CURRENT MISSION

To seek out the indigenous hippies of far off lands, especially where they are rare and elusive.

ABOUT ME

Lawyer from the US re-embracing the itinerant life in Australia. I've lived in China as an English teacher and also traveled a bit in Central America and Europe.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat people as whole persons that have lives, goals, fears, and aspirations who are not to be trifled.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Looking to meet said hippies and see the commie underbelly of the cities they live in. Don't have much in the way of a permanent or semi-permanent residence so no hosting for a while.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I spent one night surfing in New Orleans, and I have met a number of new people while teaching English in China.

Interests

Brew Pubs, vegetarian cooking, non-vegetarian ethnic cooking, and architecture, historical sights, not generically tourist stuff.

• animals
• farm animals
• architecture
• ethics
• cooking
• vegetarian
• running
• pub crawls
• surfing
• sports
• biology

Music, Movies, and Books

I'll watch anything on IFC once...

Death Cab, Foo Fighters, The Killers, The Shins, NIN...

Books... Recently finished "Flourish" re: positive psychology, a couple Michael Pollan books, still working on a biography of Mao and The Cider House Rules.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On a whim drove from WI to DC overnight(and then back again a day later) so that more members of my college's gay-straight alliance could go to the Equal Rights March in 09.

Teach, Learn, Share

I really want to get better at reaching out to people when I'm new somewhere and just getting to know locals. Basically I want to have Anthony Bourdain or Henry Rollins as my mentor.

Myself, I can attach a PTO shaft to a tractor, assist in the castration of young farm animals, oh and i'm no longer religious (raised Missouri Synod Lutheran) but I'm a fan of alot of buddhist ethics and am more than willing to discuss the philosophy of it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make pasta from scratch, will clean just about any mess, and can reach lights and bathroom vents that need attention! Also, I can give some legal advice, maybe.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Panama, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, United States

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