CURRENT MISSION

My last backpacking trip was in 2009. It's been 3 years. I'm trying to get the internal flame going again as I realize I've surfed my own couch for long enough....

ABOUT ME

Written in 2009: I'm a pretty easy-going guy. No kids. Single. Getting out of the United States Marine Corps (Military) and feel the need to go out into the world some. In hindsight it feels that there is a lot to life that I have not yet seen and lived. And this is one of those few chances in life where I have the opportunity to just go out and see and explore the world... I'm hoping it goes well.

Written in 2012: Still pretty easy-going. Single again. Still no kids. So that part is the same. But now, 3 years later I've found that the travel bug never really leaves you. It just builds back up again and again. I'm out of the military and working a great job in the computer/I.T. world. Loving life in Cali, but realizing again that there's always more than what is on your merely on the plate in front of you. My last trip went amazingly well. I made friends throughout the world and now I'm realizing that it's time for me to explore the next chapter. I still proudly have the same backpack from Australia and all through my last trip through Europe and Japan. It's time to put on some more miles...

PHILOSOPHY

Written in 2009: Let's just say this backpacking trip is either the start or the end of some serious wanderlust. I don't know if I'm starting something or trying to close it. Either way, I'm looking forward to the adventure it will yield...

Written in 2012: Yep.... serious wanderlust.... I'm ALWAYS thinking of travel now... dagnabbit! Haha....

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have a simple black leather couch. Some blankets and a pillow. I also will be getting a new inflatable bed soon. I'm looking at getting back into the participating end of both the surfer and the surfee soon... Time to spice up life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed a few couches and hosted one surfer thus far from CS... but I've had a number of people crash my couch over the years. My favorite is still Jef in Belgium and his amazing hospitality that had a great impact on me.

Интересы

I'm a really chill, simple guy, yet I like a lot of fun and crazy stuff. White water rafting, paintball, camping, sky diving, scuba diving, mixed martial arts, motorcycles, indoor rock climbing (haven't made the transition to outdoors yet).

Good beer, good fun. I'm all about it.

• birds
• fish
• arts
• dancing
• beer
• motorcycles
• paintball
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• backpacking
• camping
• paintballing
• scuba diving
• martial arts
• rock climbing

Музыка, кино и книги

I love most movies that are NOT American Hollywood spew. By spew, I don't mean the blockbusters, but I mean the movies that come out between the blockbusters that are just bad writing, acting, editing, and the like... the stuff that they make because they had to rush it out the door to make that dollar. Some blockbusters suck too. I love finding good foreign films!!

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

Scuba diving... I was about 70 feet underwater, and I went and laid back, facing up - which feels VERY awkward and unnatural, if you've never gone scuba diving. Water was crystal clear. The sun looked like a blurry smattering of light dancing far above and the school of fish looked like a twisted flock of birds in some sort of forgotten dream, and the seals up above looked like distant planes. It was all VERY surreal and I had a hard time convincing myself it was real and in front of me. Beautiful.

Где я побывал(-а)

Australia

Где я жил(-а)

United States

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