Born and raised in California, just trying to see the world!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

What better way to explore a new place than stay with the locals?

Interests

• photography
• cooking
• partying
• off-roading
• bouldering
• piano
• hiking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• languages
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

I read "The Beach" on a train once when in Thailand, which was the perfect combination.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Story time! Here we go. So there's an island, about 3 hours off of the east coast of thailand, called Koh Tao. On that island, if you rent a Honda Click and take it off-roading over the cliffs of the island (not recommended, but totally recommended) you can find a bay called Tanote Bay. And inside that bay there is a giant boulder that protrudes above a lot of other rocks and coral.

So there I am, in the middle of nowhere, hours away from any decent medical care, standing on the rocks at the base of this giant boulder, with a rope in my hand, that is somehow attached to the top of the giant boulder. I start climbing, because what else would you do, using the rope for a bit of assistance here or there. Eventually, I get to a point, probably a good 6 or 7 meters above the nearest rock, that the giant boulder goes smooth. I have two options: go back down, or put all of my weight into the rope and use it to slowly walk up the rest of this boulder.

Now I'm about 2 meters tall and 90 kilos, and this rope of suffering some serious ocean damage, and I have no idea what it's connected to on the top of the giant boulder. Below me there are a bunch of Swedish and Canadian people, half of them were calling me crazy telling me to get down, the other half egging me on. I stood there, on the last foot hold, for what felt like a few good minutes before I decided what to do. On the one hand, if I fell, the rest of my trip was ruined on the off chance I survive. However, on the other hand, I would literally never have this opportunity in my life again, and if I went down, I knew it would bother me until I came back and took that leap of faith.

So I put two feet against the rock, and leaned back, completely perpendicular above a bunch of rocks and coral, walked my way up that fucking rock, and jumped off the other side into the ocean and have never felt more dazed and amazed.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States