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Eric Veium

Current Mission: Keep workin on my Bodhisattva Vows!

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Vienna Collective
United States
California
San Luis Obispo


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General Information
Eric Veium has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info
Couch availableMaybe
CouchSurf requests replied to70%
member sinceDecember 14th, 2005
profile views4,481
age30
genderMale
membernameJAHEYEZ
occupationStudent of this life
educationUndergrad in Industrial Engineering @ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
grew up inMadison, Wisconsin, USA
ethnicityAmerican
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Languages

  • EnglishExpert
  • GermanBeginner
  • SpanishBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Central Coast 302:325
Why: SLO is my home. I love this place!!
mountain hiking 4877:2715
Why: I live for Mountains and Rivers
Cheap Travel 10499:7777
Why: Cheap isn't about spendin as little cash as possible ... its about solving problems creatively.
Alternative Ways of Living & Consuming 13429:13574
Why: cuz its about ethics and personal responsibility
Active in 2 more groups.

Couch Information



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Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: No
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 2

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: Depends

Floor, couch, blow up mattress, extra bed, the back yard. We will try to accommodate you any way we can.


Friends (53)

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Gregory EllisGregory Ellis
27, Male
Santa Margarita, California
United States
Friends since September 2003
"I came out of his womb"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
Met in person  
Jehn VeiumJehn Veium
27, Female
San Luis Obispo, California
United States
Friends since September 1984
"He's my bro"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
Met in person   Surfed15   Traveled30+  
Lena Marie RaduLena Marie Radu
26, Female
Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since December 2009
"We met in Budapest cooking Gulasch..."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Surfed21   Traveled21  
Vuk Pavicevic Vuk Pavicevic
29, Male
Saint Helena, California
United States
Friends since October 2004
"I've been with Eric through many situations, school, traveling, hiking, boxing, and everything else that ties those activities together"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Traveled10  
Dan RivoireDan Rivoire
26, Male
San Luis Obispo, California
United States
Friends since October 2003
"I know Eric as a trip leader, backpacker, and general outdoorsman. He's my roomate and shares a strong yearning for knowledge."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Hosted10  
Brian EngletonBrian Engleton
31, Male
San Luis Obispo, California
United States
Friends since January 2003
"College, housemate"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person  
Ulf Kleinings Ulf Kleinings
23, Male
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since February 2006
"I hosted him for partying Carnival in Cologne 2006 and then met him again for the Spring (Beer) Festival in Stuttgart", the HC SummerCamp in Berlin and then at his place in Munich from where we went to the CSC Eisenstadt 2006"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Eric Veium
Met in person   Hosted7   Surfed2   Traveled14  
Andre Gonzalez Andre Gonzalez
31, Male
Oakland, California
United States
Friends since March 2005
"Munich FHM and Cal Poly SLO, man we'e had some great times Eric! "
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for Eric Veium
Met in person   Hosted3   Surfed2   Traveled5  
Brandon SyBrandon Sy
27, Male
San Francisco, California
United States
Friends since June 2005
"peach st. family"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person  
Barrie ValenciaBarrie Valencia
24, Female
San Luis Obispo, California
United States
Friends since April 2008
"through Greg Ellis"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed1  
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Eric Veium
Big Sur Californa ... The place where I was Born and the place where I will Die.
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CouchSurfing Experience

Karneval Cologne 2006 CS Meeting, Stuttgart with two of the finest fellows ever to live, Budapest with 5 Great ladies
Bratislava with a well organized and generous couple, Vienna with 3 Fun Lovin ladies and 1 cool but slightly twisted dude

Interests

Live for the outdoors. Love people and adventure. Humanistic Buddhism and Philosophy. Listening to Music, Reading Books, Thinking and Learning and Living and Loving and most importantly ... Afternoon Naps

Philosophy

Live mindful, purposeful, and without effort. Live the middle way (Balance and Moderation). Do not search for it ... for it will not be found ... Stop looking and it will find you.

Music, Movies, Books

Movies: Trainspotting, Magnolia, Donny Darco, City of Lost Children, City of God, A Clockwork Orange, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Memento, Requiem for a Dream, The Big Lebowski, Shawshank Redemption, The Boondock Saints...

