CURRENT MISSION

shifting gears

ABOUT ME

README
I've been getting more than a dozen couch requests per week and it's becoming overwhelming. Many new members seem to be treating this site like a free hotel; so I'm unfortunately going to have to screen people out a bit more aggressively. In your couch request you must state clearly that you have a sleeping pad, bag, pillow and towel. Thank you.

I hope that opener doesn't turn everyone away, because I really do love to host. I'm a geeky geek with a forever love of science and electronics. I love my job (software engineer) and I spend entirely too much time working. When I can pull myself away I like to take my bike out for long rides and meet up with friends for beer.

PHILOSOPHY

Pay it forward.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf and host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I spent a year bicycle touring around the USA, in that period I stayed in about 100 campgrounds and about 50 strangers homes. It was fantastic, one of the best experiences of my life. Some of my couchsurfing was planned, a lot of it was people spontaneously offering me a place to stay.

Since getting home I have had the chance to host a few times and it has been really fun. I've been delighted by all of my guests so far and it is a great motivator to keep planning my own adventures.

*There is a different hospitality site that is unique to bicycle tourists, if you are bicycle touring I'd be happy to direct you there.

Interests

food, technology, kindness, kittens, geeks

• dining
• beer
• electronics
• technology
• cycling
• astronomy
• engineering
• mathematics
• physics
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all kinds of movies, big budget action movies and obscure foreign films, I'm a sucker for a good story. I haven't read very much in the last year, but Snow Crash is a favorite of mine.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Tandem bicycling the perimeter of the US was pretty cool.

Teach, Learn, Share

I double majored in math and physics with a minor in astronomy; I find all of those subjects fascinating and tutored extensively in college. My explanation of the universe only takes about 2 hours these days :)