CURRENT MISSION

Travel to SE Asia and motorcycle all the countries. To make everyone I meet see that humanity is still good. Move out of the USA and have a nice place for travelers to come visit.

ABOUT ME

Man of many exciting stories of travelling and near death experiences.

PHILOSOPHY

The best things in life live just on the other side of fear

Tomorrows gain requires todays sacrifice

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am an open door to anyone that needs a place to crash and if I am available at that time to do so, then I would love to take people out somewhere fun.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed to FIJI, AUSTRALIA, France, Czech republic.

Interests

I love adventure and outdoors. I learned to scuba while in Fiji and went on a shark dive (AWESOME) I usually choose activities that have some element of danger. I enjoy taking people rock climbing. I love traveling to other countries. I work hard and play hard also. Live your best life and always help those that you can along the way.

• cooking
• traveling
• survival
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Lawless, book of Eli, almost all music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

WOW to bring it all down to one single moment..... hmm.

I had just returned from an amazing tiger shark dive in Fiji with aquatrek, and returned to my hostel. I quickly grabbed my kayak and started pushing for a coral head that stood about 1500 meters offshore. I dove for several hours and filmed with my brand new Go Pro 3 and the weather had turned a bit for the worse. I decided to head in and untied the kayak, slid in and rested for a moment before pulling my mask from my face. There was the very distinctive kerplunk of my Go Pro hitting the water... Without thinking i did what any stupid american would do and abandoned ship to chase the camera. when i finally gave up on that effort i returned to the surface to realize that my kayak had drifted 50 meters from me already. Again like a stupid american, I gave chase. I spent all my energy to catch this drifting kayak., It was least to say futile! so i turn to head back to the coral head and realize i am now alone, 100 meters from the coral, almost a mile from sand, and out of breath. Muscles screaming from lack of oxygen I realize that this is it... all the amazing things i have done, the times i have cheated death, and this is how I am going to die. with visions of my slow decent to the bottom doing the drown person twitch I begin to push and push hard, methodically counting in my head 1,2,3,1,2,3 until finally i find myself at the coral. Catching my breath i feel so alive and blessed. After some time passes I begin to shiver and realize that I may catch hypothermia (as I am waste deep) and I decide to leave the coral head for a marker close by. I reach the marker which is made of wood and rusted steel ( like a single pole) and climb the rusty leaning tower of Fiji to sit like a koala for 4 hours and hope that someone sees me or notices me missing. As the thunder storm approaches and the sun kisses the horizon I realize that it is inevitable, I will be out there all night. with thoughts of sharks and cold I decide to jump back into the water and strip naked and cut my shorts into strips so that i can fashion me a harness of sorts to sit in hanging on the pole for the night. As I begin to jump I see a boat heading my direction (I hope) and it turns out that it was a sunset cruise that happened to come close enough by me to hear my whistle! back in safety the next day I find that I am on the front page of the Fiji Sun news paper! the whole page is this stupid american looking like a koala in the middle of the ocean.... when my CS friends got a hold to that we all had a really hearty laugh and I earned my nick name "The stupid American"

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share knowledge with people. I love learning myself. but I must say i enjoy teaching; rock climbing, cooking, survival techniques. Love sharing experiences about travels and hearing peoples stories.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything that I have and can spare, is yours! I love giving to those abroad that are travelling and exploring.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Peru, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States