Coop70, 31

I'm an Artist and a Student at a Mastery level program. In the long term, I have rather set goals for myself to accomplish and that I am working towards. But, in my day to day, I live a rather spontaneous lifestyle.
I enjoy trying out new and interesting options from the smallest details in my day (like new routes to work or strange foods) to larger explorations (going some where completely new and getting totally lost).
Typically, I am more of a recluse, preferring nice quiet nights at home with my paint and books, but I do also enjoy going out from time to time and socializing.
Atheism, free-thought and free-expression are giant parts of my life, particularly freedom of thought and expression seeing as I am a novice artist-- I would like to meet some one with a similar value on that particular subject.
I'm an avid book nerd, and a critical movie go-er, two past times besides painting that I truly love and do rather regularly. I enjoy going to museums, libraries, nature trails and preserves on my rare days off, and now and again I may go to a bar to people watch.
On here, I want to find a companion to travel and adventure with, and keep up with my insatiable thirst to try new experiences. I'd like some one that I can debate with and converse with, but also some one who is secure enough in themselves to be contented with a bit of companionable silence (I'm not a big chatter box unless you get me going). But, I'd also love some one that I can be silly with and comfortable with being my quirky, clumsy, and mildly eccentric self. Most of all, though, I would really love to simply make some like minded friends.