CURRENT MISSION

Writing and Traveling

ABOUT ME

I am currently trying to become a fiction writer while also doing some freelance writing to earn money. If I don't make it as a writer, I may (in a while from now) go back to school to become a philosophy professor. Then again, I may head up to the Canadian wilderness and never be heard from again.I have done a fair amount of traveling so far, but I want to continue to travel the world as much as I can. And when I say travel, I mean stay in places and get to know them. I think it's a mistake to try and fit in as many countries as possible in a short time. A week in Barcelona is much better than two days in Madrid, two days in Alicante, and two days in Barcelona. And a month in Barcelona is even better.While it's fun to travel with a friend/girlfriend, I'm now doing most of my travels alone. I seem to get much more out of them that way.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to avoid touristy areas when I can. If I were to get an animal, I would go to a shelter to get it. I like living/traveling in the city, but at the end of the day I'm a country boy. I tend to avoid technology.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

While I was backpacking through Europe, I couchsurfed a few times. They were all very good experiences, and I ended up making some close friends that I still (try) to keep in touch with.

Interests

My three strongest interests are fiction, travel, and philosophy, and I'm still trying to figure out which one is the most important (and also if there is a most important). Some other interests include: space/sci-fi stuff; film (especially old Japanese samurai movies); music (most genres); hiking; fishing; anthropology; art; history; sailing

• animals
• arts
• writing
• technology
• movies
• traveling
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• backpacking
• sailing
• anthropology
• teaching
• freelancing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Manhattan, Amores Perros, Ran, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Paris, Texas, Harakiri, Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Wild Things, My Own Private Idaho, Mulholland Drive, Solaris, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, American Psycho, Eyes Wide Shut, American Movie, Two Lane Blacktop, There Will be Blood, Crumb, Happy together (favorite directors include Wong Kar-Wai, Masaki Kobayashi, Woody Allen, Andre Tarkovsky, Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, and Jim Jarmusch)Books: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The Razor's Edge, The Moviegoer, The Long Way, Walden, Trouble With Girls, A Farewell to Arms, Good Morning, Midnight, Lucy, Naomi(favorite authors include Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid, Ernest Hemingway, Bret Easton Ellis, Joseph Conrad, Charles Bukowski, Raymond Carver, Jack Kerouac, Joan Didion, John Fante, Junichiro Tanizaki, and Ann Beattie)Music: Neil Young, The Eagles, The Mountain Goats, Bob Marley, The Decemberists, Face to Face, Jack Johnson, The Misfits, Tool, Blink 182, Chromeo, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beirut, The Notwist, Sufjan Steves, Black Label Society, Stars, Soundgarden

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've sailed from Los Angeles to Hawai'i. It took my brother and me 20 days to get out there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States