I'm an adventure loving individual. I enjoy traveling and exploring new areas - from checking out music at a local dive, eating my way around a new town, or navigating backcountry steeps. Adventures are best taken as they come and I'm not one to overplan, I enjoy a crazy night out or a good night in just the same.

When I'm not bartending or instructing skiing, I'm typically getting out and enjoying the outdoors around me. If you're looking to get after it and explore, we'll probably be able to find something to do together - ski, climb, bike, hike, paddle. If you don't like those, we can cook a meal, play some groovy tunes, and drink good beer and wine. If we don't have anything in common there, then it's not working out, but don't worry it's not you, it's me.

I'm open to staying with people or having people stay with me even if our schedules don't line up to spend any time together. We're all busy humans, surfing is even better when we get to share time together, but it doesn't always work out. In this way, I still contribute to the CS community and appreciate the reciprocity from a host in the same position.

Background:
I grew up in the burbs of Detroit, Michigan where I began exploring some of my passions like skiing, mountain biking, kayaking and climbing that have since brought me westward to Telluride, Colorado. I spent two years working out of college in the Metro-Detroit and Ann Arbor area where I developed a love for the city of Detroit and being a part of its' resurgence. During this time I explored more of the beautiful state I grew up in - love the U.P. (How Michiganders refer to the Upper Peninsula). As my adventures grew I knew I needed to be in the mountains and picked up and left the city and corporate job behind in November of 2015.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Down for any adventure and love meeting interesting people.

Make new connections in new places, meet locals, and find people to explore with.

To surf couches.

Interests

I'm down to try anything once, too many interests, not enough time.

I like things that thrill and I also like to chill.

• wine
• beer
• yoga
• music
• live music
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• mountaineering
• surfing
• skydiving
• skiing
• rock climbing
• hockey
• lacrosse
• lakes
• mountains
• mountain biking
• biking

Music, Movies, and Books

good live music, String Cheese Incident, Led Zeppelin, Floyd, Umphrey's McGee, Grateful Dead, Bassnectar, Brian Jonestown Massacre

Tarantino, Wes Anderson, Zoolander, Anchorman, Billy Madison, a good documentary

Catcher In The Rye, Cat's Cradle, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Vonnegut, I'm working on expanding my reading repertoire - make a suggestion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

(At times) succeeded at teaching kids (and sometimes adults) to ski

What I Can Share with Hosts

Mediocre jokes, entertaining stories, and a good attitude. I love to cook and would be happy to bring and prepare a meal for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States