I spent a year as an exchange student in high school and the travel bug has just never gotten out of my system. I have been diagnosed with a fairly severe case of CTD...compulsive travel disorder....and it, more than anything, has made my life interesting and crazy.

Outside of traveling, I love to cook, have friends over, debate any top of international relations or economics, social justice....ice cream flavors...you name it. I work for myself and can do what I do from anywhere and this allows me to be on the go a lot. I love to ski and paraglide mostly, so these things often determine my travel destinations.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Love to travel the world and enjoy hosting people. Much more enjoy meeting locals than staying in a hotel.

Interests

• cooking
• flying
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• snowboarding
• paragliding
• languages
• scubadiving

Music, Movies, and Books

Best pandora station: Hipster BBQ.

Movies: dramas and international films. Loved Norway's series 'Occupied' and 'Nobel'. Also love Homeland and Billions.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had breakfast with President Obama while he was president

Teach, Learn, Share

Love to teach anything I know.....German, skiing, paragliding, cooking, how to make a paper airplane. Love to learn anything and everything.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, cooking, pictures, ideas, and big gratitude!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Grenada, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Wales, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, South Africa