CURRENT MISSION

Travel, School, Work, Repeat.

ABOUT ME

Critical Care Paramedic instructor, Search and Rescue Medic, and emergency medicine Physician Assistant.

PHILOSOPHY

"I would rather be ashes than dust."
-Jack London

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

If I have a place to stay, you're welcome to crash there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A buddy and I hitch-hiked through Eastern Europe for three months. We stayed with several amazing couchsurfer hosts and made incredible memories. It's a fantastic way to see another culture and interact as actual people.

Interests

Playing guitar, prehospital medicine, traveling with nothing, rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, sking, alpine climbing, reading, star watching, photography, listening to music, journaling, making films, riding motorcycle, eating healthy, skydiving, camping/hiking, learning new languages and meeting new people.

• culture
• books
• singing
• photography
• coffee
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• skydiving
• rock climbing
• languages
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Gregory Alan Isakov, Benjamin Francis Leftwhich, The Black Keys, Angus and Julia Stone, Radical Face, Mumford and Sons, Radiohead, Album leaf, Explosions in the sky, Norah Jones, Jose Gonzalez, Johnny Cash, This will Destroy you, Snow Patrol, Coldplay, Smashing Pumkins, Goo Goo Dolls, Avett brothers, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Frank Sinatra, Julie London, Bing Crosby, Sarah Vaughn, ....many many more.

Books: 1984, Atlas Shrugged, Crime and Punishment, Sherlock Holmes, Lord of the Rings, Narnia, A Voyage for Madmen, The Road, Lord of the Flies, The picture of Dorian Gray, The call of the wild, East of Eden, The Sea Wolf, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Count of Monte Cristo, The Fountainhead, We the Living, Anthem, Guns, Germs, and Steel.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helped provide trauma medicine in Iraq and Syria during the ISIS occupation.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an open book. Always open to learn, always willing to share. I've been playing guitar and rock climbing for years now and would love more than anything to teach you what I know.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Quality whisky, good stories, and a respectful atmosphere.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Antarctica, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Viet Nam, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Iraq