CURRENT MISSION

To meet as many kind souls out there in the world as I possibly can and learn something from the people I meet and hopefully in return give the people I meet a different point of view or a good laugh or just a good story.

ABOUT ME

I'm an open book. I've been told I'm funny, kind and easy to talk to. The craziest thing about me is my sense of humor. I'm an open, honest and funny guy. I've done a lot of different things in my life and I've got stories but I would rather hear your story. I don't really do profile searches and I know that there is a lot more to everyone than what is written on here so feel free to write and say hi. Other than that all I want to do in my life is make a difference for the better in other peoples lives and see the world and learn new cultures and also see the rest of America that I have not been able to visit yet in my life. Say hi.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to learn. I live my life for friends and family and I most of all live my life to make people smile. I'm just an average american guy I suppose.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I met a man from Michigan that has used this site. He is such a great soul. Tedevan you are a great person and I thank you for tunring me onto this site. I want to travel and when I am more settled I truly want to be a host. I look forward to this experience and I am definitely going to spread the word to all of my kind friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Never have done it.... Yet.

Interessen

My Friends, My Family, Music, Live Music, Concerts, Art Festivals, Music Festivals, Teachers, English Literature Teachers, Poets, Poetry, Writers, Musicians, Songwriters, Painters, Artists of All Kinds, Volunteers, I love anything Irish, anything Celtic, anything Welsh, Road Trips, Camping, Hiking, Tibbs Drive In, The Lake, The Beach, Astronomy, The Universe and Space,, Space Time, Photography, Museums, Comedy Clubs, Amusement Parks, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Cooking, Sports and Going to Games, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Portland Trailblazers, Indiana University Basketball and Soccer, Florida Gators, I like Traveling and still want to go to Ireland and visit Dublin, Galway and some of the towns along the coast, England, Wales, Scotland, Poland, Sweden, Holland, Prague & Most of Europe, New Zealand, Some of my favorite places here in the states are Northern California, The Redwoods, Stouts Grove Road, San Francisco, Mount Shasta, Eureka, Crescent City, Humboldt, Arcata, Mill Valley, Sebastapol, Portland Oregon and all of Oregon, Louisville, Florida, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Key West, Ft. Meyers, Tampa Bay, Ybor City, Gainesville, Connecticut, Boston, New England, etc...

• arts
• books
• literature
• poetry
• photography
• concerts
• music festivals
• festivals
• cooking
• clubbing
• traveling
• music
• live music
• guitar
• hiking
• camping
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• astronomy
• road trips
• beaches
• parks

Musik, Filme und Bücher

I love movies.

My musical tastes include a little bit of everything but my favorite band will always be The Grateful Dead. After that it is a close second for Bob Dylan, Ween and Modest Mouse. Here's a short list of some bands I listen to : Aerosmith - The Allman Brothers - Tori Amos - A Perfect Circle - The Band - Barenaked Ladies - The Beatles - Beck - Blind Faith - The Blood Brothers - Blues Traveler - James Blunt - Robert Bradleys Blackwater Surprise - James Brown - Junior Brown - Jackson Browne - Jeff Buckley - Jimmy Buffett - Sam Bush - J.J. Cale - George Carlin - Johhny Cash - Manu Chao - Harry Chapin - Tracy Chapman - Ray Charles - Eric Clapton - Jimmy Cliff - Patsy Cline - Bruce Cockburn - Albert Collins - Elvis Costello - Sheryl Crow - Counting Crows - Country Joe - Robert Cray - Cream - Credence Clearwater Revival - CSNY - The Cure - Cypress Hill - Miles Davis - The Dead - The Dead Weather - Iris DeMent - Derek and The Dominos - Ani DiFranco - Dixie Chicks - The Doors - Dr. Dre - Dr. John - Dresden Dolls - Chris Duarte - Bob Dylan - The Eagles - Steve Earle - The Eels - E.L.O. - Elvis - Eminem - Alejandro Escoveda - The Flaming Lips - Bela Fleck and The Flecktones - Fleetwood Mac - Flogging Molly - Ben Folds - Foo Fighters - Robben Ford - Aretha Franklin - Micheal Franti and Spearhead - Freakwater - The Fugees - Jerry Garcia - Marvin Gaye - G. Love and The Special Sauce - Gone Daddy Finch - Gov't Mule - The Grateful Dead - Wavy Gravy - Al Green - Green Day - David Grisman - Guster - Woody Guthrie - Buddy Guy - Tim Hardin - Ben Harper - Mickey Hart And Bill Kreutzman The Rhythym Devils - Richie Havens - Warren Haynes - Jimi Hendrix - John Hiatt - Bill Hicks - Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks - Lauryn Hill - The Hippies - Billie Holiday - Bruce Hornsby - Robert Hunter - Iron Maiden - Jewel - Billy Joel - Jack Johnson - Robert Johnson - Janis Joplin - Keb Mo - Alicia Keys - B.B. King - Carole King - Freddie King - Kings of Leon - Leo Kottke - Alison Krauss and Union Station - Lenny Kravitz - Led Zeppelin - John Lennon - Little Feat - Live - Los Lobos - Los Lonely Boys - Louis C.K. - Ludacris - Lonnie Mack - Taj Mahal - Aimee Mann - Bob Marley and The Wailers - Mars Volta - Dave Matthews Band - The Mavericks - Mac McAnally - Matisyahu - Del McCoury Band - Sarah McLachlan - Melody - Natalie Merchant - Metallica - The Meters - Method Man - Steve Miller - Joni Mitchell - Modest Mouse - Moe - Wes Montgomery - The Moody Blues - Van Morrison - Mos Def - Movits - Mr. Big - Mystikal - Nas - Willie Nelson - The Neville Brothers - Nine Inch Nails - Nirvana - North Mississippi All Stars - NRBQ - Old And In The Way - Roy Orbison - Outkast - Ozric Tentacles - Ozzy Osbourne - Paolo Nutini - Parliament Funkadelic - Gram Parsons - Particle - Les Paul - Pearl Jam - The Persuasions - Tom Petty - Phil Lesh and Friends - Utah Phillips - Pink Floyd - POE - John Prine - Public Enemy - Q Tip - Queen - Queens Of The Stone Age - Radiohead - Rage Against The Machine - Railroad Earth - Bonnie Raitt - Ramones - Robert Randolph and The Family Band - Ratdog - Otis Redding - rhcp - Redman - Lou Reed - R.E.M. - The Rolling Stones - Peter Rowan - Doug Sahm - Sam and Dave - Santana - Bob Seger - Paul Simon - Sleater Kinney - Smashing Pumpkins - Snoop Dogg - Sol Survivors - Son Volt - Soundgarden - Bruce Springsteen - Steely Dan - Cat Stevens - S.C.I. - The Strokes - The Subdudes - Sublime - Sun Ra - System Of A Down - 10,000 Maniacs - Talking Heads - James Taylor - They Might Be Giants - Richard Thompson - Tool - Toots and The Maytals - Peter Tosh - The Toyes - Traffic - The Traveling Wilburys - The Derek Trucks Band - U2 - Umphreys McGee - Uncle Tupelo - Townes Van Zandt - Stevie Ray Vaughn - Violent Femmes - Tom Waits - Muddy Waters - Doc Watson - Merle Watson - Ween - Bob Weir - Gillian Welch - The White Stripes - Wilco - Hank Williams - Keller Williams - Lucinda Williams - Bill Wilson a Bloomington based musician R.I.P. - Johhny Winter - Stevie Wonder - Wu Tang Clan - Wyclef Jean - Yes - Yonder Mountain String Band - Neil Young - Warren Zevon, too many to list.

As for books, Books are my favorite gift to get and give. Of all the material things in the world to get, books are the best. I feel loved when someone hands me a book. I like to read about my favorite authors lives as much as I like to read their work because sometimes that is more interesting. Mark Twain and Kurt Vonnegut are my favorite authors and probably always will be. Mark Twain was an amazing guy and is a hero and inspiration to me. Angelas Ashes, Teacher Man, Anything by Frank McCourt, Searching For The Sound by Phil Lesh, The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley, The Secret World Of Trees, Something Good For A Change or Random Notes On Peace Thru Living by Hugh Romney, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, For One More Day, Tuesdays With Morrie and most of Mitch Alboms books. Robert Frost, Henry Miller, James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hunter Thompson, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Walt Whitman, Dylan Thomas, John Irving, Al Franken, Tom Wolfe, Ken Kesey, Noam Chomsky, Poetry, And I stll love the old Far Side comics and Calvin and Hobbes. They bring back good memories. :)

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I met Muhammad Ali when I was a kid. I have traveled the states and yeah, I used to hop trains and I did mission work after high school. Experiences that have shaped me forever and I look forward to learning more as life goes on.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Conversation is the best way to learn about someone and something. Say Hi.