CURRENT MISSION

"What is the meaning of life?" doesn't make sense to ask. Let's enjoy our time as apes on this hurtling rock while we have the consciousness to do so :)

ABOUT ME

Friendly, Happy, Down-to-earth, Motivated, Open-minded, Intellectual

I like outdoorsy things, I like indoorsy things, and I like abstract things. I think I am able to make friends quickly. I enjoy people for who they are. I take criticism very well. I am a logical thinker. I have an internal locus of control. I really appreciate puns and wordplay. I wish to be an entrepreneur.

PHILOSOPHY

For the past few years I have been trying to figure _why_ I live my life. To resolve this, I've spent a considerable amount of time both looking introspectively and speaking with those who entertain the question. After much debating and deliberation, my current perspective is as follows.

There is no ultimate reason for living. More specifically, humans have achieved consciousness not for some specific purpose, but as an evolutionary tool for survival. This does not necessarily mean we cannot give our own lives meaning. In fact, since there is no meaning to life to begin with, it doesn't _matter_ what we do at all! There are no rules. To state it as a cliche: life is what we make it.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am looking to meet people. My current roommates are not comfortable with me hosting, so I am only surfing for now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been to couchsurfing meetups (e.g., me and 12 CS strangers hiked the hills of Budapest together), but that's it so far.

兴趣

Paintball, Airsoft, Frisbee, Rock climbing, Racquetball, Hiking, Exploring, Kayaking

Board games (Pandemic, Munchkin, Carcassonne, Chess, Go, Risk, Diplomacy, etc), Computer games (Age of Empires, Team Fortress, Guild Wars, etc), Puzzles, Riddles, Wordplay

Self-improvement, Friendship, Crossfit

Cybersecurity, Programming, Rational thinking

• dining
• cooking
• crossfit
• electronics
• paintball
• video games
• board games
• chess
• socializing
• puzzles
• painting
• woodworking
• survival
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• paintballing
• surfing
• rock climbing
• racquetball
• archery
• entrepreneurship
• mountains

音乐、电影和书籍

Movies: 12 Angry Men, Fight Club, The Matrix, A Scanner Darkly, Mememto, Inception, Home Alone 2, Up, Monster's Inc, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, A Beautiful Mind

Music: Ratatat, Massive Attack, M83, Matt & Kim, Arctic Monkeys, Nujabes, Lana Del Ray, The Neighborhood, Cake, The Black Keys, Imagine Dragons, Fun., The Gorillaz, The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Flobots, Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, Daft Punk, classical music as a whole, etc

Books: 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, The God Delusion, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution, Harry Potter, Assassin's Apprentice, Guts, Shutter Island

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I saw the sunrise from Masada in Israel. Being surrounded by friends on an incredibly historic landmark after hiking to the plateau was unforgettable.

教，学，和分享

Teach: Basic rock climbing, counting to 1024 with your fingers, programming, how to build a computer, how to do a muscle up, how to strategize (in paintball, video games, life, etc), how to tie your shoelaces very quickly, how to blow smoke rings, how to split a banana in perfect thirds, random vocabulary, how to flip on a trampoline, racquetball

Learn: Cooking, painting, playing music, horticulture, blacksmithing, archery, tinkering with electronics, woodworking

Share: Experiences, ideas, food