CURRENT MISSION

to pack as much life as possible into my time on this mortal coil

ABOUT ME

Grew up in Asheville, love the outdoors, dig watching new ideas grow

PHILOSOPHY

Follow your bliss-- Joseph Campbell

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
--- Theodore Roosevelt

People say that what we are seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think this is what we are really seeking. I think what we are seeking is an experience of being alive.
-- Joseph Campbell

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
- Abraham Lincoln

A Buddhist walks up to a hot dog vendor. He says "make me one with everything."

:-P

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have now been to a potluck, ran around with a few of ya'll at bonnaroo and am open to people crashing on my couch or just running around Asheville. I'm always down for some outdoor stuff or a trip to climbmax, have been kayaking since I was 15 and am a former raft guide.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've done alot of couchsurfing, but not through official channels.

Interests

Whitewater Kayaking, Rock climbing, Scuba Diving Snowboarding (or falling painfully down a mountain with a snowboard attached to my feet, for now), Traveling (I prefer warm places with water or mountains), Rock festivals (I like bonnaroo, but smilefest or the smaller ones near asheville are as fun and more laid back), Canoe camping in swamps or flat water paddles in florida,

• dogs
• festivals
• potluck
• running
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• tourism
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:
Steve Miller, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Who, The Black Keys, The Drive By Truckers, Louis XIV, Buffalo Springfield, Hendrix, Afromotive,

Favorite Movies:
Thursday, Thank You For Smoking, Boondock Saints, Wedding Crashers, Animal House, Indiana Jones (the first and 3rd)

Favorite Books:
The Amber Chronicles, The Four Hour Work Week, Hamlet, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, The Odyssey, This Immortal

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw a simultaneous sunrise and moonrise at fernandina beach, after running around on fluorescent sand at night.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Italy, United States