CURRENT MISSION

to set foot on every continent

ABOUT ME

Finished architecture school about 2 years ago and have been traveling sporadically since then. I was born and raised in the suburbs but have since discovered my love for the city. I am greatly looking forward to living somewhere big, noisy, and fully of energy. I’m easy-going and generally up for anything. Good company and good conversation are the only two things I need to have an enjoyable night…and maybe some good music playing. Oh and beer… I never met a beer I didn’t like.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat people with respect. Embrace the uncertainty that comes from new experiences and avoid complacency. And to quote the mission of another CSer: Be able "to look you in the eye and be completely at ease." I think that's incredibly elegant.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing. I'm about to do some surfing and hopefully soon afterward will have my own place so I can return the favor.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing continues to amaze me. For two weeks I surfed on and off in Holland and Switzerland, and my fondest memories were of the people I met and the experiences we shared. I have since hosted several couchsurfers and enjoy it immensely.

Interests

I'm really into architecture, photography (especially Polaroids lately), traveling, music... I love playing sports. Hockey is most definitely my favorite, but I'll play almost anything because I'm pretty competitive when it comes to this. Let's see... I play the guitar occasionally, but I probably won't agree to sing unless I'm good an liquored up! StumbleUpon. If you don't know what this is, you should. I was on a juggling kick for a little while.

You. Chances are I'm interested in what you're interested in.

• singing
• architecture
• photography
• cheese
• beer
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• hockey

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pulp Fiction, Top Gun, There Will be Blood, American Beauty.

Books: not really a heavy reader, but I have been reading a lot of Haruki Murakami lately.

I'm passionate about music, especially Ben Folds, Animal Collective, Broken Social Scene, John Mayer, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Andrew Bird, Cake, Elliot Smith, Lil' Wayne, Of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, Radiohead, Okkervil River, Ryan Adams, Simon and Garfunkel, Wilco, Grizzly Bear, Local Natives, Arcade Fire, I could go on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While in Murren, Switzerland with my friend Shayan we decided on a whim to hike up an incredibly steep mountain trail. We were ill-prepared...I think we were wearing jeans and some crappy shoes, and we had only a little water and a few apples. 2 hours later and 2000 ft higher, exhausted, we somehow stumbled upon this restaurant on the mountain; a restaurant and nothing else! Waiting for us were two bottles of ice cold Swiss water, macaroni and cheese, and the best goddamn view I have ever seen.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, United States

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