California-native, raised in a very Croatian household in the small(ish) port town of San Pedro in the much larger greater Los Angeles area. That alone should tell you a lot about me, but here's the f̶u̶l̶l̶ partial story...

After graduating from SP High and finally learning how to properly pronounce English words (Mama & Tata still say sawl-men for salmon and fool for full), I continued my education--but mostly fled as far away from the nest as I had the courage inside of me to do--90 miles north (so brave I know) along the California coast to UC Santa Barbara, where I learned how to fully embrace the laid-back, easy-going personality that was bestowed upon me from birth. Beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets, friendly and social people, Santa Barbara was the heaven I had always known was out there, and hope to one day return to.

Fast-forward through college graduation, coming out as a gay man--if we ever meet in person I'll tell you all about the epic "coming-out" party that I had, rainbow rice-crispy treats, penis-shaped cookies and all--moving back to San Pedro with the parents, only to quickly realize that the times of semi-peaceful cohabitation were long, long past with them, moving back out to Hollywood, CA where I currently reside with my amazing boyfriend (see photo) and beautiful cousin and here I am now, completely over the LA lifestyle and looking forward to nothing more than the approaching date of departure on a journey through Europe with the love of my life/previously mentioned boyfriend--his name is Kale, yes, just like the lettuce.

We're both extremely pleasant people, and it's usually a fun, competitive game for us to see who can end the night with more instagram followers--something that we take pretty seriously, despite our lack of admittance, but a true testament to our out-going personalities.

Super social, really respectful, properly polite, flirtatiously fun, Kale and I are always up for fun adventures, meeting new people and sharing great conversations over a delicious home-made meal and copious amounts of red wine.

We're so stoked to go on this journey together, and we hope to cross paths with you soon!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Our favorite part of traveling is getting to know different people and their culture on a down-to-earth level. Truly hoping for more insight on the many different ways people think and comprehend the world.

We believe that Couchsurfing is an excellent way to attain this self-discovery, while also having a lot of fun and meeting lots of really awesome people.

Interests

We LOVE the beach, picnics in the park, yoga, volleyball and each other.

• culture
• dancing
• education
• wine
• red wine
• yoga
• marathon
• partying
• traveling
• volleyball
• teaching
• genealogy
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: super heroes, magic, and animation!

Music: Is Taylor Swift a genre?

Books: adventure (kale) and non-fictions (brian)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kale graduated from UCLA with a Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics degree...he's super smart.

Brian ran an un-official half marathon once....his nipples bled.

Teach, Learn, Share

Be comfortable with who you are and realize that you are perfect, don't let anyone else tell you otherwise :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Positive energy, fun stories and a great dance party.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States