I work in government grants in Gainesville Florida. I play in a bluegrass band where I play mandolin and guitar there. I run a program called Startup Quest, a 12 million dollar Department of Labor program that teaches unemployed people how to become entrepreneurs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet people in other countries that can explain the economic and political background of those countries. I always buy the beer!

Interests

Politics, music, movies, news, entrepreneurship, community development.

• beer
• running
• politics
• news
• movies
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• entrepreneurship
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Anything Bluegrass
Anything Indie and new
Anything that pushes the envelope

Books:
Non-fiction, preferably about economics and politics

Movies:
The classics, documentaries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climb the 5th tallest mountain in the US

What I Can Share with Hosts

Polticial history, economic history, entrepreneurship, and anything that's a little nerdy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Curaçao, Jamaica, Mexico, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States