CURRENT MISSION

My goal is to tread all over this little planet, conciously of course.

ABOUT ME

I am just a student. In every sense of the word. I have a yearning deep down to see everything this world has to offer. I try every day to grow and learn about both myself and the world around me.

PHILOSOPHY

To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special. - Jim Valvano

Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering - because you can't take it in all at once. - Audrey Hepburn

I just want to live happy ever after every now and then - Jimmy Buffett

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just joined a little bit ago. I really like the idea and plan on going to gatherings and such when I get back from my travels. Where I live doesn't get a ton of cs'ers but the doors always open.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have been meeting up with people while I'm here in Europe. Most couches are pretty full this time of year but I've had some great experiences just meeting up and talking to others. Attended a meeting in Madrid also.

Interests

Literature, cooking, wine, learning about other cultures, and of course travel.

• books
• literature
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• world cup

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Any Steve McQueen flick, Beautiful Girls, Christmas Vacation, Out Cold, Shawshank Redemption, any 80s movie
Music: Van Morrison, Texas Country, Chris Botti, Lyle Lovett, Jimmy Buffett, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley, Jazz, Reggae, Bluegrass
Books: The Brothers Karamazov, any Hemingway novel, Junot Diaz, Physics/Philosophy/Neurology books (I'm a nerd I know), The Dalai Lama, Zen and the Art of Motorcylce Maintenance

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This is very recent and involved a few couchsurfers so I figure I better use it. Was in Madrid for the World Cup finals when Spain won. Watched the match in the main square with 3 other cs'ers and a few hundred thousand others. It was an amazing night and something I know I'll always look fondly upon.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm still trying to figure out where I stand in this whole grand scheme of things but I'm working on it. It may take a while though so don't hold your breathe.

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