CURRENT MISSION

Writing a book and shooting a documentary while on the road, and in my hometown of Chicago. Traveling big when free pockets of time presents itself.

ABOUT ME
Works hard, usually travels for at least a couple months each year -- have a good job (working part-time as a basketball trainer/mentor), live life freely outside of work, travel for writing and whenever i can recreationally.

PHILOSOPHY

don't pass up opportunities that interest you. live big whenever you can and share those experiences with those who are open to listening.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

in the future, i'm down to have great people in my domicile, but right now i'm a frikkin' vagabond, and am rarely settled in my hometown of Chicago, so hosting will need to be put on hold

Interests

love traveling, writing, reading, basketball, tons of music, photography

• writing
• books
• photography
• documentaries
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• hunting
• skiing
• basketball
• rock climbing
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - Ishmael, On the Road, Dharma Bums, Lonesome Traveler, Siddhartha, Narcissus & Goldmund, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Razor's Edge, Acid Dreams, Sometimes a Great Notion, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Music - Eluvium, 2Pac, Port-Royal, Tribe Called Quest, DJ Shadow, This Will Destroy You, Wisp, Aphex Twin, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante, Moby, Bitcrush

Movies - Adaptation, Eter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Many: Being at Yosemite (especially in the backcountry), HAWAII is the balls - Na Pali Coast Hike, Haleakala, all of Maui (camping everywhere possible), climbing the Grand Teton, spending hours at Proxy Falls, OR, Utah's Canyonlands and Zion, North Cascades ventures on Ross Lake & Hidden Lakes

Teach, Learn, Share

Learning about others who love to live life experiencing, traveling is something that inspires me. Encountering others who couch surf to enrich their lives is a worthwhile thing

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences on the road, suggestions for travel (especially in western America), photography, music, books, truth & life

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru