CURRENT MISSION

Become extremely fat.

ABOUT ME

Currently working on a graduate degree in Lyon, France and singing in a metal band.

Creativity and freedom always. Open-minded and relaxed but still know who I am and where I am going. Humorous and friendly. Quirky. Creative. I appreciate the strange and unusual. I am fond of under-appreciated treasures. Articulate. Adventurous. Enthusiastic about challenge.

PHILOSOPHY

I will find a way or make one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host when possible and certainly travel when able.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Two sky divers from Virginia stayed at my house in North Carolina - to my complete surprise. I fried up some delicious walleye fish, from my hometown in Ohio, and we had interesting conversations.
A hardcore, straightedge dude stayed at my place in Tacoma, Washington.
A German girl surfed my house in Okinawa and we went to the huge aquarium here, whilst sampling pineapple wine and cheesy Japanese kitsch.
I couchsurfed in Europe, United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Its been awesome!

I have surfed couches in Wyoming, Montana, Washington, Sweden, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Australia, Hong Kong, and New Zealand. I have met couchsurfers in other countries, including Thailand and Philippines. All were fantastic experiences.

Interests

I am very much alive. I laugh at everything around me.

I am always seeking intense and true experience.

I play the guitar, bass, hand drums, and I love to record music. I listen and dance to wide variety of music - extreme metal, hardcore, dubstep, electronic, jazz, Arabic, classical guitar, etc...music that is meaningful and intense, that drives me.

I love to help and teach people.

I really like being in the water. I see it in my dreams. Bodyboarding, sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking, kayak surfing, snorkeling, scuba diving.

Outdoors and adventure. Hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, cooking on the campfire, snowboarding, and enjoying the rain.

Exercise is key. The body is a temple.

Food - my first true love. All sorts and lots of it. I have a sweet tooth too. Tea is great. Root beer floats and creme soda interest me, especially when it accompanies a really big, rare steak. And maybe some boxing.

I like to read, especially about psychology philosophy. I like to think and reflect on things.

My art is a bit wild, but I love to do it and watch things develop.

I adore travel and foreign cultures. It opens the mind.

I like being awake while everyone else is asleep, being asleep while everyone else is awake

• fish
• aquaria
• arts
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• exercise
• traveling
• painting
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• drums
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• hunting
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• snowboarding
• boxing
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Intense music and literature that deals with human nature, existence, the creative process, and free will. Metal and dubstep are currently my favorite forms of music, but I also love jazz, dnb, ambient, electronic, jam, big band, Persian, etc. If it has passion and true emotion, then I can probably identify with it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Puked while eating a durian fruit.

I saw a man take a crap off the side of a moving train in Dhaka, Bangladesh. What a horrible place!

I have traveled to many very remote places.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to eat alot...how to make some rich, delicious and decidedly American foods...eat fattening foods...play something simple on guitar or bass....how to paint a wall correctly...how too roll on the ground...how to roll in a kayak...how to rock n roll...how to record a song...how to bodyboard...and HOW TO LIVE LIFE FULLY

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guam, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, Philippines, United States

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