CURRENT MISSION

I want to visit as many countries and meet as many interesting people as possible. I never want to stop traveling or having new experiences.

ABOUT ME

so i'm fresh out of college and have no idea where my life is going...i've always been a nomad, i'm a military brat and there's not really any place i can call home. i like to think of myself as a citizen of the world, and oh how i cherish my passport. i love all types of people as long as they are passionate about life and who they are. i'm eccentric and spontaneous, nothing really holds my attention for very long--though i'm interested in almost everything. i'm a very passionate person and i usually come on pretty strong, but i'm truly very sensitive and just want to be accepted for who i am. so for now i'm just roaming around, trying to stay young and find some purpose in my life...

i don't want to miss out on anything
i'm trying to be a "yes" man
i want to take every opportunity
and face my fears one by one
and indulge each of my senses
and do, and create, and experience
and live a full life, without regrets

PHILOSOPHY

it's a constant battle against the world to just be yourself and be happy. i want life to be beautiful for me and for everyone i meet. i like making people feel comfortable and accepted, and all i ask is for the same in return.

take only what you need, give back what you can.

stay young for as long as you can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i try to let people know that couchsurfing is not just for crazy hippies. i'm crazy, you might be a hippie, but mostly, folks just wanna hang out with other cool folks. i want to get people to travel (anywhere, all the time) and cheap travel is quite enticing...couchsurf all the way!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Justin Velander Holt (Chicago) let me and my friend sleep in his bed while he took the couch. so sweet.

Interests

anything loud or colorful (especially people), random art projects, random acts of kindness, random nudity, going barefoot, coincidences, embracing dualities, walking, biking, cooking, holding hands, going out for ice cream, and dancing until i collapse

• arts
• dancing
• cooking
• walking
• traveling
• cycling
• spelunking

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: The Flaming Lips, Earl Greyhound, The Black Keys, Caribou, Sufjan Stevens, Pheonix, MIKA, Radiohead, The Blow, Broken Bells, John Butler Trio, The Beatles, The Doors, MGMT, The Gorillaz, Modest Mouse and any dubstep

BOOKS: Siddhartha, Blue Like Jazz, The Giver, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Stuffed and Starved, Animal Vegetable Miracle, Frankenstein, The Berenstain Bears, Harry Potter

MOVIES: Office Space, I Heart Huckabees, American Beauty, The Invention of Lying, Donnie Darko, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK, The Sandlot, Mary Poppins, Sleeping Beauty

i hate TV.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i went spelunking in a Mayan cave and saw 1000 year old human sacrifices (the remains not the official act) including one infant skeleton.

Teach, Learn, Share

i HATE corn. you should too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru, United States