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Charleston, South Carolina, United States
@austin-fitzhenry
Member since 2015
I'm a professional Cellist and training as a biologist in wildlife conservation and education. I have my own music group, CoastalChamberMusicians.com, where I play in weddings with my two sisters who play violin. Check out our music videos on that website. I love meeting people and sharing ideas and experiences. I'm interested in all things sustainable, home cooking, and good books. I love all types of exploration and adventure. I've hitchhiked through New Zealand and Australia, worked as a SCUBA diver in Colombia SA, and studied coral reefs in Belize. I've lived in Alaska, Maine, Virginia and South Carolina, where I was born. I've been to nearly every state of the USA. I scuba dive, sail, ride my bike everywhere, go on camping trips, and watch birds. I own 10 chickens that I get fresh eggs from every day. I spent a summer internship at Polyface Farm, which you may have heard of through the documentary Food Inc or bestseller Omnivore's Dilemma. I have no interest in drugs, and I'm not crazy about cigarettes or excessive alcohol, either. I'm constantly researching and learning and writing. Life is an adventure to explore and I enjoy sharing it with others.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Animals
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
As a host, I want to meet people, hear their story, and make their travels easy. As a visitor, I want to travel in an authentic way, meet locals, and have environmentally low-impact travels.
Music, Movies, and Books
Books I've Read in the last 15 months: The pleasure of Finding things out Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman Classic Feynman What do you care what other people think? Feynman's Rainbow No Ordinary Genius The Story of B Lord of the Flies To Kill a mackingbird Divergent Insurgent Allegiant The lizard king Out of the Silent Planet Perelandra That Hideous Strength The New Testament of the Bible Genesis Exodus Leviticus Screwtape Letters My Ishmael (Daniel Quinn) The Grapes of Wrath Animal Farm The Mother of God (Rosolie) Shackleton's Way The Art of War The Giver Mere Christianity Life of Pi The Great Gatsby A grief Observed Surprised by Joy The Four Loves The weight of Glory The Great divorce Anne Frank - The diary of a young girl God in the Dock The problem of Pain REA CLEP Calculus The pilgrims Regress Of other worlds Till We Have Faces Four (Roth) Phantastes (MacDonald) A Thousand Splendid Suns Favorite Music: Bach Dave Matthews Rush One Republic Coldplay Passenger Christina Perri Brahms Three Doors Down The Piano Guys Movies: Don't watch many of these.....
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Recently, I passed a college calculus course with an 'A' after 2 weeks of self-teaching, without any calculus background.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you the basic structure of Spanish in 2 hours. I love sharing with people the wonders of the world through science. I love learning about people. The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self. If there's a cello around, I'll give you a private concert!
What I Can Share With Hosts
I'm an energetic guy who can help out. I'm very clean. I'm a good cook (some say so, anyway). See 'teach, learn, share', above.
My Interests
In no particular order... Reading Hiking Ichthyology Entomology Herpetology Ornithology Mammology Ecology Botany Physiology Philosophy Scuba diving Biking Food Sustainability Farming Physics Outdoors Music Photography Writing Fitness Sailing and a thousand more...
