Hi there! My name is Colin and I’m American, currently living in Germany.
My goal is to travel to many places in the world that I can, and hopefully get to 15 new places this year.

I am very social, energetic, outgoing, and comfortable with new people. I enjoy the arts (crafts/ painting), outdoors, active adventures (scuba, swimming, surfing, hiking, camping), music (techno/festivals), museums, and food. Exploring new cultures, languages, food is such a privilege and I enjoy having local authentic experiences.

I’m excited to (hopefully) meet you and make new memories together.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Two main reasons ~ First to meet new people from around the world with similar mindsets (cultural appreciation, adventurous, good energy, likes to share stories and dance). Second, to travel more affordably. If I'm hosting you I'd love to cook dinner, grab a drink, or just offer some suggestions on things to do around me. If I'm traveling to you, I'd love to do the same (chat, make dinner, grab a drink, go around the city) or am comfortable doing things on my own.

Interests

• photography
• festivals
• cooking
• music
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• volleyball
• swimming
• beaches
• food
• nature
• museums
• skating
• coffee shops
• tehcno

Music, Movies, and Books

Music ~ very eclectic: my top artists range from The Killers, Phoebe Bridges, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, Conan Gray, Beyonce, Hans Zimmer, Charlotte De Whitte, and often Disney Classics.

Books ~ I've recently gotten into Audible (almost 100 titles now), but some I've really enjoyed:
- All My Rage, Sabaa Tahir
- Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt
- The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Reid
- The Paper Daughters of Chinatown, Heather B Moore
- Behind Her Eyes, Sarah Pinborough
- Oil and Marble, Stephanie Storey
- All the Light We Can Not See, Anthony Doerr
- The Ethical Slut, Janet Hardy
- Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Cohelo

Movies: TOP 5 (no Particular Order)
~ The Dark Knight ~ Everything Everywhere All at Once ~ White Chicks ~ Titanic ~ Moonlight

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving through a shipwreck in El Nido, Philippines.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My cooking skills, jokes (mostly about North Americans), artistic creativity, and stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Netherlands, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Taiwan, United States