CURRENT MISSION

Bring it on home.

ABOUT ME

I'm a 23-year-old recent college graduate from the Midwest, and I have the mentality to prove it. I'm incredibly easy-going. Maybe it's my Irish roots. I guess that's why I'm in Ireland right now, seaking the roots and doing the soul search. How cheesy and cliche, but I guess it's true.

I'm the youngest of four boys. My parents are the most delightful people in all the world, and my older brothers are my best friends. I also have three nephews and two neices that are the light of my life.

I have a serious girlfriend of more than a year. I love her dearly and miss the shit out of her right now.

I have had type 1 diabetes for almost ten years. I have always made diabetes a positive aspect of my life rather than letting it overshadow all that I do. It didn't stop me from playing four years of college ice hockey and traveling the world so that's my attitude about it.

I'm incredibly positive and laid back, so much so that it irritates some people. With that in mind, I'm a pretty tough guy to upset.

I'm out to prove that not all American's are fat and ignorant. Many of us understand that the world does not begin and end at our borders.

PHILOSOPHY

GO.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to take advantage of couches as I travel, and as soon as I return home, I will open my home as a host. I look forward to meeting people and getting involved.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed a handful of times and had perfect experiences every time. Can't wait to host when I get home!

Interests

diabetes, family, reading, writing, good beer, maps, travel (of course), film, golf, ice hockey, soccer, my home town, lakes and rivers, boating, Ireland, fitness, old t-shirts, properly punctuated text messages, people and Diet Coke

• writing
• beer
• fitness
• dieting
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• backpacking
• soccer
• hockey
• golf
• cartography
• lakes
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: The 400 Blows, The Royal Tenenbaums, Tsotsi.
Music: currently, Sigur Ros, The Stone Roses, The Frames, Nick Drake, Ray LaMontagne.
Books: currently, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris, "Dubliners" by James Joyce, "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" by Lynne Truss, "On Natural Selection" by Darwin and at the top of the list right now is "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best experience of my life was backpacking Europe and all the wild adventures that go with it.

Teach, Learn, Share

Diabetes!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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