Living & working out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

I started this account in college & kinda forgot about it. Now I'm at the point where we have a place that can actually accommodate a guest (or 3), so thought this would be good to finally get back into. Meet some new people, help out some travelers, & see some new places!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Interested in finding new ways of seeing the world & also being a helpful host to anybody visiting Grand Rapids, Michigan. Love meeting new people, new conversations, new perspectives.

Interests

Filmmaking, music, theatre, good times with friends & family, reading, new experiences, traveling, good beer, great food, comedy, biking, snowboarding, playing music, hiking, coffee, cooking.

• arts
• film making
• dining
• beer
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• surfing
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite films:
Good Will Hunting, Almost Famous, Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, The Godfather, Home Alone, The Big Lebowski, American Beauty, Lord of the Rings, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Anchorman, Old School, Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, the Good the Bad & the Ugly, Into The Wild, There Will Be Blood, and almost anything by Martin Scorcese, Stephen Spielberg, & the Coen Brothers,

Musicians I love:
Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Dave Matthews Band, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Radiohead, Eric Clapton, Green Day, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Eminem, Modest Mouse, Smashing Pumpkins, The Killers, Michael Franti, Citizen Cope, Atmosphere, People Under the Stairs, Kings of Leon, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Simon & Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, & especially anything performed live.

Authors I love:
Hunter S. Thompson, Kurt Vonnegut, Mitch Albom, Tolkein, George Carlin, JD Sallinger, Mario Puzo, Philosophy, Stephen King, Jack Kerouac, & sir Bill Shakespeare.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydiving. I was finally able to conquer my fear of heights, feel a sensation unlike anything else, & see the world from a completely new perspective.

Teach, Learn, Share

We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
-George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

The important thing, is to never stop questioning.
-Albert Einstein

Art doesn't have a finish line... It's just a race, against yourself, with no reward except the satisfaction of explaining yourself in some symbolic form
-George Carlin

May God bless and keep you always
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars,
And climb on every rung...
And may you stay forever young.
May you stay forever young.
May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the light surrounding you
May you always be courageous
Stand upright and be strong...
And my you stay forever young.
May you stay forever young.
May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift,
May you heart always be joyful,
And may your song always be sung...
And may you stay forever young.
May you stay forever young.
-Bob Dylan

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Italy, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States