CURRENT MISSION

Save the World!

ABOUT ME

We have travelled a lot now. We would love to travel more. And we would also love to host other travelers.

PHILOSOPHY

My mission in life is to advance my own understanding of humanity and to aid others in understanding it, in spite of the hardships and consequences and distractions that result.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing, Hosting, Smiling!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've done a lot of couch-surfing and am always the ideal houseguest. But, sometimes you don't get the ideal house...

In all of my travels around the U.S., I have only once rented a hotel room. In cities all around the country, I have stayed with friends and family, or made new friends on the spot that have invited me into their homes. Through this, I have been exposed to a wild variety of living situations, personalities and cultures. I have also done my fair share of bumming around in college, staying on a friends couch for a month-or so at a time. When you live in this way, you suddenly find yourself completely subsurvient to the will of your hosts. Consequently, you become far more conscientious than the typical roommate: cleaning up after yourself everyday, helping your hosts out with groceries and bills, cooking meals for them, washing their laundry and cleaning house, and respecting their choices about when to have a party or to have a quiet night. You are also invited further into their personal world than you would be as a mere roommate or friend. As a couch guest, you get to see first-hand what people are really like: they share their music, their interests, their lifestyle, and their inner feelings and emotions. It's this experience of other people that I like most about couch-surfing, and the way it brings out the best in me.

As I've said, I have had a wonderful time staying with people from all around the U.S., but there are always horror stories. One house in Harlem(New York) featured drug-crazed, all-night-screaming nieghbors and fist-fights in the kitchen. Another host in Richmond, Virginia left three of us guests utterly stranded and lost in her filthy home. A house I stayed at in Los Angeles was hit by a drive-by shooting shortly after I left it. And one house in Seattle, Washington left me thoroughly bored most days as my hosts either worked multiple jobs or stayed in their rooms alone all day.

Anyway, despite these blotches, my record of couch-surfing looks quite good, and I'd love to do more of it in the future.

Interests

Travel, filmmaking, fitness, entrepreneurship, culture, food, cooking, sleeping, olympic style weightlifting, gymnastics, logger sports, warhammer, heavy metal, punk rock, hardcore, reggae, courting, seduction, strongman competition, tattoos, exploration, art, painting, miniatures, print-making, history, reading, writing, nature, animals, exploration, hiking, rock climbing, yoga, affection, understanding.

• animals
• arts
• culture
• writing
• film making
• tattoos
• ethics
• dining
• cooking
• fitness
• yoga
• dieting
• partying
• thrifting
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• hiking
• camping
• hunting
• surfing
• sports
• rock climbing
• gymnastics
• business
• entrepreneurship
• history

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everything I've seen and done has been amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Here's a few things I can teach about:

- Bag packing technique.
- Low impact camping and Leave No Trace ethics.
- Creative cooking.
- Living on a Paleolithic diet ("Paleo").
- Wilderness strenghtraining.
- How to lose weight, look better, get into shape, and excel at your physical and sport goals.
- Bush-whacking, orienteeing, and backwoods navigation.
- Effective writing technique.
- More than you would ever want to know about the hobby and play of miniature tabletop battle role-playing games.
- How to start your own business.
- Developing resourcefulness, confidence and positive self-image.
- Independent film and production protocol and techniques.
- Frugality, thrift, and personal finance management.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Thailand, United States