CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life and help others do the same

ABOUT ME

My wife and I, both 37, live in Tacoma. I work on environmental investigations and cleanups. My wife works at a local university. We've got the greatest group of friends and family helping us to enjoy life, and our goal is to not waste that, and to help others do the same.

The ways I enjoy life include learning, teaching, reading, debating, and anything outdoors: soccer, climbing, hiking, biking, even roller-hockey if I can find other players. I bike commute to work and play soccer any Sunday that I'm not gone from Tacoma. I'm a native Washingtonian and have lived in the Puget Sound area all my life except one year in China. For the longest time I'd wanted to climb all 5 Washington volcanoes. I recently knocked off my last one and so am planning my next caper.

PHILOSOPHY

Yeah right. More of a conversation topic...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm more interested in hosting right now. It would be especially fun to host international travellers. But I'll take domestic requests, too, haha.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted over a half-dozen people and met two people who just wanted the local low-down. It's all been great!

Interests

Anything outdoors (hiking, climbing, skiing, biking, kayaking, soccer), reading, learning, NPR radio, KEXP radio.

• reading
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• skiing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• hockey

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I power KEXP. Listen to KEXP, it's life changing.
Movies: Super Troopers, Office Space
Books: Poisonwood Bible, Sometimes a Great Notion, The Crying of Lot 49, Crime and Punishment, The Alchemist, East of Eden, Shadow Divers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in China for a year, in a city where I was pretty much the only foreigner around.

Teach, Learn, Share

Everyone has something to teach.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

China

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