CURRENT MISSION
In Houston for a few days, then in Australia for a few months helping a friend with a project that I don't feel like dealing with. I guess that means that my current mission, beside that literal one, is working on my attitude towards this project, and the associated time that it will be consuming in my life.
ABOUT ME
This is never fun. What do I write about myself? Actually, take a look at my interests. That will tell you quite a bit.

Additionally, I'm a tidy, well-mannered, helpful, quiet guy who gets along well with most anybody. Enjoy the occasional drink at a bar, but prefer to spend my time with coffee, a book, a pad and pen, or a laptop, quietly. I also love just wandering around new places, or old places, with or without my camera. I like alone time and togetherness time. And I like to eat vegetables and rice a lot.

PHILOSOPHY

"I've lived out my melancholy youth. I don't give a fuck anymore what's behind me, or what's ahead of me. I'm healthy. Incurably healthy. No sorrows, no regrets. No past, no future. The present is enough for me. Day by day. Today!" -H. Miller

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is lovely. Great way to meet new people and get the lay of the land, so to speak, of a new place. Great way to save some money if you're on a budget too.

Myself, I'm here because… I dunno. It seems so obvious. As a host you get to help someone out, meet someone you wouldn't otherwise, share stories, what have you. As a surfer you're being helped out, which can often times be invaluable, and you get to save money for other bits of your travels, and again, meeting people.

Interests

nature, cities, observation, sitting quietly, simplicity, photography, art, wondering, wandering, the world, this human mess, being, peace, cycling, hiking, trail running, nostalgia, crosswords, Henry Miller, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alan Watts, Matsuo Basho, Hayao Miyazaki, Vincent Van Gogh, and more coffee

• wildlife
• arts
• writing
• books
• photography
• dining
• drinking
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• trail running
• teaching
• exploration
• train travel
• retro gaming
• urban farming
• specialty coffee

Music, Movies, and Books

Tropic of Cancer (and most things Henry Miller)
Zen in the Art of Archery
Tao Te Ching
loads of stuff…

Lost in Translation
Big Trouble in Little China
Spirited Away (most anything by Miyazaki)
Back to the Future
Pierrot Le Fou (and other Jean-Luc Goddard films)
The Seventh Seal, and Persona

Seinfeld
The X-Files

Music: the whole gamut

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

every day life

i've survived, and i've thrived

cycled across Utah, Colorado, and Nebraska
cycled from Maryland down to Savannah, across to Santa Fe
cycled from Jacksonville, FL to Houston, TX

roamed around Europe for nine weeks

I don't know that any of this is amazing....

Teach, Learn, Share

Oh my. I don't know. I don't know much of anything. I think most times I am a student, but maybe sometimes a teacher as well.

What I Can Share with Hosts

peace, quiet, goodwill, smiles, hugs, handshakes, myself….

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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