CURRENT MISSION

To gain exposure to new people and different perspectives in life.

ABOUT ME

From a physical perspective I am 6 feet 2 inches tall and roughly 215 pounds. I am a white guy with brown hair and brown eyes. I wear shorts, light shirts, and sandals whenever I can. As stated above I have many interests and love talking with people about those and other various topics. I really would like to know more about different places in the world and how people live so diffently in several aspects of life. I would also like to see the aspects that nearly all humans share throughout the world if there are any matters in life that are truly universal.

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to try to be happy. I live life to enjoy it and attempt to help out others when I can. I feel that life is so large that we can just grasp the tiniest truths about most topics, but those tiny truths are often what make us happy. I also feel that most people form their beliefs based on a various combination of environment, experiences, and personal values. I have several thoughts about my personal philosophy. I tend to be a person that likes to be clear and blunt so basically I believe that I have a foundation for how I live my life but that foundation will change gradually and eventually get to the point that I will wake up one day and realize that I've become a completely different person without ever intending to. Life, experiences, and time will change who we are and what we believe whether we realize it or not.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed with a girl named audrey in australia and had a blast! Waiting for more.... My boy Consuelo (he goes by "Justin" on this site) eventually referred me.

Interests

purpose, meaning, happiness, love, sports, music, books, movies, belief systems, class, comedy, philosophy, travelling, sex, food, drinks, ethics, humans, animals, kids, families, leisure activities, spirituality, pop culture

• animals
• culture
• books
• environment
• ethics
• dining
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Doors, The Beach Boys, Flogging Molly, They Might Be Giants, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Santana, James Brown, Tenacious D
In short music is close to religion in my life and I love nearly all styles to some extent but prefer American rock for the most part.
Books-Love to read books on spirituality, ethics, humor, travel, music, lists, facts, Uncle John's Bathroom Reader's, Guiness records, Ripley's believe it or not's, George Orwell, poetry, the art of looking sideways, simple truths, scripts

Movies- Comedies and Quality Drama.
Comedies- The Naked Gun, Wayne's World, Dumb and Dumber, Tommy Boy, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Wedding Crashers, Mallrats, Old School, Ferris Bueller, Spaceballs

Drama- The Godfather I and II, Rounders, The Seventh Seal, 8 1/2, Goodfellas, The Truman Show, God's Army, City of God, Coach Carter

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I try to see the miracles of everyday life regardless of my location but I was particularly impressed with Madrid, Spain. It was my first real experience with culure shock. The people and the overall way of life are mindblowing and truly an amazing experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States