CURRENT MISSION

i'd like to make someone, somewhere smile today. that's all.

ABOUT ME

I am people powered. I live my life for meeting wonderful people.

PHILOSOPHY

I live to make the world just a little bit better. I believe we are all interconnected and each of us has the ability to do small things that will have a tremendous impact. It all starts with a smile....

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am planning to write my dissertation on CouchSurfing and all you amazing people out there. If you'd like to chat about CS or anything, I'd like to listen...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It has been radical, nautical, horizontal, and vertical.

Interests

I love sports and the great outdoors. I love social connections. I love learning. I love challenges. I love life. I love music and traveling. I love my friends and people I don't know. I love my passion for doing good. I love to smile but love making others smile more.

• traveling
• eating out
• music
• outdoor activities
• sports
• sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Giving Tree, Catch 22, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Breakfast of Champions, Still Life with Woodpecker, The Glass Bead Game, Goodnight Moon, and anything by Rumi. Reading is rad.

Music: Bright Eyes, MGMT, Clap Your Hands, Girl Talk, Badly Drawn Boy, Band of Horses, Dr. Dog, Ben Kweller, Andrew Bird, Pedro the Lion, Iron and Wine, Counting Crows, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Smiths, Matt Costa, Okkervil River, Belle and Sebastian, Sufjan Stevens, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, City and Coulour, Noah and the Whale, Zion I, T.I., Nas, Tribe Called Quest, Nelly, Pitbull, RJD2 and SO SO SO SO MUCH MORE!!!! Music is my fave.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have made friends from all over the world. They make me happy.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know about sociology. I also know about fixing bikes.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

• 

•