CURRENT MISSION

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ABOUT ME

I am indecisive and have too many hobbies/passions. I have seen much of the world, yet so much remains. I would rather enjoy today than work for tomorrow. I relish good food and libations; although I like to think I'm not the pretentious type. I prefer listening to music over watching tv, but enjoy a good movie. I love reading, howbeit, I seldom seem to sit down at length to enjoy a book. Enough idiosyncrasies for now...

PHILOSOPHY

I do not subscribe to any organized thought or guru.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Perennially seeking to expand my reality-tunnel and meet fresh, interesting people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Limited, but expanding.

Interests

I am an active being. Every season holds a hobby for me. I think of myself a bit the outdoorsy type. I ski (tele up/down and skate xc), bike (commute, road, and mt.), camp, hunt, and mountaineer. I also enjoy woodworking and dabble in climbing as well as acrylic painting.

• books
• ethics
• dining
• wine
• beer
• politics
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• painting
• woodworking
• music
• cycling
• camping
• mountaineering
• skiing
• rock climbing
• telemark skiing
• geography

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Virdiana, In Pursuit of Panama,The Fog of War, Habla con ella, Vacas, Mar adentro, Dr. Strange Love, Into the Wild, Memento

Music: Blind Pilot, Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zero's, Radiohead, Pinback, Iron and Wine, Blind Melon, Manu Chao, Fleet Foxes, Andrew Bird, Flaming Lips, Lord Huron, alt-J, Beach House, Youth Lagoon, Silver Firs

Books: Freedom From the Known, Krishnamurti; The Razor's Edge, Maugham; Slaughter House-five, Vonnegut; El sombra del viento, Zafon; Frankenstein, Shelley (original); Cartas desde el inferno, Sampedro.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had brain surgery and walked out of the hospital the next day.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: bikes, wine/beer, Castellano, international politics, woodworking, telemark skiing, Don Quijote and 20th Century Spanish Philosophy, Operation Unified Protector, world geography, & wilderness ethics...

Learn: More or less, I am open to meeting you, listening to your stories/views and having a good conversation. I am not looking to learn anything in particular, from the onset, but rather just expand my awareness by the experience itself.

Share: travel stories and whiskey.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Philippines, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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