CURRENT MISSION

laugh and smile as much as possible

ABOUT ME

I live on the Northside of Chicago in the Lincoln Square section of the city. I spend most of my time discovering different nooks and crannies of this great city. I have lived in Chicago since early 2006; and Philadelphia before that. I like Couch Surfing because I feel that it has a large number of creative and intelligent, open minded people - and those are the type of people I enjoy being around.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a firm believer of the "try it 3 times" philosophy. It usually pertains to food, but is not limited to other areas of life. Basically, don't be afraid to try new things and if you don't like it, give it some time and try it again later. If by the third time you still don't enjoy whatever you are trying, then it wasn't meant to be.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offer my couch...and plan to start being more active in the local CS community.

Interests

radio documentaries, wine growing "regions", record players. Thats my top 3 for today at least. It changes daily.

• documentaries
• dining
• wine
• beer
• drinking
• homebrewing
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Meters, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Coleman Hawkins, The Grateful Dead, The Mercury Program, Lucinda Williams, The Shins, Bruce Sprinsteen, Traffic, Phish, Zero 7, The Beatles, Sufijan Stevens, The Pixies, Wilco, Nick Drake, Talking Heads.

Books: The Catcher in the Rye. Anything by Elmore Leonard. Dr. Seuss.

Movies: Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark, Last Crusade, Temple of Doom, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Bronx Tale, Rounders, Pulp Fiction, Garden State, The Big Lebowski, Big Trouble In Little China,....

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/share with you my love of hops, barely, water, and yeast. I enjoy drinking...and brewing beer.

Learn: I'm hosting a Korean exchange student for four months. I've learned how to say hello and thank you. Hopefully some more to come later.

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