CURRENT MISSION

To rock the world

ABOUT ME

My loves in life:
Music (listening and playing)
Food (eating and cooking)
Physics (studying and researching)
Games (tabletop RPGs and computer)
Travel (meeting new people, experiencing new cultures, & getting lost in new places!)
Cats! (my wife and I have 2 cats)

My personality:
I'm a silly person. I enjoy good conversation had over good food and drinks!

PHILOSOPHY

Do what makes you happy. I'm very open minded about people's beliefs and lifestyle choices. I may not personally agree with you, but I respect you right to be different. People should be able to live their lives however they want (as long as it doesn't harm other people).

I like people who are similarly open-minded.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I first couch surfed in Granada, Spain. We stayed with a cool Scottish guy. After that I stay on a few couches in London, UK. Everyone I met was really nice and I loved getting that insider knowledge that only a local can provide!

I've hosted in Stockholm, Sweden. Had very positive experiences so far. Looking forward to more!

Interests

My hobbies:
I play guitar, bass guitar, a little bit of piano, and I'm a terrible singer.
I love to cook! The more complicated the recipe the better! I enjoy the challenge.
I read, mostly fantasy and scifi type books.
I like roleplaying games

Rockin' out to awesome music!
Exploring Castles and Ancient Ruins
Chain Mail
Physics
Fruit Juice (specifically orange, lime, and cranberry)
Cuban Rum!
Kittens
Camping out on Cliffs
Taking lots of pictures
Lightning
The Ocean

• cats
• books
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• camping
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:
Led Zeppelin, RUSH, Savoy Brown, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Spooky Tooth, The Yardbirds, John Lee Hooker, Styx, Aerosmith, The Doors, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Shins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Yes, Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, Boston, Neil Young, ELP, The Cars, Pink Floyd, Ten Years After, Jefferson Airplane, The Hollies, Billy Joel, The Mars Volta, ZZ Top, Steve Miller, Iron Butterfly, Foghat, Classic Rock, Blues, Sleater-Kinney, White Stripes, Cream, Minus the Bear, the Noisettes, the Black Keys, Gov't Mule, Lily Allen, the Ting Tings, Operator Please, Mother Mother, Santigold, Cat Empire, No Doubt,
and Led Zeppelin again for good measure

Favorite TV Shows:
House MD, Arrested Development, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Angel, The Benny Hill Show, Good Eats, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Homeland, Bob's Burgers, How I Met Your Mother, Louie, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, Top Chef, The Daily Show

Favorite Movies:
Forrest Gump; Star Wars: Episodes 4, 5, 6; Lord of the Rings trilogy; Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2; Super Troopers; Sex & Lucia; Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Cheesy Horror/Sci-Fi movies, Hot Fuzz!

Favorite Books:
The Game of Thrones (George RR Martin), the Harry Dresden Files series (Jim Butcher), the LOTR Trilogy (JRR Tolkien), The Feynman Lectures (Dr. Richard Feynman), Dungeons and Dragons RPG books, Man-Eaters of Kumaon (Jim Corbett), The Original Star Wars Trilogy books, The Richest Man In Babylon (George S. Clason)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I´ve been on the Discovery Channel as part of a Shark Attack re-enactment. I was Lifeguard #2. The blood was chocolate and red food dye.

I've worked at 2 of the top science centers in the world: I was a rocket scientist at NASA for a while. Now I'm a particle physicist at CERN.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Sweden, United States