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Strathmere, New Jersey, United States
@AJSFIREBRAND
Member since 2010
CURRENT MISSION Survive the summer, continue to be able to pay the rent, and keep living a good story ABOUT ME I'm a bit of a vagabond adventurer I guess? I'm always interested in seeing new places, meeting new people, and doing new things. I read voraciously, and enjoy eating and cooking great food, among other things. I grew up traipsing around in the woods of northwestern PA, and have never stopped just wanting to be outside, enjoying and exploring this glorious planet. I tend to gravitate towards what some people call "type 2" fun; Basically, the kind of experiences that when you tell the story, people often don't understand why it was awesome, or even enjoyable. I'm sure a lot of you all know exactly what I'm talking about. My job comes with a seriously wonky schedule, and keeps me away from a computer for 8-10 days at a time, so advance planning will give you a better shot, and don't despair if I don't get back to you right away. PHILOSOPHY "Fortune favors the bold" Life is a glorious adventure, or nothing at all. I do my very best to live in a way that will never leave me regretting not having done something I could have. It might leave me as flaming wreckage at some point, but until then I'm going to burn as brightly as I can, and share the flame with whoever wants or needs it.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Animals
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I'm a long time member, but haven't used the site much. I find myself in a much more travel heavy lifestyle now, and also finally have a place where I can host couchsurfers so couchsurfing is back on my radar COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE None as of yet, stay tuned though!
Music, Movies, and Books
I'm a sci fi/ fantasy junkie. I've always hesitated to admit that in favor of more "intelligent" literary stuff that would make me sound less nerdy, but screw that, it's not me! I read other genres, just not with nearly the frequency of my mainstay. Books: -The Malazan Book of the Fallen- Steven Erikson -The Dark Tower Series- Stephen King -Dune- Frank Herbert -The Kingkiller Chronicles- Patrick Rothfuss and too many more to list... Movies: -Most anything by Guy Ritchie - Star Wars (not the prequels mind you) -Indiana Jones -V for Vendetta Music: I'm all over the place. I listen to more instrumental music than anything else, much of it orchestral, but plenty of it electronic or more random funky stuff like David Holmes. I also listen quite a lot of Metal (and for the sanity of you, reader, I won't delve into metal sub genres haha) as well as Bluegrass and Celtic music
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I was part of the crew of an 85' 19th century design schooner (in pretty rough shape)sailing from New York City to Georgetown, Guyana, S. America. Non-stop, over 36 days, from early december to january. We made it despite suffering serious damage to our rudder system, crazy bad hull leaks (think waterfall), a couple of completely destroyed sails, and countless other mishaps. It was a wild ride.
Teach, Learn, Share
Things i know: How to sail, useful knots and other ropework, primitive and not so primitive wilderness/survival skills, WFR level wilderness first aid, how to work on motorbikes and cars/trucks, brewing and meadmaking, how to make bows, blacksmithing, welding, and general metalwork Things I'd like to learn: More spanish, rock climbing, delicious new recipes, more trauma medicine skills, natural medicine, and plenty of other things i can't think of right now...
What I Can Share With Hosts
Hmmmm, I'm a solid cook, I'm pretty sure the stories I tell are entertaining, I clean a mean kitchen, and am very mechanically inclined if you need advice or help fixing/modifying/fabricating something.
My Interests
My interests are myriad, but sailing and backpacking are pretty chief among them. I currently windsurf and sail hobie cats off the beaches and in the back bays of south jersey in my free time, and backpack with troubled kids for a living. I also pretty much always have some sort of creative project on my plate, from a new drawing in my sketch book to forging a new kitchen knife or welding on a sculpture.
