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Overview

  • 18 references 17 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Sign Language - American, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Resource Nurse for Documentation Concerns (focusing on Su...
  • University of North Dakota BSN; Working on my MSN in Info...
  • From Sauk Centre MN, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To find my place in this world.....

ABOUT ME

Just a simple guy who is learning to be content with what he has, while looking at the bigger picture with eyes wide open.

Probably the best word to describe me would be explorer. Ever since I was a little kid, I have always been interested in digging deeper and exploring all the facets of things.

Once, when I was 5, I got in trouble cause I wandered away from home to explore the woods on our farm. Got stuck in a mud puddle and took a nap. I still feel like I haven't learned a lesson from that.....

This has led to a passion for geography, science, and nature. I have been know to sit and stare at a stream for hours trying to figure out life's mysteries.

Kind of a geek and nerd. Love science fiction. It is kind of a passion.

Love learning about random things. You should too.

Being a Libra and a middle child I feel has lead me to be an uber peace maker/having a need for balance in my life. Conflict is annoying anyways right?

PHILOSOPHY

Find yourself and others will find you.

If you do not give 100% of yourself everyday, who can say that you have truly lived?

Letting others define you is like letting them do your homework: it's easier but you don't learn much

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosting: I love it. I do it much more frequently than surfing myself, and I kind of like it that way.

Surfing: It was also great. Can't wait to do it again.

Interests

Nature: Hiking, camping, mountain biking, rock climbing, etc.

Building Things, whether it be furniture or LEGOs....

Gardening, yard work (mowing the lawn is one of my favorite things to do in life.)

Traveling: I want to visit pretty much anywhere and everywhere in this world (heck, I even want to go beyond that.....)

  • gardening
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • geography
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jack's Mannequin, Jimmy Eat World, Florence + The Machine

Movies: Contact, Princess Mononoke, Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, and basically anything that has a good theme. Cinematography gets me too.....

Books: Most definitely science fiction, but have been known to dabble in other genres if I must.....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

LIstening to the Howler Monkeys at 4 AM while trekking through the Guatemalan jungle.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Guatemala

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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