Hi! I've been blessed to see a lot of the US through work travel, and heartily agree with Mark Twain that, "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” I love cooking, mixing drinks for others (stopped drinking for health reasons a couple years ago), nature, and music. Burning Man is a big part of my life; I've attended the main burn seven times, and two other regionals. My life purpose is to eliminate waste through education, technology, and regenerative communities. I currently work at a global HVAC manufacturing and Energy Services company on energy efficiency software. In my freetime I listen to vinyl, go to concerts, dance, hike, write, and sometimes play video games.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting people, and getting their experience of a place.

Interests

• writing
• cooking
• video games
• music
• hiking
• nature
• sustainability
• dance
• burning man
• renewable energy
• sustainable living
• energy efficiency
• cooking together

Music, Movies, and Books

Short "tasting" list:

Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
Being There (film)
Westworld
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (orig cartoon and movie)
Radiohead, In Rainbows
David Bowie, Hunky Dory

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked to the top of Half Dome. Maybe not that amazing, but the view certainly was.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've been in the energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability industry for a decade, mostly for software companies ("clean tech"). The other areas of life I have spent time developing are mixology and cooking. I always love to learn of new flavors, or new music, or what people are passionate about.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, mixing drinks, my Nintendo Switch for a game of Mario Kart :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States