Grew up Amish near Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Set off to live out one of my dreams, travel around the world and now live in Townsville, QLD Australian with my wife who is Filipino and my 2 young children (Aubree and Cheeno).

PHILOSOPHY

La Dolce Vita! Life is to be lived...experience everything, sad/happy, rich/poor, life/death, love/hate, etc. Live my life like it's a 'rough draft' version, I can be perfect in my next life!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

My first surf was in Sydney for 3 months, what a great experience. I've hosted several backpackers and find it is a great way to learn about other people's story and to rekindle my love of traveling.

兴趣

Anything to do with a new adventure and outdoors, I do triathlons, mountain bike races, running, snowboard, rafting, bungee jumping, trekking and camping.

• running
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• snowboarding
• teaching
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

Fav. film:Braveheart, Grumpy Old Men.
Music:House,Country, Top 40
Reading: anything they have at the coffeeshop, typically local newspapers keep me in touch with the happenings around me and give me new ideas of what to do/go. Oh my fav. novel is Agony and Ecstacy about the life of Michelangelo, a must read!!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

30 day African safari. Bungi jumped at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Walked into a packed out bar naked!
Saw a 14 year old girl force feeding a goose corn in Egypt...aweful!
Ate balot in the Philippines, a 14-19 day old fertile chicken egg eaten with salt and vinigar! The head and feathers were all visible!!
Living in China was unforgettable.

教，学，和分享

Teach: Immigration & working issues in Australia(I was a employer sponsored skilled worker there for 2 years), English(I'm a certified English teacher), architecture
Learn: free volunteer opps in the world
Share: my volunteering experience in the philippines

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

My home, hospitality and experiences.

我游览过的国家

Australia, China, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Mexico, Monaco, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), United Kingdom, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

我居住过的国家

Australia, China, Italy, Philippines, United States