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Kirkland, Washington, United States
@OLYMPICMTNBOY
Member since 2008
CURRENT MISSION Be happy! ABOUT ME Hi! PHILOSOPHY It'll work out eventually.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Beer
Fluent in English
Learning Russian
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING We have a couch (actually a bed) and we like new friends! Sometimes we travel and like to meet locals! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE My first experience (although I didn't know about CS.org yet) was hosting some folks for the World Esperanto Conference in Cheboksary, Russia when I was a Peace Corps volunteer there. I remember them cooking me some super awesome vegetarian food (although I also love meat). Who knew there was a world Esperanto conference?
Music, Movies, and Books
Leo Kottke (guitarist), Samuel Beckett (author). Other than that I generally find it hard to pick a favorite.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I once had to crawl inside the tiny engine compartment of a 39 foot sailboat at sea in Mexico to fix a serious engine oil leak. I got to practice shooting machine guns with the Kyrgystan army once while on a rock climbing expedition.
Teach, Learn, Share
Can teach: rock climbing, outdoor skills, homebrewing, lots more. Want to learn: I'll try most anything twice!
My Interests
Anything outdoors, rock climbing, mountaineering, backpacking, skiing (downhill, back-county, nordic, skate) cooking, movies, reading. I also like to make my own beer and wine and enjoy finding new ones on my travels.
