Hey all, I recently have resigned from my job, moved out of Europe after six years, and am traveling the world for at least the next six months. Unfortunately, that means I can no longer host, but I hope to encounter many of you on my future travels.

Current travel itinerary:

Oct 20-23: Barcelona, ES
Oct 23-Nov 5: TransAtlantic ship
Nov 6: Everglades, FL
Nov 7: Marco Island, FL
Nov 8: Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 9-10: Savannah, GA
Nov 11: Charleston, SC
Nov 12: Charlotte, NC
Nov 13-15: Atlanta, GA
Nov 16: Nashville, TN
Nov 17: Memphis, TN
Nov 18: Hannibal, MO
Nov 19: Cedar Rapids, IA
Nov 20-24: Minneapolis, MN
Nov 25-28: Pengilly, MN
Nov 29-30: Grand Marais, MN
Dec 1: Dryden, Ontario
Dec 2-3: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dec 4: Fargo, ND
Dec 5: Bismarck, ND
Dec 6-7: Custer, SD
Dec 8: Boulder, CO
Dec 9: Denver, CO
Dec 10-11: Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 12: TBD

CURRENT MISSION

Experience, Learn, Assist

ABOUT ME

I will be out traveling to the United States for most of March and will be unable to host for that time. Sorry to everybody.

PHILOSOPHY

You have the ability to do anything you want. I don´t necessarily mean that we can all be President. What I mean is that no one is telling you that you can´t quit your job, you can´t travel the world, you can´t live as you want...

People are afraid to accept that. I am happy that I have. I could not be any happier.

I am describing my philosophy in more detail in a novel I am writing. I´ll send you a copy when finished.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The best part about traveling are the people that you meet. After every adventure that I have taken, I always realize that the best part were the people which helped me along the way and shared in an amazing experience.

During the summer of 2009, I hiked 1,000 miles across the NW USA. It was a grueling summer, and it couldn´t have been possible without the help of so many wonderful people I met along the way. After that adventure, I realized that I needed to be equally as good to travelers that I meet going through my town.

I've lived in some great cities and want to help others enjoy wherever I may be living.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed on a number of couches in my day. I have gone months of my life without sleeping on a bed. Generous people have let me sleep in all situations imaginable. I owe it to other travelers.

Interessen

Outdoor adventure. Meeting people. Learning.

• animals
• writing
• books
• traveling
• socializing
• bouldering
• outdoor activities
• beaches

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Books - Too many but here are some favorites: The Selfish Gene, Walden, Slaughterhouse Five, Babbitt, Crime and Punishment, Leviticus, Koran, La Verdadera Historia de la Conquista de Nueva Espana, From Beirut to Jerusalem, What is the What, Fervor de Buenos Aires

Music - Dylan, Beatles, Prince, Clapton, Pink Floyd, Marley, Traveling Wilburys, Ryan Adams, Flaming Lips, Myself, Flight of the Conchords, The Black Keys, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, Okkervil River, Andrew Bird

Movies - The Big Lebowski, Gross Point Blanke, American Beauty (I do not own a TV)

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Crashing the funeral of the best damn snowmobiler in the state of Washington.

Stumbling upon all sorts of wild animals in the bush.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Don´t travel with an itinerary. All it does is force you to do something when you may find much cooler things awaiting you. I have also learned that it is typically cheaper that way too.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Gabon, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Luxembourg, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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