CURRENT MISSION

To leave each person happier than before they met me.

ABOUT ME

I am an overly optimistic person. Bordering on insanity at times. Always taking the best out of every situation. I love to travel, eat new foods, play in anything outdoors, and bring joy to people.

IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

-Won more NCAA collegiate tennis championships than anyone in history
-Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of California (graduated top of my class)
-Became a private pilot
-Worked in investment management, managing over $1,000,000 within a few short months
-Private tennis coach to the number 1 ranked junior in the world
-Traveling tennis coach to a top 40 in the world professional tennis player

-Started playing professional tennis at the late age of 30
-Competed in the main draw of the US Open one year later
-Over 40 countries in less than two years
-Goal is 100 countries by the end of 2020
-Visiting orphanages around the world through www.onelovetennis.org in conjunction with my own private charitable foundation - "The Lost Boys"

SOMETHING I WANT TO DO (2021)

-Travel one year playing tennis using only a bicycle and my feet to get around, no cars / buses / planes!
-Shattering the Guinness Book of World Record for longest continuous bicycle
-Raise over $1,000,000 with this journey to give the opportunity for underprivileged youth to play sports and attend college

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share experiences with people all over the world.

Interests

Exploration, snowboarding, surfing, tennis, ping pong, go karts, living off the grid and off the land, sunrises and sunsets, doing new things, meditating, and growing spiritually.

• traveling
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• snowboarding
• tennis
• table tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Tao De Ching, Bhagavad Gita, The New Testament, Celestine Prophecy, Conversations with God, Autobiography of a Yogi

Teach, Learn, Share

Tennis lessons, passionate energy, and perhaps a twinge of inspiration for whatever you may have always wanted to do or become.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Macao, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Réunion, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Wales, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, United States