Judge not yourself, lest ye be judged by yourself. The vital statistics are out there; everything else is subjective.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Stumbled into it. But it makes a lot more sense than hotels. Meeting people, helping them out, then meeting other people and being helped out by them. Simples.

Interests

• literature
• cooking
• politics
• movies
• chess
• music
• hiking
• soccer
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Captain Beefheart, Inherent Vice, Nineteen Eighty-four. As a sample.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once skinned a knuckle on my right index finger trying to separate a pair of frozen hamburgers. Everything else pales in comparison, except maybe raising two intelligent and compassionate children.

Teach, Learn, Share

Where do the boundaries of languages lie? Does expression shape thought or vice versa? Should the White Album have been a single LP? These are just a few questions you may want to avoid if you feel inclined to end the conversation within a reasonable length of time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iceland, Norway, Sweden, United States