I am currently a student at an all-men's college in a small town in the center of the United States! I am currently studying religion and French. A subordinate activity that keeps me occupied is bike maintenance. That's probably what I'll do for a living after I get my $30,000 liberal arts degree.

My best friend is Will. I recommend you ask about him. Will likes motorcycles. He'd be happy to know what you think about that.

I currently work in a coffee shop and as a bike mechanic. I built my own bike. She's red, vintage, Italian, and her name is Bianca. She is the current love of my life, challenged by no one.

I'm currently reading "The Courage to Be" by Paul Tillich—and it has me thinkin'.

My money is on you, the person reading this right now, being even more interesting and eclectic than I am. If you'd let me stay with you, hangout, or something otherwise, hell, I'll take it! The least you can do is more than enough! If you do or you dont, happy trails either way!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because, it's cheap, it's simple, relatively safe, and you get to meet the coolest kinds of people. It's not a matter of why as much as why not. Come on now.

Interests

As previously mentioned, I like bikes, especially fixies or fixed geared bikes. If it means anything to you, I ride 80 gear inches (42 : 14).

I'm a big flag guy. I love a good flag. I'm proud to be from Texas, in large part because of it having such a good flag.

To say that you like to read is a bit of strange thing to say. What kind of reading? Editorials, newspapers, comments in a YouTube video? There's so much to read. My answer: I like reading things I like to read, and I do it rather often. Refer to the books I've listed above.

Being interested in philosophizing sounds pretty pretentious, but it's definitely something I do often.

Wet shaving is one of the great pleasures of being a mammal. Who's with me?

• culture
• coffee
• reading
• folk music
• philosophy
• psychology
• art
• indie music

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, Fight Club, Peanut Butter Falcon, Lawless, Gladiator

Music: Dan Reeder, Bon Iver, Strange Ranger, Chastity Belt, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Weezer, Gregory Alan Isakov, Coldplay, Ben Howard

Books: Souls on Fire, Call of the Wild, Moby Dick, The Road, Thus Spake Zarathustra, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Looking for Alaska, The Divine Comedy, How to Read and Why

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I still listen to music on an iPod classic. I'll take my three cheers and medal now.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Need help rotating your mattress, changing the oil in your vintage moped, or just need someone smoke a pipe and shoot the breeze with? 'At your service' is my middle name.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Ecuador, England, Honduras, Mexico, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States