CURRENT MISSION

I'm going to get the nitty gritty on Europe, away from the tourist trail. Bike: Check! Blog: Check! Camera: Check! Any experience cyling: None! I'm ready. Let's do this!

ABOUT ME

Love anything with adventure: reading, traveling, learning new things. If it's off the beaten path, you can count me in. Don't gamble, but eager to bet on myself. There's much to be gained with the right kind of risk. You only get one shot at this life, might as well do it with gusto! .... which I guess explains all those concussions I've had.

PHILOSOPHY

I have studied many times
The marble which was chiseled for me --
A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.
In truth it pictures not my destination
But my life.
For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment;
Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;
Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.
Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life.
And now I know that we must lift the sail
And catch the winds of destiny
Wherever they drive the boat.
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire --
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

- George Gray -

"Ayndee wahid fil-beyt" - I've got one at the house. Particulary helpful when confronted by trinket toting Egyptian salesman.

“It's true that every time you hear a bell, an angel gets its wings. But what they don't tell you is that every time you hear a mouse trap snap, an angel gets set on fire.” - Jack Handy

www.despair.com - pick a poster. They're all so good!

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. — Ann Landers, advice columnist

The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We'll just have to see how this whole European Vacation trip turns out.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

This is my first time using, but so far it´s been a pretty cool way to meet people on my bicycle trip through Europe.

Interests

Curses! I can't copy and paste this from Facebook. I, uh, like long walks on the beach at sunset!

• boating
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• cycling
• sailing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a 90's alternative rock guy. Staind, Collective Soul, Live, Bush. Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie. Love to read, and I could go on for awhile on books. Classics? Great Expectations. Mystery? And Then There Were None. Western? Lonesome Dove. Sci-Fi? The Rama series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I cage dove with Great White Sharks off some islands west of Mexico.

Teach, Learn, Share

Bears do indeed crap in the woods.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Fiji, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Romania, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

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