CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to live as freely and as happily as possible, while at the same time abiding by those same physical and political laws that keep most of us grounded.

ABOUT ME

I'm a person who longs for new experiences. Whether I'm traveling to a new place, or learning a new set of skills (i.e. carpentry, ceramics, whatever), I will always yearn to learn. I enjoy hearing new perspectives/philosophies on life and enjoy learning about cultures that differ from my own. I also have somewhat of an obsession with soccer. I've played competitively for 12 or so yrs. I'm totally a family guy and love being in contact with my siblings and parents, especially when I'm halfway around the world. Lastly, I'm optimistic about people in general...I think all people have something positive to offer to their own community (whether they actualize it or not is something different entirely).

PHILOSOPHY

Live Simply (it's not so simple).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have participated very little in the CS project, but I plan to change that. Once I'm living in a more permanent place I will change my "current location" accordingly!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Unfortunately I haven't had the pleasure of experiencing couch surfing at it's finest.

Interests

Meeting new people, starting impossible tasks, learning, playing pick-up games, jazz music (you can never go wrong), traveling, attempting to fulfill my passions...

• cooking
• drinking
• traveling
• pottery
• juggling
• music
• jazz
• surfing
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - The Open: Man and Animal by Giorgio Agamben, A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khled Hosseini, Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman, etc.

Music - Thelonious Monk, Yonder Mountain String Band, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

hmmmm, let's have a drink and we'll discuss.

Teach, Learn, Share

juggling, cooking tex-mex and cajun, throwing a frisbee.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Italy, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States