CURRENT MISSION

Learning to be content with less.

ABOUT ME

I don't like stressful situations. If people can't stay calm, it bothers me a little. I prefer quiet conversation and bowling over a crazy night out.

PHILOSOPHY

Be happier than yesterday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far, I've met people traveling and spent time with people that friends have hosted. My next step is to host people myself and then do more couch surfing as I travel.

Hopefully I can get more involved with local groups in the places I live.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met many great people CSers. I haven't hosted, but I have had many great conversations over dinner or drinks with various CSers that my friends have hosted. All my surfing experiences have been amazing.

Interests

Reading, thinking, plotting, touch rugby, backgammon, othello, and pinochle.

• coffee
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• rugby
• bowling

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Dune, Ender's Game, The Symposium, The God We Never Knew, On the Road, Tao Te Ching.

Music: Fleetwood Mac, especially Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Movies: Memento, Dead Poets Society, Time Bandits.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had my spirit cleansed by a shaman in the Amazon. He had a bird hanging around his neck. I think we bonded.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share stories about our lives.

Able to teach a one-handed bowline, rules of Dungeons and Dragons, how to use a watch as a compass, a few verses from the Bible in ancient Greek, and how to make a porcelain doll.

Willing to learn anything. Interested in coffee making techniques, massage, and car maintenance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Turkey, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Japan, United States

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