ABOUT ME

I am a motivated student and caring friend/brother.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I joined Csurfing I was in a living arrangement that was not conducive for hosting. After the current trip I am on I plan to host in Omaha, NE.

Interests

I spend most of my time working on school related activities, but on the weekends you can usually find me either with a book in my hand or hanging out with my friends at our local pub. I enjoy watching live music, and slowly I am encouraging my entourage to pony up the money on the weekends to see small live shows. Also, I am an avid exerciser; I have competed in several long distance races of differing varieties. Just last week I ran in the Vancouver half marathon.

• books
• marathon
• pub crawls
• music
• live music
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Anything by Steinbeck, Fitzgerald, Flaubert, or Dumas. I am currently reading Gulliver's Travels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On my current trip I have beheld two natural wonders. The first incident occurred while driving north from northern California on highway 101. On this road you see many varieties of landscapes, but as soon as I reached Oregon the road paralleled the coast. On that day the sun was shinning and the waves were taller then me, most likely pushed along by a storm about to land. I sat in the sand for awhile just looking at the sublimity of the ocean. It wasn't the first time I had seen the Pacific, but it was definitely the most memorable.

The second incident occurred on Mt. Osborne in the Washington Cascades. My friend Lili and I decided to scale the mount in order to see Rainier in all its glory. About halfway up the hike I half regretted the decision due to the horrible conditions and 6% grade switchbacks. After 10 miles we finally made it to the end of the trail, which was still not within view of Rainier, but we could see the peak of Osborne. We rock climbed up to the top without the appropriate gear, and succeeded in obtaining one of the most well deserved awards given. The sheer size of the Mount Rainier is able to make even the most self centered individual feel insignificant.