CURRENT MISSION

continue loving life

ABOUT ME

I'm interested in all kinds of things and I have a million hobbies which i seem not to have time for. I love food a whole lot...and cooking of course. Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love when people introduce me to music that i don't know about. I love sitting around with new friends and talking about our differing/similar viewpoints on life. I have the travel bug. I love big road trips. In the summer of 2010, I took a road trip all across the US. I drove 8444 miles and met amazing people and saw incredible stuff. Props to couchsurfing for making it happen!

I believe that while traveling, a person needs to embrace local culture. I seek to experience people who live in a place as much as the place itself. I'm looking forward to future travels and learning from people I surf with, and to have great shared experiences together.

My current life goal is to find my niche. To discover how I can spend my energy in useful, creative, helpful, and rewarding work.

I'm kinda a jack-of-all trades. In general I am pretty chill, but can be quite wacky if the people around me help to bring that out.

PHILOSOPHY

To thine own self be true

Life is what happens when you are making other plans

When there is a fork in the road, eat pie!

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

See where I've been in the world by going to this link:
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See where I've been in the US by going to this link:
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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfers are the best!!!!!!!!!
I first found out about Couch surfing while on vacation in Puerto Rico. I randomly met some couchsurfers, and they were really cool and good hearted people. Very hospitable and friendly too.

My first surfing experience was in Columbus, Ohio where I surfed with several people at the same house and it was a week of excellent craziness! So many personalities, so much kindness and openness. Couch surfing gives me hope that people are actually inherently good.

Every other time I have surfed or hung out with surfers, has been excellent. Everyone has been very welcoming and full of energy and ideas for cool stuff to do.

July 2010 - Columbus, OH - surfed with Jon Powell
August 2010 - Waterloo, IA - surfed with Peter Nagel
August 2010 - Sioux Falls, SD - surfed with Megan Olson
August 2010 - Santa Fe, NM - Surfed with Jenny Luna & Alysha Shaw
September 2010 - Flagstaff, AZ - surfed with Brent Nelson
September 2010 - Las Cruces, NM surfed with Maria Doria
September 2010 - Midland, TX - surfed with Ramon Doria
October 2010 - New Orleans, LA - surfed with Otter K-Powers

October 2010-present - gotten to know many more Couchsurfers, primarily the ones living in Atlanta

August 2012 - Kansas City, KS - surfed with Chase Cookson
August 2012 - Denver, CO - surfed with Scott Balay
April 2013 - New Orleans, LA - surfed with Terri Clabeaux
May 2014 - Charleston, SC - Beach Crash
August 2014 - Greenville, SC - Lake Crash
May 2016 - Charleston, SC - Beach Crash
August 2018 - Greenville, SC - Lake Crash

Interessen

Food, food, food. cooking and eating, travel (of course), fishing, hiking, outdoors, taking pictures, archery, carpentry, making knives, art (particularly sculpture), Non-profit work, Zombies, sustainable growth for underdeveloped areas, slow food, gaining knowledge, driving around cities late at night when everything is closed, cookies and baked goods in general, talking to people, wine, exploring, weird cheese, dancing, a night on the town, I'd like to take up kite surfing one day.

• arts
• culture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• politics
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• kite surfing
• surfing
• archery
• road trips
• beaches
• mountains

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Movies:
The Big Lebowski, My Cousin Vinny, The Wedding Singer, KPax, House of Flying Daggers, Plan 9 from Outer Space, 12 Angry Men, Dances with Wolves, Last of the Mohicans, Huo Zhe (To Live), Kung Fu Hustle, Kill Bill 1&2, Lord of The Rings Trilogy, Big, Gung Ho, Short Circuit, Harry and the Hendersons, Field of Dreams, Gladiator, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, Super Bad, Lady in the Water, The Village, The Dark Crystal, The Labyrinth, A River Runs Through It, Sandlot, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Zombieland

Books:
Tend to like non-fiction because I like to learn and understand

Music:
Bluegrass, Jazz, Classical, Rock, Classic Rock, Electronic, 80's, mid 90's alternative, funk, folk, soundtracks, and lots of other stuff
Favorite groups now:
Ratatat, DJ edIT, The Haints Old Time String Band, Blair Crimmins, Johnny Cash, Soul Track Mind, Calvin Harris, The Chieftains, The Coup, The Low Anthem, GoGol Bordello, Phoenix, Starfucker, Van Morrison

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Iguazu falls, Brazil
Colorado sunsets
The Grand Canyon
The Rocky Mountains
Cumberland Island, Ga

I met Yo Yo Ma
Climbed Cadillac Mtn. in Maine to watch the sun rise
Had the best cupcake ever at Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I've got a degree in Linguistics so I always enjoy talking about language, leaning from other people, and helping non-native English speakers improve their English, if they so desire. Sometimes I like talking about politics. I usually enjoy talking about any type of major life issue.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Knowledge, friendship, drinks, food

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Romania, United States, Venezuela

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

United States

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