CURRENT MISSION

To visit all 7 continents! So far I've made it to 4!

ABOUT ME

I'm a geeky, athletic, friendly guy who is always up for a new adventure.

I asked a friend and she came up with this:
Funny
Outgoing
Nerdy jock
Easy going
What else...
Enjoy a good beer

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a big fan of "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself." and "An it harm none, do what ye will".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I haven't actively participated yet. My first time will hopefully be when I visit Istanbul in February.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hopefully good, I'll have to update this after Istanbul.

Interests

I love playing soccer, reading, traveling, and hanging out with friends. Depending on the day of the week, and time of day, my friends and I might be doing any number of things from having Sunday morning brunch to hanging out at our favorite Irish bar on Friday night.

• beer
• reading
• traveling
• kayaking
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Caravan by Van Morrison is currently hanging out at the top of this list. Beyond that: Flogging Molly, Mars Volta, The Streets, Modest Mouse, Tenacious D, Franz Ferdinand, Weezer, Rage Against the Machine, Beck, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, NIN, Pearl Jam, No Doubt, Perfect Circle, Incubus, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Jose Stone, Scissor Sisters, Regina Spektor, Muse, Clutch, Eagles of Death Metal, Massive Attack, Electric Six, Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Alicia Keys, Frank Sinatra, The Who, Led Zeppelin (if you've never seen John Bonham's Moby Dick solo from Royal Albert Hall you need to check it out), Hot Hot Heat, plus whatever else happens to catch my interest.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles is probably my favorite album ever!

Books - I'm currently working my way through Life of Pi. It took a moment but I do believe it has finally set the hook! Heers a few other books on my selves (hardly all inclusive): People's History of the United States of America, Lord of the Ring series, Harry Potter, Scar Tissue, Emperor series by Conn Iggulden, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams, Shannara series by Terry Brooks, and Freakinomics. I'm actually reading four different books at the moment; The Ancestor's Tale, The Federalist Papers by Publius, Power Faith and Fantasy by Michael B. Oren, and Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting the Ruins of Ephesus and Pamukkale limestone cliffs in Turkey. The ruins are simply amazing and the limestone cliffs are probably the most beautiful natural wonder I've ever seen.

Visiting Alicante, Spain for the first time. I feel in love with that beautiful city and can't wait to go back again some day.

Kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico with friends and exploring a tiny, tropical island.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you ever visit Tampa, FL, USA you absolutely have to eat at the Taco Bus! It's a Tampa icon!

Countries I’ve Visited

Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Italy, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States