Music: Bob Marley, Iron and Wine, Bright Eyes, Atmosphere, Tool, Bloodhound Gang, Weezer, Wilco, Ben Kweller, Dispatch, Mason Jennings, Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, Andrew Bird, Johnny Cash, Catch-22 ...


Books: Dharma Bums, Moon Palace, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence, Into Thin Air, The Story of B, The Tao of Pooh, 1984, Catch-22, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, Godless Morality...

Types of People I enjoy

Down to Earth, Realistic, Educated, Interesting, Considerate, Open-minded, Generous, Not easily offended, and if easily offended, quick to forgive ...

Teach, Learn, Share

Hitchhiking, Couchsurfing with style and grace, Computer support, Politics and Philosophy

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

Eel River @11000 CFS

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

Well thought out, attractive, accessible, and effective. This community kicks ass!!!

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Norway, Scotland, Slovakia, Sweden
LIVED: Germany, United States


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References (41)

  • 38Positive
  • 3Neutral
  • 0Negative
  • 6From Hosts
  • 14From Surfers
  • 10Traveling
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Shanan GREENHOUGH
From Shanan GREENHOUGH
 Melbourne, Australia
 Jul 12, 2011
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Eric was such an awesome host!! Had a such a top time in SLO because of this guy.

Lena Marie Radu
From Lena Marie Radu
 Siegen, Germany
 Feb 20, 2011
Met in person Close Friend, Surfed 21 days Traveled 21 days 
Positive

Since I met Eric on the cs Wintercamp in Budapest he has become a very important person in my life - spending time with him is full of laughing, deep conversations and much sleep :)
He is doing an amazing work and is creating real change...
The time I spent with him in his lovely community in SLO was outstanding and opened my mind for California/U.S. - thank you so much!
Our paths are going to cross many more times in this life... Be well!

Caroline Depuydt
From Caroline Depuydt
 Jette, Belgium
 Aug 13, 2010
Met in person Surfed 4 days  
Positive

With so many references, an extra one is hardly needed, but here we go! Eric and his housemates hosted me for 4 nights and were just very relaxed, laid-back, interested, interesting, considerate, fun and willing to show me around (we went hiking!). Get in touch with him if you work on sustainable communities! He's your man. Thanks so much Eric!

Kris Roudebush 
From Kris Roudebush
 San Luis Obispo, United States
 Jul 15, 2010
Met in person Close Friend, Traveled 3 days 
Positive

Eric is a close friend of mine and wonderful guy! Anyone would be lucky to have a CS experience with him.

Tom Brown
From Tom Brown
 Bennett, United States
 Jun 29, 2010
Met in person Surfed 2 days  
Positive

He let me (a charming Englishman), an Alabamian, and an Estonian stay in his Garage Mahal and now we all vote for Jon Laird. Thank you Eric for very good times had by all.

THE BABY SNAKE
From THE BABY SNAKE
 San Luis Obispo, United States
 May 8, 2010
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Eric is fan-freaking-tastic! This guy is quick whited, hilarious, incredibly intelligent and personable. He makes even the most shy stranger completely at home in any setting. Mr. Veium is outgoing, conscientious, friendly and lovable.

Madaline LaRocque
From Madaline LaRocque
 San Luis Obispo, United States
 Mar 5, 2010
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Eric is full of wit and charm. He has a generous spirit and warmth.
Thanks for the breakfast invite Eric!~ Next time we will arrive before the food is gone!

ARTLITE 
From ARTLITE
 Warsaw, Poland
 Jan 7, 2010
Met in person  
Positive

Eric cooked some kick-ass Gul-ash!

Andre Gonzalez 
From Andre Gonzalez
 Oakland, United States
 Apr 4, 2009
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 3 days Surfed 2 days Traveled 5 days 
Positive

Eric is passionate about exploring the outdoors, taking care of the environment, and just wants to have fun! Likes being young, seeing new places, tasting new food, and enjoying the company of beautiful ladies.

Mike Greenberg 
From Mike Greenberg
 Berkeley, United States
 Mar 2, 2009
Met in person Surfed 3 days  
Positive

Eric is a flat-out awesome guy. He hosted me on two occasions for a total of 3 nights on my motorbike trip thru SoCal and I had a ton of fun. He's also an inspiring emerging leader in energy and sustainability and we had many useful, funny, and productive conversations. A generous guy, I couldn't have had a more worthwhile time in my visit.


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