My wife and I quit our day jobs in Health Care and Finance to explore the world for a couple of years! We're in the beginnings of a travel blog, so watch out for it!

I grew up not traveling much, and never made it off the North American continent till I was out of college and could afford it. After my first trip to Paris and Barcelona, I couldn't get away from the travel bug. I love meeting people from different cultures and trying to understand their way of life. I prefer to spend more time in one place getting to know a few friends and a town rather than checking off as many new countries as possible.

I've met some great friends through AirBnB in a number of countries, and finally people led me here.

Since, we are digital nomads for now, we can't host people for the time being, but we hope to spread the love once we settle down again next year!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love AirBnb and other apps, but couchsurfing provides a nice balance of AirBnb with the social setting of a hostel. Meeting new people, trying their food, and laughing with them is the reason I travel. Checking off the list of obligatory pictures next to monuments is nice, but I want to meet people.

We love to get immersed in a culture and spend more time in one place! We spent 6 weeks in China, 5 in Italy, 4 in Slovenia/Croatia. Meeting a fun host pulls us into the life of a local!

Interests

• italian food
• politics
• reading
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• extreme sports
• biology
• computer science
• history
• science
• food
• football
• diving
• local food
• ancient history
• programming
• healthy eating
• local history
• world history
• biotechnology
• local culture
• data science
• health care
• reading novels
• health and fitness

Music, Movies, and Books

Music -
* EDM but we listen to a little bit of everything

Books -
* How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
* Tools for Titans - Tim Ferris
* The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice
* Every epic fantasy novel here are a few examples:
** Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
** Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss (King Killer Chronicles)
** A Song of Fire and Ice (Game of Thrones) - George RR Martin
** Assassin's Apprentice Series - Robin Hobb
** Stromlight Archive - Brandan Sanderson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived back to back 20 hr train rides in rural China to explore the Western parts of the Silk Road

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help people with English, Data Science, Computers, and random facts that I've picked up across the travels

I'd love to learn more Italian, I'm about one month in as of July 2017, and I'm trying to learn more.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stimulating conversation ranging from the sciences and history to politics and cuisine. My wife and I are voracious readers that love wine and whiskey. Maybe we'll buy a bottle for the house to aid our discussions :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States