CURRENT MISSION

The more I know thyself, the less I understand... So it's time to get to know other people!

ABOUT ME

I'm embarking on my first journey overseas. In many ways it feels like my life's just beginning... goes without saying it's a very exciting time!

By day, I'm a struggling writer looking for his muse. By night, not much changes! In between, Iâ

PHILOSOPHY

"The trick is to combine your waking rational with the infinite possibilities of your dreams, because if you can do that, you can do anything."

I believe people are generally more capable than they give themselves credit for. I can drone on about this sometimes.

The Shawshank Redemption and Forrest Gump together are the chicken soup for my soul!

It's the oldest cliche in the book, but I couldn't face the day not believing that if I work long and hard enough my dreams will come true. Hell, a 70 year old just won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He's effectively trumped any excuses I may ever have for throwing in the towel!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Very new to this for the moment...

Interests

Quotes, reading, movies, writing... Anything that involves getting those alpha waves flowing...

Active... hiking...

• writing
• books
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Forrest Gump, Shawshank, Gone Baby Gone, Sideways, Dark Knight, The Prestige, Might Ducks

Books: Wonderland Avenue, A Short History of Nearly Everything, The Alchemist, Eat Pray Love, Misery, On Writing, The Elegant Universe

Music: Incubus, Matchbox 20, Eminem, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Zero 7, Sia, Powderfinger, Muse, Razorlight

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I figured out I wanted to be a writer when I was only 19. I take it as a true blessing. It really hit home in a post-graduate course I took where most other students were almost middle-aged. They envied my clarity at such a young age. It still amazes me that I figured this out, because really it was just an unconscious gift bestowed upon me.

Teach, Learn, Share

A wonder exists in this world that too many do not see or feel, yet it exists for all of us. It reveals itself every time you get moved by a good story, among myriad of other ways. Though I will never know its depths, I live each day hoping the stories I create illuminate it for others, if only so slightly. By writing I'm learning. By traveling I'm learning. By meeting people I'm learning. I enjoy sharing my stories, the philosophies I hold dear, and learning in kind!

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