Hey- I’m Adam! Im a 23 year old living in LA. I’d love to host anyone who needs a place to stay the night. Just please message me at least several days in advance as I don’t check my email / phone that often.

This is my profile described from a few years ago when I was traveling, but I’m leaving it here bc it’s cute lol:

Hey! My name is Adam. I'm a 19yr old kid from a small town in the USA who is fascinated by the world around us.

I'm currently on a gap year after completing my first year of college at USC in Los Angeles. I am traveling through South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Japan mostly through homestays to be immersed into the daily culture. I mainly use Workaway and provide help with teaching english or farming. I do my very best to help and serve as a temporary family member of whomever I stay with. I'm also so grateful to everyone who offers up their home and time to let me get a brief glimpse into their life!

Who is Adam Novak , you ask?
I'd say that I'm.... hmmm....... spontaneous, flexible, positive, and ambiverted (I can be both extroverted and introverted) . I absolutely love new experiences and trying new things. I'm a big fan of deep conversations of any sort, but I believe that time to lighten up and just have some fun is equally as important.

Some of my favorite pasttimes include:
🌳Appreciating nature
🎶Musical / artistical performances/ showings of any kind
🎲Playing board games
⛹🏻🏋🏻🏃🏻Exercise and sports, especially basketball
🍳Cooking (although im not the best cook)
🙏🏻Meditating
📖Reading
🙂🙃Sharing stories

I grew up in a small farm state called Tennessee (near Texas) in the USA for most of my life and had little exposure to cultures outside of my own. In high school and college I began to meet people of different ethnicities, religions, and cultures, which changed everything for me.
↘️↘️I now have a very large interest in the different ways in which people live, their mentalities behind doing so, and the history behind it.

I view life as an adventure and a constant learning process. There is always a new idea to consider, conversation to have, piece of history to learn -- it never ends !

Lastly,,, I have been studying Korean for about a year now! My friend whimsically suggested it at first but I began to really enjoy learning it. I think languages are beautiful and I'm amazed at people who can speak multiple.

****By the way - I don't drink alcohol and I don't eat meat outside of fish (but I love to experiment and try new things)

Interests

• vegetarian
• running
• meditation
• politics
• reading
• minimalism
• piano
• basketball
• history
• international relations
• languages
• sustainability
• pokemon
• deep conversations
• meeting new people
• cybersecurity
• lifting weights
• ocarina
• zelda

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC
American Hip-hop: Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Juice Wrld (rest in peace), Kanye, Big Sean

K-pop: Bol4, Twice, Blackpink

MOVIES
Ponyo, Star Wars, Frozen. I actually havent seen frozen 2 yet and i need to fix that

BOOKS
The Mysterious benedict society, Warriors (cats), the rose of paracelsus

Quote:
“Of course how we spend our days is how we spend our lives”

Poem:
"He who binds himself to a joy
Does the winged life destroy
He who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternal sunrise"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I helped lead the creation of two new school dances at my high school

What I Can Share with Hosts

I recently participated in a 10-day silent meditation course which was indescribable and transformative. I've been doing my best to maintain my meditation routine every morning.

I'd love to meditate together if you're interested!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, South Korea, United States