I have been traveling (almost) full time for the last two years. According to CS I've been to 45 countries. I travel with no itinerary and write a deranged travel blog called Travel Deviant, and am going to Columbua Journalism school in August. My hosts often become good friends and sometimes characters in stories I write, from partying with gangsters in Afganistan, to finding Tyler Durden in Mexico, to doing Mushrooms in Las Vegas (you can read about that here: http://bit.ly/1ROrnst )

Most of my stories can be found at www.benfeibleman.com

I promise to respect you and your home, and leave a detailed review, partly for future surfers, but mostly to show my appreciation for the generosity of opening your home to me.

I don't want or need hotel accommodations. I've couch surfed in war zones. If you can give me a floor, a blanket, and safety for 8 hours, that's all I'll ever ask for.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

After my first couchsurfing experience in Bosnia, I decided never to go back. A friend and I literally barricaded our door because we thought he might be crazy and we may have walked into a trap. He turned out to be the coolest person in Sarajevo, bar none. I want to meet more incredible people and hear their stories.

Interests

Nice shoes and the strange, non-tourist crap. If you can't take me to a museum because you have to do a gangland hostage negotiation, that's great! I'll come along.

I'm drug friendly and curious about the scene, but I don't bring them traveling.

• dancing
• partying
• clubbing
• traveling
• blogging
• hiking
• wrestling
• journalism
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

That song you've been listening to over and over on your iPod? Yeah, I like that.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent time living deep in the Amazon, working with monkeys. I was a guide and caretaker. One time we had to re-capture a troop of monkeys that were in large cages. This involved a lot of biting and wrestling, then we carried them on a several hours hike into the jungle and let them go after several months of teaching them to function as a free group. A very cool experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories. I'm a big storyteller. I also like to dress up and go dancing, so if you need someone to join you at the club, I'll definitely go.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liberia, Macao, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Iraq, Liberia, Malta, United States