CURRENT MISSION

Learn, do, see, succeed, or fail at something new every day.

PHILOSOPHY

"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world."

Interests

Adventures, Exploring, Comedy, Guitar, Space, Sailing, Rock Climbing, New Ideas, Rockets and Robots, Education reform, Pushing Boundaries, Learning

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
His Dark Materials, Isaac Asimov, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, The Spirit of Saint Louis, Fahrenheit 451, 3. Losing My Virginity (Richard Branson Autobiography), Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Music:
Third Eye Blind, The J Band, Enter the Haggis, O.A.R., DISPATCH, Vertical Horizon, Five For Fighting, U2, Vanessa Carlton, Michelle Branch, Matchbox Twenty, Mad Caddies, Goo Goo Dolls, EVE 6, Shiny Toy Guns, Imagine Dragons

Movies:
Shawshank Redemption, Inception, A Beautiful Mind, The Departed, Catch Me If You Can, Gattaca, The Matrix, Saving Private Ryan, V for Vendetta, I, Robot, Band of Brothers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumped out of an airplane. Hiked through Yosemite National Park. Worked on spacecraft/satellites.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can talk forever about space exploration if that is of interest to you. I also grew up on a dairy farm, if you are interested in cows.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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