cars
• music
• hunting
• surfing
• sailing
• archery
• business
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Robert Heinlein, Robert Asprin, Heidigger, Judy Blume, John Ringo, David Weber, Paul Auster, Kundaris, Paul F. Case and others....

Ghoultown, OhGr, Jack Off Jill, Rasputina, Iron Maiden, Bill Withers, LUXT, KMFDM, The Dead Milkmen, They Might Be Giants, Junior Brown, Bob Wills, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have caught on fire and lived to tell about it twice. It is a hazard of being a pyrotechnician and a fire geek.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can cook, bake and brew. I specialize in all things hot and spicy, baked deserts, and dark malty beers.

Countries I’ve Visited

Moldova, Russian Federation, South Korea, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States