Born and raised in Valparaiso, Indiana. I love to call Valpo home, but I love to travel as often as possible to get out! I'm an extremely outgoing person (strange for an engineer, I realize), and I have a huge passion for people and for various outreach/ministries. I love good friends, good beer and wine, good food, and good times!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the idea of being able to meet new people anywhere you go and establishing new friendships and relationships. The openness of the community is very inviting. I want to give back as well! Too bad more people don't come through Valparaiso. They should, it's a beautiful city!

Interests

Traveling.
Meeting new people.
Beer, wine, whiskey, food.
Cooking.
Working out.
Guitar.
Volunteering, outreach, ministry (very active in prison ministry).
Anything outdoors.

• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• working out
• traveling
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• engineering
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Simon and Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, All Sons and Daughters, Secondhand Serenade, Ben Harper, Lorde, Over the Rhine, Peter Paul and Mary, Theory of a Deadman, Poison, Real McCoy... a million others.

Movies:
A Clockwork Orange (or basically anything Stanley Kubrick has directed), Fight Club, The Departed, Interstellar, The Godfather, Perfect Sense, Snatch, Memento, Reservoir Dogs, Super Troopers, Anchorman, Dumb and Dumber, Tommy Boy.

Books:
2001 A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Brave New World, tons of nonfiction, biographies, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Delivered food to some really poor families on the top of a mountain in central Romania.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great friendship, food, wine/beer, conversation, and a nice private bedroom!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Monaco, Romania, Switzerland, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States