CURRENT MISSION

Yes. Feet on earth. Knock on wood. Touch stone. Good luck to all.

ABOUT ME

"If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture - that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves." ~ E.A.

PHILOSOPHY

"Come on in. The earth, like the sun, like the air, belongs to everyone - and to no one."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed a few couches...mostly in the southern parts of the United States. While I was living out in Lubbock I attended a few CS get togethers, which were always a good time. I was a regular at our monthly get togethers in Lancaster and had a great time with those folks. I had the chance to host a decent amount while living in Montevideo and it was great!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfing, hosting, or just hanging out, I've had a blast with the fellow CSers I've met. I'd say we're a pretty good bunch.

Interests

Nature, conservation, hypothesis testing, herpetology, the world in general, travel, good music, the sea, fishing, kayaking, SCUBA, good and/or bad beer, and bourbon. That sums up things pretty nicely.

• music
• fishing
• kayaking
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Drive-By Truckers, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, Ryan Bingham, Deer Tick, Dawes, Robert Earl Keen, James McMurtry, Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Todd Snider, Townes Van Zandt, Thrift Store Cowboys, One Wolf, Slaid Cleaves, Lucero, The Felice Brothers

Pulp Fiction, The Royal Tenenbaums, Death to Smoochy, Natural Born Killers, Good Will Hunting, Ryan Adams: Live in Jamaica, Crazy Heart

Blood Meridian, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Desert Solitaire, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, The Man Died, A Sand County Almanac, The Monkey Wrench Gang, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, East of Eden, Brave New World, Things Fall Apart

...in no particular order. And I'm sure I missed a few important ones.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For now it'd be hard to top my many wonderful adventures during a semester in the nation of Botswana...seeing the sun set over Moremi, watching elephants from a mokoro, noticing the hyenas gathering at the edges of the light thrown off from our campfire, drinking a Black Label while Summer of '69 blared on the jukebox at the little bar in the village of Shorobe.... (Although, at this juncture, I should probably update this section.)

Teach, Learn, Share

If there's one thing I could try to convince every person I meet (regardless if it's successful), it's the very deep conviction I've held since childhood that all life on this Earth has value - whether we ascribe some usefulness to it or not. To exist is to have worth.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Grenada, Honduras, Maldives, Mexico, Thailand, Virgin Islands, British, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Botswana, United States, Uruguay

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