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Overview

  • 5 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Knowledge Seeker
  • Masters Degree
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To be the change I want to see in the world

ABOUT ME

Smarter than your average bear.

PHILOSOPHY

No tree has branches so foolish as to fight amongst themselves.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've couchsurfed a few times and I am hoping to be set up to host people in the near future. I've met a bunch of people out at various CS events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Love it!

Interests

I have a wicked thirst for knowledge. I love science, philosophy, animals (I'm a vegan), the environment, and evolution. I like teaching people everything I've learned but I love listening to others and learning from their experiences even more.

  • animals
  • environment
  • vegan
  • bouldering
  • science
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - "Eating Animals", "A Song of Ice & Fire" (all five books), "Harry Potter" (all seven books), "Omnivore's Dilemma", "The God Delusion", "The Moral Landscape", "A New Earth", "1984", "Atlas Shrugged", "The End of Faith", "Letter to a Christian Nation", "Everyday Survival", "The Power of Now", "Deep Survival", "Outliers", "The Tipping Point" and many more.

Movies - "The Matrix", "Fight Club", "Gladiator", "Braveheart", "The Dark Knight", "Dumb & Dumber", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and many more.

Music - Dave Matthews, Zac Brown Band, Jack Johnson, Eminem, Tupac Shakur, Dierks Bentley, Rage Against The Machine, Kid Rock, Beastie Boys, Kenny Chesney, Kendrick Lamaer, and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taking care of four baby Howler monkeys in Costa Rica. Working on an organic farm in Vancouver. Staring at the mountains in Boulder Colorado. Every time I walk into Yankee Stadium.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a vegan and a very conscious consumer. I typically focus on eating organic, local and sustainable healthy foods. I'm a member of Mensa so I love all games and intellectual debates/discussions. I was a philosophy minor in college (almost double majored) so I love all things philosophy. I frequently go to New York City and Boston.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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