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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
@SHANKLES
Member since 2009
CURRENT MISSION On a mission to check out cities across the United States to discover where to move for the next season of life. ABOUT ME Grew up on a small farm in East Tennessee with my five brothers and sister. Ran NCAA D1 cross country and track in undergrad. Fought wildfires in Alaska. Biked across North America, Seattle to Savannah. Substitute teacher in Nashville. Kayaked from Nashville to Memphis on the Cumberland, Tennessee, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers. Got a Doctorate of Jurisprudence degree. Biked across Europe from London to Copenhagen to Amsterdam to Rome, where I worked on a farm picking olives and grapes. Passed the bar exam. Worked for a law firm (healthcare law). Did criminal defense for indigent clients. PHILOSOPHY Learn, grow, connect.
Fluent in English
Learning German
Learning Malagasy
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To host and be hosted by wonderful people all over this beautiful planet.
Music, Movies, and Books
Steinbeck's East of Eden at the moment, because I just finished it.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Denali seen from Kantishna River near Tok, Alaska.
Teach, Learn, Share
Alaska consumes the most ice cream per capita of any State.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Only ever always what I think I know.