CURRENT MISSION

keep it real

ABOUT ME

i'm a native texan. born and raised in houston. right now i'm waiting tables. i've held a handful of jobs, finished my undergraduate degree, and done a variety of things. physically, i'm on the taller side. i enjoy a good conversation, and i love showing people around town if they're new to the city.

PHILOSOPHY

personal accountability

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted a handful of people in Houston. I have surfed in Australia and on my motorbike trip through the western US.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i'd give it an 8.

Interests

interests at the moment include: my basset hound belle, my girlfriend, reading when i feel like i feel like i can, writing, trying to get my car and motorcycle ready to sell

• writing
• reading
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Harold and Maude, Almost Famous.

Music: http://www.last.fm/user/ryanmg1988/

Books: Confederacy of Dunces,the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay, cloud atlas, travels with charley, haroun and the sea of stories, the inferno, 33 1/3 in the aeroplane over the sea, blankets, goodbye chunky rice, ender's game, sandman, brave new world, lucky wander boy, martian chronicles, a clockwork orange, neon bible, jane eyre, maus, flcl, down and out in paris and london, animal farm, wind up bird chronicles, blindness, the remains of the day, in the skin of a lion, waterland, the little prince, the 13 1/2 lives of cpt. bluebear, the restaraunt at the end of the universe,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

woodhead crossing u.s. highway 59., Drove to North Carolina from Houston in a day, slept on the beach in Willmington. a small beach in port lincoln south australia, with my pants rolled up around my knees and the water freezing my toes.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to think I've had some interesting experiences. I would be willing to talk about them. i am constantly working to become more objective and less subjective. i really like hearing other peoples' stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Germany, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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