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Overview

  • 14 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Office Manager and Bookkeeper
  • BS in Family, Youth and Community Sciences
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

Currently cycling through Tuscany.

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I'm interested in community development with an eco-friendly purpose. I love to experience everything local: food, history, culture, nature, music... everything!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's simply the best way to travel and meet people.

Interests

Reading, writing, music, soccer, hiking, martial arts, environmentalism, sustainability

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Prestige (and Christopher Nolan films), The Fountain (and Darron Aronofsky films), Fight Club (and David Fincher films), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Exit Through the Gift Shop (and Banksy works), Pixar stuff, Shaun of the Dead

Music: Pearl Jam, Tool, Radiohead, Alice in Chains, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The White Stripes (and groups with Jack White), The Offspring, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Cake, Streetlight Manifesto, Godsmack, System of a Down, Korn, The Black Keys, Burzum, Om, Primus, Dub FX, Beastie Boys, Kid Cudi, The Roots, Benny Benassi, Deadmau5, Gorillaz, Gnarls Barkley, Beardyman

Books: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, anything by Chuck Palahnuik, anything by Michael Crichton, anything by Aldous Huxley, sci-fi (Bradbury, K. Dick, Assimov, Heinlein, C. Clarke, Douglas Adams, etc), science (The Body Electric, GEB, A Brief History of Time, etc.), philosophy (Singer, Rand, etc.), graphic novels (The Watchmen, Scott Pilgrim, etc.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been in an abandoned British fortress from the Boer War in the Torres Straits of Australia during a full moon.

Teach, Learn, Share

I LOVE LEARNING, especially if it is about someone's personal passion.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm almost a decent cook.
I love being outdoors and enjoy gardening.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Haiti, Taiwan, United States

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