CURRENT MISSION

Well, I try my best To be just like I am, But everybody wants you to be just like them, They say sing while you slave and I just get bored, I ain’t gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more.

ABOUT ME

i like to eat puppies... not really ... I'm a fun person... hospitality is a huge deal to me... if you come to my place and you don't have a comfy bed, a cold beer, and a good time in the first 3 hours, i will consider myself a failure. Strangers have been very kind to me in my travels, and its just good kharma to repay those random acts of kindness. I like talking and goofing around. If you play rugby, you will have a new friend in me.

When I'm not pretending to be a English Teacher, I'm carving my beard into interesting shapes, hitch hiking, reading, almost always listening to music, sleeping, couchsurfing, writing articles for everyone's reading pleasure, playing rugby, and basically rocking it hard, long and fast. Some of my favorite words are vagabond, debaucherious and fist.

I lived in Japan for 4 years teaching English, then Budapest, and now Santiago, Chile. I graduated from Midddle Tennessee State University with a BA in English Lit. and Minors in Drama and Theatre. My parents have lost all hope that i will support them in their old age, but what you gonna do?

I love a good beer, good laughter, great friends, and an excellent song to karaoke to. With all these things, how could you go wrong?

PHILOSOPHY

"I burn my candle at both ends,
It will not last the night
But ah my foes and oh my friends,
It gives a lovely light."

Life should be an adventure, and I really enjoy taking delight in it.

I love to laugh and hopefully I can bring a smile to your face as well...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well... so far i've gotten about 10 people in Fukui to join the site! Looks like Fukui City has become a popular tourist destination... I go to most of the Budapest CS meetings. I love hosting and one of my favorite things to is to turn a stranger into a friend...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mostly I host, but the few experiences I've had crashing were AWESOME. I just need to travel more alone to get into more homes. Usually I'm with a big group that prevents us from staying in houses, but i love to impose on people OH HOW I LOVE IT! Just kidding... every place i crash i try my best not to mess up too badly and i think i've done alright.

As a host, I have been described as gracious, hospitable, terrifying, drunk, knowledgeable, relaxed, friendly, outgoing, and bear-like. I take all of that as a compliment. It will be an adventure whether you are looking for one or not.

Interests

Karate, Karaoke, Rugby, Soccer, HitchHiking, Drama, The Internets, Firefly, Reading, Speaking terrible Japanese, Onsens, Making new friends, Music, Traveling and a bit of Nanpa from time to time...

• writing
• singing
• beer
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• music
• karaoke
• hiking
• skiing
• soccer
• rugby
• teaching
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, A Clockwork Orange, America Beauty, Memento, Fight Club, Primal Fear, Old School, Pineapple Express, and many more...

Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, The White Stripes, Beck, Dashboard Confessional, The Beastie Boys, Ben Folds, Black Eyed Peas, Cake, Coldplay, Ray Charles, Nine Inch Nails, Blur, Mariyn Manson, Gogol Bordello, Ok Go, Los Campesinos

Animal Farm, 1982, Anything by Chuck Palunik

There are too many... TOO MANY...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I used to work on a farm, I had to castrate new born bull calves. With a scapel and my barehands. With no gloves. In the rain. Those bastards are slippery...

So either that or hitchhiking... i love the feel of the open road and the adventure that waits there...

Teach, Learn, Share

Hmmm... i can do some magic tricks, i suppose. I can ski, play rugby, karate,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Hungary, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

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