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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Sign Language - American
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Physics student
  • Waymore than I thought I would ever have... bleh
  • From I was born in Utah, but consider myself a Californian
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I am in Germany (Darmstadt, to Heidelberg, and who knows where else. I'm always interested to meet new people from other countries

ABOUT ME

So about me? How do I put it? I love being alive and having those moments when you know you are really awake. I love to eat and play practical jokes on people. I am a graduate student in physics but very sociable and outgoing.

I love getting silly and laughing. I am a very happy person and am passionate about life!

I love being outdoors, doing everything you probably love to do because you are the type of person who is on CS too.

PHILOSOPHY

Here's to a long life and a merry one.
A quick death and an easy one.
A pretty girl and an honest one.
A cold pint-- and another one!

The most important thing in life is to love what you do and know who you are; everything else will follow. I have little respect for people who go through this adventure swallowing mediocrity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I travel around a lot.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch surfed for about two weeks in Ireland and it was one of the best experiences of my life.

Interests

I love working on my house. hiking, rock climbing, tree climbing, river rafting, snowboarding. Jumping over anything that needs to be jumped! drinking quality beer. dancing, reading. Hitting people like they are family. And finding ways to get distracted from school.

I love the outdoors (even though I dont get to see it as often as I would like), martial arts, museums, theaters, science, other people's justifications for the things they do, biology, evolution, drawing/sketch. music and more music.

  • arts
  • dancing
  • beer
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • snowboarding
  • martial arts
  • rock climbing
  • biology
  • physics
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
RHCP, pink floyd, sublime, NIN, modest mouse, queen, cold play, cracker, Inara George, Gorillaz, Beastie Boys, Bob Marley, James Brown, Jefery Lewis, Kasabian, Killers, Mason Jennings, Mozart, Portishead, Drive by Truckers, Robinella

Movies:
Gataca, Empire of the Sun, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Leon the Professional Fight Club, Boondock Saints, Life Aquatic, Chasing Amy, Paycheck, Forest Gump, Count of Monty Cristo, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Monty Pithon, The Dragon Slayer, Way of the Gun, Meet Joe Black, Serenity, Batman, LOTR, Terminator 2, Godfather, Indania Jones...there are just too many.

Books:
Peter Camendzend, Gertrude, Narcissist and Goldumd, Magister Ludi. Edgar Allen Poe. The Fountain Head, Atlas Shurgged. Dune. Contact, Cosmos. Stephen Donaldson. 1984, Count of Monte Cristo, Shawshank Redemption, Beowulf, Ryme of the Ancient Mariner, Byzantium, Enders Game, Ray Bradbury, Ants at Work, Water Life's Matrix, The Art of War, Rainbow Six...gotta stop somewhere...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

... so much, I will come back to this later.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, New Zealand, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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