I'm originally from New York City (Queens), and spent most of my life living in NYC, then Boston and San Francisco. Now I live in France with my family, just outside of Geneva on the French side of the border.

I love adventure travel, exploring new places, getting outdoors and enjoying nature. I'm really interested in sustainability, clean energy, and protecting the environment. I love meeting people from all over the world, learning about various cultures and histories, and speaking difference languages. I practice meditation and try to live in harmony with our planet.

While cycling and couchsurfing across Asia and Europe, I met the love of my life. Now we're married, live in France, and have a delightful one-year-old boy named Théo. Life is beautiful! 😊🙏🏼💟

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've benefitted greatly from the CS community during my travels in South America, Asia and Europe over the past three years, and I met so many incredible and inspiring people along the way. Now that I've settled down in Paris, I'm looking forward to paying some of this kindness and generosity forward. ☯️☸️☮️

Interests

• salsa dancing
• marathon
• meditation
• motorcycles
• chess
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing
• skiing
• soccer
• tennis
• adventure travel
• mountain biking
• nature
• sustainability
• buddhism
• startups
• renewable energy
• motorcycle touring
• social entrepreneurship
• zero waste

Music, Movies, and Books

🎶 Music: I love all types of music, ranging from electronic to classical and everything in between!
🎬 Movies: It's a Wonderful Life, Life is Beautiful, The Godfather, recently saw Lion and loved it
📕 Books: The Alchemist, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Siddhartha
📺 Shows: Seinfeld, Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Mozart in the Jungle
🥘 Food: Italian is probably my favorite, but I love trying new things

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2018, I completed a bicycle journey of about 16,000km across 22 countries in Asia and Europe over two years, stopping to do some volunteer projects along the way and to gain a better understanding of the environmental challenges facing our planet. 🌏🚴🏼💨

You can check out my travel page: www.facebook.com/adamspilgrimage

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to use my language skills and practice with others. I love to dance and can teach some basic salsa steps. I would be happy to share my knowledge of Vipassana meditation practice with anyone who is interested in learning about it. I really enjoy the game of chess and can teach anyone who wants to learn. I absolutely love making music, singing and jamming with others. I even have a home-made Dijareedoo with me made out of plastic PVC pipes which makes a really cool sound!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I try my best to have an open heart, an open mind, and I really enjoy spending time getting to know people. I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel to many parts of the world and can share some of my experiences and advice with others. I'm always willing to help and contribute in any way I can. 😌

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Poland, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bangladesh, France, India, Italy, Spain, Sweden, United States