CURRENT MISSION

Visit every country in the world before I die, help to end human trafficking, build communities, alleviate poverty, and live as well as possible.

ABOUT ME

I'm a former U.S. Marine working on a degree in Public Service at at school started by former President Bill Clinton and Former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. I'm a movie and music junkie of most genres. I love to laugh at life and its absurdities and I quietly make fun of everything, including myself and my own actions. I'm always sarcastic and I love board games, video games, and participating in sports. I really enjoy kayaking, canoeing, hiking, sailing, boxing, rugby, Gaelic football, American football, soccer, and target practice with guns or bows. I'm not really into basketball, baseball, or hockey. I love to cook and I try to learn new recipes everywhere I go. I enjoy building and designing activities such as construction, gardening, and landscaping. I'm very laid-back and don't really get worked up over anything.

PHILOSOPHY

"Free your Heart from hatred, Free your Mind from worries. Live Simply. Give More. Expect Less."
-personal mantra

"No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy."
-General J. N. Mattis

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have not had any couchsurfing experience yet. I'm hoping to do so next summer and fall when I'm somewhere abroad. I'll be staying in Romania and visiting other parts of the EU while working with an NGO.

Interests

Music, movies, meeting new people, learning about new cultures, cooking, gardening, target shooting, drinking games, board games, video games, & anything thrilling such as skydiving.

• arts
• cooking
• recipes
• instructor
• drinking
• drinking games
• gardening
• movies
• video games
• board games
• traveling
• woodworking
• music
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• hunting
• sailing
• bungee jumping
• skydiving
• sports
• baseball
• basketball
• boxing
• martial arts
• american football
• soccer
• hockey
• rugby

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies/TV:
Paranormal Activity, Up, Star Wars, any sci-fi, Office Space, Spaceballs, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail/the Life of Brian/Flying Circus, Talledega Nights: the Legend of Ricky Bobby, The Strain, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and many more.

Music:
Linkin Park, Ella Fitzgerald, Counts Bassie, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Eminem, Rihanna, Godsmack, Micheal Jackson, Madonna, Queen, Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, big band, rock, jazz, classical, folk, blues, dance, The Lumineers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Rehab, parody songs, etc.

Books:
Harry Potter, Eragon cycle, well-written fantasy, historical fiction, textbooks, anything I can learn from, A Song of Ice and Fire series, Stephen King, anything by Peter Drucker or Jim Collins, classic literature such as Homer's Illiad/Odyssey, The Aneaid, Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, Faust, Shakespeare's Othello, etc. and anything about public service, global development, or social capital

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As a scout/sniper for the US Marines I have a significant number of confirmed kills.

I've bungee jumped 650 feet over a ravine. Oops, that's two.

Teach, Learn, Share

I was a Blackbelt Instructor in Marine Corps Martial Arts. I have many recipes in my head to teach cooking skills. I love to garden (teaching and learning) and raise livestock. I reload ammunition, do woodworking, have built houses, do home repair, and I hunt.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Prepared meals of their choice, a good attitude, and lots of stories from traveling

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, France, Germany, Guam, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Philippines, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Iraq, Japan, Romania, Russian Federation, United States