CURRENT MISSION

finding a place to live in portland

ABOUT ME

born and raised in dayton, ohio. i went to ohio state university and majored in french. i continued living in columbus for a little while after graduating, then last year went to work in yellowstone national park for the season. this year i worked in grand teton national park and am just now finishing my seasonal job. and now i'm moving to portland, and i'm very excited.

PHILOSOPHY

oh, i dunno, i guess i'll go with monty python on this one: uh, try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations . . . and . . .

always look on the bright side of life (whistle here)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

at the moment i'm just a guest couchsurfer, at least until i find a place in portland

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

just a little, but it's been great!

Interests

music, movies, love, laughter, photography, the out-of-doors, language(s), animals, trying to cook (vegan that is), reading, writing, traveling, biking, science, learning, politics, a good drink (be it scotch, wine or beer)

• animals
• writing
• books
• photography
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• vegan
• walking
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: too many . . . anything beautiful, funny, thought-provoking, inspiring, eye-opening, etc.

music: TOOL, nine inch nails, radiohead, nirvana, puscifer, queen, mars volta, pink floyd, death cab, tori amos, grizzly bear, fiona apple, rammstein, king crimson, smashing pumpkins, a perfect circle, scissor sisters, bloc party, depeche mode, tv on the radio, daft punk, pearl jam, electric six, white stripes, the velvet underground, silverchair, kings of leon, cake, muse, mgmt, b.r.m.c., rage, oasis , the clash, shiny toy guns, cold war kids, wolfmother

authors: bret easton ellis, george orwell, augusten burroughs, aldous huxley, sam harris, richard dawkins, christopher hitchens, sarah vowell, david sedaris, et al.

just read (and loved) 'another bullshit night in suck city' by nick flynn

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i've climbed everest seven times . . . but enough about me

Teach, Learn, Share

ummm . . . did you know that the sun is 93 million miles away? and that its light takes about 8½ minutes to reach us puny earthlings?

also, i know french . . . so i got that goin' for me

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States