I’m a 25 year old fella from Michigan and currently living in the Upper Peninsula. I’ve been very fortunate to have a lot of different travels over the years and met a ton of incredibly generous and wonderful people along the way so I try to pay that forward as much as I can to folks I meet as well. I’ve gone from job to job through the years, mostly handy sort of work and general laboring to fund these travels of mine. I have a deep passion of wildlife conservation, rock n roll, history of all sorts, baseball, and anything having to do with the Great Lakes. I’m as low maintenance as it gets and consider myself very easy going and interested in what makes different people from different places tick. As happy out exploring places as I am just relaxing on a porch just listening to the wind blow. I’m deeply family oriented and have done tons of traveling with my brothers, and it’s through them how I learned of couch surfing

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Had some truly life changing experiences staying with incredibly kind folks across the United States. Want to pay it forward

Interests

I have a deep love for the outdoors and the natural world, most especially birdwatching. I am always endlessly fascinating with how natural history and geography help shape the culture of a place so I’m always looking to explore that in whatever place I’m in. I love sports, both watching and playing. Particularly baseball so I typically must catch a ballgame when I’m in a place that offers that. Have a deep love for music and music history, always on the search for new artists and types of music I may not be aware of. And frankly one of my favorite things to do in the world is just kick back in the evening with a beer and listen to music and have a good long relaxing talk with whomever I’m in the company of.

• music
• hiking
• baseball
• swimming
• road trips
• film
• cuisine
• birdwatching
• natural history
• wildlife conservation

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything Motown (Four Tops, The Supremes, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder), Bob Dylan, The Band, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Sam Cooke, classic country music and any early American Roots music.

Favorite movies include His Girl Friday, Once Upon a Time in the West, Days of Heaven, and The Thing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would consider myself to be a relative expert on North American bird life, especially around the Great Lakes region and am passionate about getting people outside and learning about the birds that surround them everyday. I also love teaching people about Great Lakes natural history and beautiful places to explore around throughout region

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hopefully a love of travel and a deep passion for learning about other places around the world and ways of living as well as knowledge to share about my own part of the world. Also an interest in getting out and exploring whatever place I am with said host.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States