CURRENT MISSION

Exploring strange areas of the world. Sampling the local cuisine. Meeting new and interesting people. Learning something new everyday, and continuing my healthy studies in the science of life.

ABOUT ME

I enjoy a good beer, live music, and a book of the same flavor. Also people with really good stories to share.

PHILOSOPHY

I live to learn and grow. I've found that the best way to facilitate this is to be open minded, and to squash worry with the knowledge that even if it doesn't work out you always walk away from it with something more than you started with.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I became aware of this project in the summer of '08 when a group of friends and I, traveling on a roadtrip, were faced with the issue of the cost of sleeping arrangements for the 5 weeks we had planned out. We ended up surfing couches in nearly every western U.S. state and even in Mexico. Enamored with the experience and also finding that money saving was not nearly the greatest benefit (friendships forged and a local´s perspective on things), I decided to make my own profile to continue meeting the incredible people of CS.

Interests

Backpacking, hiking, reading, snowboarding, socializing, cooking, food, watching movies, TRAVEL, watching people, lounging, ranting, being sarcastic, playin guitar, Social History, music, rock climbing, heights, travel, last-minute planning, hitch hiking, funny faced pictures, beer, wine, and whiskey

• books
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• working out
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• racquetball
• history
• languages
• science
• last minute travel
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ben Harper, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Broken Bells, Chili Peppers, Spoon, Mason Jennings, Brett Dennen, Of Montreal, Bernard Fanning, Pete Murray, Why?, Chris Rea, The Rosebuds, Bonobo, The Album Leaf, The Weepies

Movies: Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Full Metal Jacket, Scarface, The Shawshank Redemption, Training Day, American History X, Fight Club, Donnie Darko, City of God, Crash, American Beauty, The Ninth Gate, Sin City, Where the Buffalo Roam, Office Space, Last Man Standing, Almost Famous, 25th Hour, Dogville, Casino, Das Leben der Anderen, The Life of David Gale, Miller's Crossing, Across the Universe, No Country for Old Men

Books: Stranger in a Strange Land, The Grapes of Wrath, Atlas Shrugged, The Great Gatsby, The Fountainhead, Gravity's Rainbow, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Eyeless in Gaza, Native Son, The Human Stain, Catch-22, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Siddhartha, Skinny Legs and All, Island, A Brave New World, Crime and Punishment, A Hero of Our Time, Zorba the Greek, The Thought Gang, anything Vonnegut, Edward Abbey, Tom Brown, J.D. Salinger, Kerouac, Kesey, Roth, Tom Wolfe, Mark Twain, Tom Robbins and Huxley

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunrise on the Salar de Uyuni (Bolivian salt flats)is a memory that I will take with me to the grave. (see photos)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm interested in anything that people are passionate about. If you really enjoy something, I'll give it a try, who knows you may even sell me on it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from life in Japan, or Germany. My passion for languages. Food! Reading material.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States