CURRENT MISSION

Europe Trip > Writing > Meeting People > Seeing new country > Self Discovery

ABOUT ME

I am a 30 year old guy living in Helena, Montana (USA). I love to read, write, hike, bike, swim, run, camp, explore and discover new places.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a gift. We should accept the good and the bad with equal gratitude, as near as we can. Every life is ultimately a precious and unique event and the various ways in which separate lives meet and understand one another events little less than miraculous and inexpressibly valuable. I live for those rare moments of connection, epiphany, sharing, and love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am more naturally inclined to listen than share in interactions with others. It's much more interesting for me to hear about others than to share about myself, but this I am also willing to do with some coaxing. I think everyone's story is unique and worth hearing and I want to hear yours.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Pretty slim. Went on a road trip to the northwest USA in fall 2011. Have hosted numerous people at former home in Billings Montana a few years back, though that may have been under a room-mate's couchsurfer account.

Interests

Reading, writing, not arithmetic, running, biking, hiking, etc.

• writing
• make up
• education
• running
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• communications
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Anna Karenina, Speak Memory, All the Pretty Horses, The Lord of the Rings, The Artist Spirit, The Chosen, The Sun Also Rises, Moby Dick, In the Beauty of the Lilies
Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Batman Dark Knight, Au Revoir Les Enfants, A River Runs Through It
Music: The Cave Singers, Fleet Foxes, Collective Soul, The Beatles

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran 96 miles per week for almost a whole summer, helped start Myfight.org, traveled to Ireland, rode a 70 mile bike race, ok that's about it.

Teach, Learn, Share

In a highly digitized world, I believe we should learn to limit our electronic media and re-engage ourselves with real people and practices in the world...and nature, too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Northern Ireland

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