Hello! My name is Alex and I'm using this summer as a break to travel abroad in Europe between my work as a mechanical engineer and graduate school in Utah, USA for an advanced degree in mechanical engineering. I'm an avid outdoorsman, on a regular day in Utah you can find me hang gliding, paragliding, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, kayaking or rock climbing.

I plan on touring a bit of the U.K. on the way south to France where I hope to spend most of June and July soaking in the local language and culture while regaining my fluency :)

I'm trying to stretch my savings as far as they can go before I have to buy a ticket back to the states. I love good conversation and meeting new people. Hopefully I can meet some new and interesting folks while gaining the occasional friend, this is my first summer abroad so any travel tips (mainly rail and ride sharing) are extremely appreciated!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Traveling Europe for my summer holiday before graduate school, recapturing the studying abroad experience I never was able to afford during uni. Looking for good, cool folks to meet, share experiences and hopefully learn a thing or two along the way, anybody up for helping with my French?! Cheers!

Interests

• dogs
• photography
• wine
• running
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• hiking
• kayaking
• sailing
• skiing
• snowboarding
• hang gliding
• paragliding
• engineering
• ukulele
• biking
• french
• flyfishing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hang glided through Yosemite national park

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach violin and piano, would love to work on my French and always enjoy learning more on the guitar or ukulele, I have traveled to almost all 50 US states, several foreign countries and always love to share my journeys in free flight (hang gliding and paragliding)! I love all things tech, and as an engineer I enjoy geeking out about any new trends in smart tech, movies, tv shows and video games.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, France, Iceland, Mexico, Scotland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States