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Overview

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  • Fluent in English
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Restoration Project Specialist with Save the Bay
  • UC Berkeley
  • From Windsor, CA
  • Profile 60% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Live a full life, dig into my passions

ABOUT ME

I'm all about being outdoors and in good company. I've got too many hobbies and am always looking forward to a new adventure. Currently I work for an awesome organization called Save the San Francisco Bay, where I lead restoration projects on coastal marshes around the SF Bay. I love my job getting to be outside doing physical labor, and feeling my work is worth while. When I'm not out in the field I'm probably gardening, riding my bike, or hanging out with my roommates. I live in a cool old house with 7 great people. It's a fun house and we work well together to create a real sense of community. Last year I studied abroad and took an amazing journey through Central and South America. I hope to explore more of South America and South East Asia in the near future. So if you're down to garden, bike around,check out a show, do some restoration, or just drink a good beer, hit me up!

PHILOSOPHY

"I believe in growing things and in things which have grown and died magnificently." - Ansel Adams

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm interested in hosting people in our house. We have the space and I know what it's like to be a traveler wanting to really experience a place and save some money. The best way to travel and gain a real experience is to make connections with local people and really see what their lives are like so I'm happy to host that experience for others. I love living in the Bay Area so I'm excited to show people around who haven't been here before!

Interests

Anything outdoors, biking, art, gardening, music, cooking, photography

  • arts
  • photography
  • cooking
  • beer
  • drinking
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • restoration
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling

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