CURRENT MISSION

To find beauty in the world while finding beauty within...

ABOUT ME

I grew up just outside of Boston, and have lived there my entire life. I have been homeschooled my entire life, a radical style of learning that encourages student independence. Throughout my life there have always been a few areas that have really forged my personality. These include: bicycling, creating and listening to music, learning, sailing, photography, and traveling and meeting other people. These passions have brought me to many interesting places. I biked a couple 2 or 3 state trips when I was age 15-17, and last year I planned and completed a tour across america. I have been playing the saxophone for 8 years, and fooling around with everything else in between. I am very interested in audio production, and am currently working on producing a cd of recordings of my talented friends. I have been sailing for over 10 years and have worked as a sailing instructor on Boson harbor. I will be attending a maritime academy this fall, most likely for marine engineering. Photography is mostly just a hobby, but something I enjoy very much. I think traveling is very important for everyone to experience, to give their lives perspective. The many amazing people that I have met on the road in my short life have changed it positively so much. I am excited to continue this wonderful journey, and hopefully meet you!

PHILOSOPHY

There is too much in this world for boredom; apathy does not deserve a place in our time. Life is short; there is no time to be anyone but yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Many of the people I've stayed with traveled a lot when they were younger, and I am excited to provide as much as I can for travelers younger than I as soon as I can.

Interests

• writing
• photography
• beauty
• fitness
• instructor
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• sailing
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
ACDC, Aerosmith, Air, Alice In Chains,Alice Cooper, Aqua, Art Garfunkel, B-52's, The Beastie Boys, The Beatles, Belle & Sebastian, Big Audio Dynamite, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Blondie, Blue Oyster Cult, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Buck 65, Cake, Carsie Blanton, Cat Stevens, The Chemical Brothers, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Clash, The Cranberries, Daft Punk, Danzig, Darude, Dave, Dave Bruebeck, David Bowie, The Dead Pedestrians, Depeche Mode, Devo, Disturbed, anything produced by Doig House Recordings, Dragonforce, Dropkick Murphys, The Duhks, Duke Ellington, Eiffel 65, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Eminem, Fats Waller, The Flaming Lips, The Flight of The Conchords, Fun, Funkadelic, G Smooth, Garbage, Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Gnarls Barkley, Go Oyster!, Gorillaz, Grateful Dead, Guns N' Roses, Gwen Stafani, Iron & Wine, Janis Joplin, Jason Mraz, Jelly Roll Morton, Jimmy Cliff, Joanna Newsom, Jonathan Richman, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, Jonathan Yasuda, Joni Mitchell, Joshua Redman, Junior Senior, Kanye West, The Killers, The King Cole Trio, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Lee Morgan, Leonard Cohen, Lil' Kim, Linda Martell, Linkin Park, Log Cabin, The Lonely Island, Louis Armstong And His Hot Five, The Manly Giggles, Matisyahu, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, The Misfits, Mobb Deep, Modest Mouse, Moris Day, Neil Young, Nine Inch Nails, Norman Blake, The Onceler Redemtion, Outcast, Ozzy Osbourne, Patrick Watson & The Wooden Arms, Patty Griffin, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Peaches, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Prince & The Revolution, The Proclaimers, Queen, Radiohead, Rammstein, Ray Charles, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Red Hot Chili Pipers, Regina Spektor, Rick Astley, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, The Rolling Stones, Santana, Seu Jorge, Sex Pistols, Simon & Garfunkel, Sinead O' Conner, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Soggy Bottom Boys, State Radio, Steely Dan, Stephen Soundheim, Stevie Wonder, Sublime, Sum 41, The Supemes, Suzzane Vega, Swingfield Big Band, Taj Mahal, Tay Zonday, The Time, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & The Heart Breakers, Tom Tom Club, U2, The Velvet Underground, Vengaboys, The White Stripes, The Who, Wooly Mar, Ziggy Marley.

Movies:
Sweeney Todd, Fight Club, Trainspotters, Milk, Sin City, Pleasantville, Go, Basketball Diaries, 300, Children Of Men, Purple Rain, Crash, anything by Hyao Myazaki, ....

Books:
The Good Earth, 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, I Am America And So Can You, Born To Run, Fight Club, Lockpick Pornography, Nightlight, The Host, The Dictionary, Thesauri, Parasyte, City Of Light City Of Dark,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Planned a bike trip accross the country...AND DID IT!
My travels:
visited 22 states (44%)

visited 8 states (3.55%)Create your own visited map of The World

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
Sailing, basic bike repair, bicycle touring, very basic Japanese writing, tying a real bow tie, basic fitness.

Learn:
How to hold a freestanding handstand, some guitar lessons, photography.

Share:
Stories, knowledge, listening, hugs, manual labor.

Countries I’ve Visited

United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States