CURRENT MISSION

Understanding the world around me, making people smile, writing songs...

ABOUT ME

I'm tall. I love music. I watch a lot of jeopardy (trivia show) and enjoy doing crosswords. I also love athletics and was priveledged to be good at multiple sports growing up. I read. I dislike reality television. I love my family and enjoy greatly dogs of all sizes.

PHILOSOPHY

I smile a lot. I have been given much and I want to give back more. I am a plant-based eating pacifist because I don't believe violence does anything, but create more of the same. I am an idealist I guess. I think humans are good and when shown love react with love. I can be cynical as well so I guess, to borrow from Facebook: "it's complicated."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I use couchsurfing when I want to get a real experience in a city and think the hosts are safe and cool. I like to give personal concerts and cook plant-based food for my hosts. I also invite all the friends I meet to come visit me in Los Angeles area whenever they get a chance.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm pretty new at this and have more experience staying in Air BnB's

Interests

Hiking, Art, Literature, Veganism, LA Lakers, FC Barcelona, Makig music and making food.

• dogs
• arts
• writing
• literature
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• trivia
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• sports
• basketball
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES-- Too many to list but: Anchor man, The Other Guys, Forrest Gump, most everything Will Ferrell or Tom Hanks are a part of... MUSIC--Blues, jazz, pretty much everything but country and the poppiest of pop... BOOKS--The invisible man (Ellison), Vanity Fair (Thackeray), 1Q84 (Murakami), the New Yorker (magazine)...PEOPLE I ADMIRE--Ben Harper, Vonnegut, Orwell, Keats... I could go on and on but I won't

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got to play basketball in college and became friends with the best men I've ever encountered. Other than that I've hiked some pretty sweet mountains and swam in beautiful waters. I have managed some and renovated some pretty cool restaurants all around the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

Tough one. i know that i can never know everything but i desire to know as much as i can because by learning about others, I learn more about myself and this crazy adventure I'm.

That's kind of weak and generic so i'll copy someone much wiser: "an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind."- Gandhi

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share music. I usually travel with a Ukelele and guitar. My general mastery of the English language. Good food and much more.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States