CURRENT MISSION

Avoid getting a "real job" and joining the "real world" as long as possible, preferably the rest of my life.

ABOUT ME

My name is Josh, and I've been an been a full-time outdoor tour guide for just over a year now. I've been a dog musher in the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and a kayak guide in the fjords and glaciers of Alaska, and I've now followed the humpback whales from Alaska down to Maui, where I guide kayak tours. . It's the most recent part of my quest to do as many new and amazing things as I possibly can, and I'd like to keep traveling, working seasonally, and kayaking in beautiful places as long as I can.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is too short for me to spend all day inside in a cubicle at a job I don't really like, just so I can make enough money to go out and do things to distract myself from the fact that I don't like my job. I'd rather take a pay cut and live simply while enjoying every second of the work I'm doing. The 9-5 grind is something that's just not for me, and I wish I had figured that out five years ago.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I only surf and meet up, but once I settle down and have a solid place I'll do a lot of hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started this account a few years ago but still have not really used it that much.

Interests

Outdoors. I want to be places where I can be outside, hiking, climbing, kayaking, backpacking, camping, and the like. I'm also really interested in Marine Biology and Glaciers.

• dogs
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• rock climbing
• swimming
• biology
• tourism
• tours

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kayaking in the Kenai Fjords National Park. Nothing compares to eating lunch in a kayak while watching an active tidewater glacier, watching a bear swim in front of your kayak, and seeing a pod of Orcas in the same day!