CURRENT MISSION

to laugh

ABOUT ME

In December 2014, I quit my job to travel and volunteer, starting in Australia, up through SEA, and eventually working my way back to the United States. After 16 months of travel through 13 countries, I'm back and currently living and working in Pittsburgh.

PHILOSOPHY

"To Live would be an awfully big adventure." - Peter Pan

"Good living and productive living are not always the same thing" -T.F.

"Hapiness is anyone and anything that's loved by you."
-Charlie Brown

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've not only surfed, but I've had the great pleasure of hosting a few people during my 3.5 years in Cleveland, Ohio.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I participated in Couchsurfing while backpacking through Europe in 2010 and again last September 2014 through Scandinavia while hosting Surfers inbetween. It held some of the best experiences, enabling me to see various places and meet fellow travelers.

Interests

Everything and Anything. Sort of makes me a hot mess. I like running, fishing, gardening, hiking mountains, trying new foods, being with people and sharing life over a cup of coffee. Yea, I really enjoy people.

• coffee
• running
• gardening
• traveling
• fishing
• hiking
• backpacking
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Coldplay, The Fray, OneRepublic, Mumford & Sons, Mat Kearney, The Hush Sound, Eisley, David Crowder, U2, Vega 4, Cartel, Augustana, Ben Folds, City & Colour, Classic Crime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jacks Mannequin, Iron & Wine, Jason Mraz, Jon Foreman, Lifehouse, Mae, Relient K, Sleeping at Last, Snow Patrol, The Verve, Yellowcard, Ingrid Michaelson, Mumford & Sons, Hillsong United, Desperation Band

Movies: Braveheart, Gladiator, John Q, Garden State, Batman - Dark Knight (epic), The Island, Equilibrium, Lord of the Rings Series, 3:10 to Yumma, etc..

Books: Lord of the Flies, Persuasion, Fight Club, The End of Your Life Book Club, Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie), 1776, Shakespeare works, 1984, Delivering Happiness, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones Series, Brave New World, Jane Eyre, Paradise Lost, Where the Wild Things Are, Bible ...and various non-fiction books: Savage Mountain, Surprised by Oxford, Autobiography of a Face, Love Does, the Ragamuffin Gospel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked a ridiculous fjord (Reinebringen) in the Arctic Circle, then ran two miles for whale meat, hitchhiked back to our tiny Village Å, and cooked it over a little makeshift charcoal set

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some stories and time and hopefully a few laughs :) And, of course, a home in the United States wherever I land.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Thailand, United States