CURRENT MISSION

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. -- Christopher Darlington Morley

ABOUT ME

An engineer by training and an adventurer at heart. I live off of good stories and new knowledge so I watch a lot of movies, listen to podcasts, and read my fair share of blogs. My adventure is any new experience from outdoors to arts to travel to beer.

I finished/quit my 2nd engineering degree in 2011, spent a few months traveling Europe, worked on rocket in Sacramento, taught science classes in Italy, and then moved to Denver in July 2014 where I am pursuing ALL OF THE ADVENTURES!

My favorite quote right now is: "Home is just not the place where you happen to be born, it is the place where you become yourself." -- Pico Iyer

PHILOSOPHY

The more I understand, the less I can put it into words. That aside, I believe in searching for your passion and I think I do a good job practicing this. I am patient with people and understand myself well enough to avoid situations I don't like. I like the good things and the pure things in life but I don't get too worked up about it.

"The more we learn about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it." - Bill Nye

"If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate." - Elbert Hubbard

"I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this." - Emo Phillips

JUST REMEMBERED

You are an average of the 5 people you spend the most time with. I am at least 20% Internet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I first hosted in early 2012, hosted lots of folks in Trieste, and now it's all about Denver.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experiences have ranged from good to amazing so I am really happy with how it is working out. I've made long-term friends, short-term friends, heard great stories, had unexpected adventures, and who knows what will come next.

I always enjoy the range of experiences I can have because the people that visit are so different. I unconsciously match the energy level of those that visit so their energy changes my experience too.

My visitors have cooked me new foods, taught me about their homes and the world, given me a perspective on how cultures vary from place to place, and most surprisingly have given me a new look and appreciation of the United Stated where I grew up.

Interests

Exploring and adventure: bike, hike, scuba, and anything that I have never done before

More: Photography, Travel, Meeting People, Italy, Genealogy, Exploring, Good Movies, Learning, Reading, Aquariums, Zoos, A Little Philosophy, Good Food, Psychology, Local History of Interesting Places,...

• arts
• photography
• oktoberfest
• dining
• beer
• working out
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• podcasts
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• adventure races
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• skydiving
• engineering
• entrepreneurship
• genealogy
• history
• psychology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Foreign, short, or independent are the best. Everything by Wes Anderson, especially The Life Aquatic, Rushmore, and The Royal Tenenbaums. The Lives of Others, Goodwill Hunting, Little Miss Sunshine, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Music: Many kinds of rock like Death Cab for Cutie, Franz Ferdinand, Matt Costa, Modest Mouse, We Were Promised Jetpacks,

Blogs: The Atlantic, Lifehacker, Fast Company, Boing Boing, Mashable, Hacker News, Wired, TechCrunch

Books: Lord of the Rings, Catch-22, Snow Crash, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, The Startup of You, The $100 Startup, the Steve Jobs bio, Copy This. Summer 2013 is Atlas Shrugged and a bilingual Italian/English book of short stories.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2 month grand tour of Europe: Rome, Perugia, Milan, Nice, Barcelona, Toulouse, Paris, Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Oktoberfest, Nuremberg, Amsterdam, Autobahn, Mainz, Copenhagen, Brussels, Hamburg, Naples

Some times that I have had with other surfers and travelers are amazing but hard to summarize!

And then there is also:
-- Rode my bike 200 miles from Seattle to Portland in a weekend
-- Scuba diving at nigh
-- Seeing the Grand Canyon
-- Hiking in Yosemite
-- The Oregon and California coasts
-- Exploring San Francisco
-- Exploring New York
-- Living in Seattle
-- Loving Berlin
-- 54 miles per hour on my bicycle
-- Snorkeling in Mexico
-- Skydiving
-- Living in Italy
-- Worked for NASA
-- Worked for Boeing
-- Worked on rockets
-- Worked in the world's largest building
-- Worked in the world's largest wind tunnel

Teach, Learn, Share

Rockets, English, Programming, Wordpress,

Anything generally related to engineering or entrepreneurship is definitely something I can go on about.

I can also contribute a lot to Personal/Professional Development like career/soul searching, resumes, interviewing, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States

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