CURRENT MISSION

Happiness with no strings attached

ABOUT ME

I can be really talkative when I am with strangers, so if you at any time want to give my vocal cords a break, just let me know. I won't be offended. I like to be on the computer more than a healthy amount, but I like to eat healthy (when there is a healthier option, like low fat ice cream), so I think that balances it out. I am really big into being independent, so when I started Couchsurfing on my year long trip half way around the world, that was a big life lesson about being able to rely on others to get you to where you'd like to go in life, and places you never knew you wanted to go. Opening yourself up to other people is the scariest and greatest thing I have picked up from my travels.

PHILOSOPHY

Never be afraid to say what you think. People may like you for it, and then they might not, but either way, at least you are being honest with yourself, and true to who you are. Everything else will fall into place from there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've only been Couchsurfing since 1/2 through a year long trip, so hopefully at the end of this trip I have a place, and then I will start hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been a surfer so far, and so far the most important part of that experience has been to be treated as a friend rather than a guest. Friends are hard to find when you're traveling from place to place, so when you've been hosted and hosted as something special, its nice to go home to a place that treats you like home, not a hotel.

Interests

I love live music and will almost never turn down a swim at a warm beach. I like to practice martial arts and yoga, and I like to meet people who are on different paths than mine so I can switch off the one I've been walking on when it gets too warn.

• arts
• yoga
• walking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• camping
• martial arts
• swimming
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I'll admit, this is a copy paste from my facebook, which was a copy paste from MySpace, which was written in a time when I had time and will to write all of this down.

Music:
Classical, Movie soundtrack, Flogging Molly, Evenescence, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Bad Religion, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Orgy, Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle, Greenday, New Found Glory, Garbage, Breaking Benjamin, Finger Eleven, VAST, Beatles, Aerosmith, Josh Grobin, John Williams, Vanessa-Mae

Movies:
Star Wars, Braveheart, Kill Bill, Queen of the Damned, Amelie, The Princess Bride, Fight Club, The Devils Own, The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, Sleepy Hollow, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, 28 Days Later, Boondock Saints, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Fifth Element, Patriot Games, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rush Hour, A Knights Tale, Dogma, The Goonies, 10 Things I Hate About You, Good Will Hunting, Trainspotting, Tomb Raider, Bring It On, Donnie Darko, Snatch, Charade, Disney

Books:
Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake Series, Ann Rice's Vampire Series, Jk Rowling's Harry Potter Series, Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt Series, The Da Vinci Code, Spike and Dru: Pretty Maids All in a Row, Timeline, 1984, Brave New World, Anthem, Catch-22, The Count of Monte Cristo, Slaughterhouse-Five, Interstellar Pig, Singularity, Bunnicula

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camp for 3 months on the back of a motorcycle (my arm was broken for the first 2 months) across the USA from Ohio to California and every National Park in between. I've seen a lot of places, but I'm not sure If I have done enough things.

Teach, Learn, Share

The only real way to know, is probably to talk to me, and I'll do my best on both sides.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, New Zealand, United States

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