My name is Charlie. I'm 23 years old and I'm currently traveling the state of California via VanLife in hopes of finding work and a place to call my new home. I'm from Chicago, IL originally and I've decided to embark on this journey as my buddy Vince's co-pilot. We departed November 7th, 2016 and we don't plan on returning to Chicago... If all goes well. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Not only would I like to travel, but in the future when I have a place and am settled in, I'd also definitely host. For now, I'm on here to surf, meet new people, and possibly, lifelong friends!

Interests

Painting, photography, hiking, camping, backpacking, hitchhiking, skateboarding, trying new things, meeting new people, yoga, meditation, metaphysics, spirituality, psychedelic science, transcendental breath work/meditation, sound healing/gong therapy, crystal healing, gemstones, jewelry making, arts/crafts.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music; Youth Lagoon, M83, Future Islands, The XX, Modest Mouse, Bon Iver, The Middle East, Explosions In The Sky, Arcade Fire, All The Luck In The World, Blind Melon, Blind Pilot, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Dustin Tebutt, Counting Crows, Oasis, Radiohead, The Oh Hellos, The Paper Kites, Incubus, Third Eye Blind, Isbells, Neil Young, The Beatles, Phoenix, The Smashing Pumpkins, Sufjan Stevens, This Will Destroy You, Yourself and The Air, The Verve, The Wallflowers, 4 Non Blondes, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Tame Impala, Gregory Alan Isakov, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Ben Howard, Shout Out Louds, The Shins, Band of Horses.

Books; The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Into the Wild, The Man Who Quit Money, Where the Wild Things Are, Good Night Moon.

Movies; Dazed and Confused, any documentary, Fast Times at Richmond High, Detroit Rock City, Holes, Into the Wild, Wild, Lords of Dogtown, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked, hitchhiked, and skateboarded up the coast of California and Oregon.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I practice meditation daily. Learning to keep calm in every situation is key. I'm no master but maybe I could help?

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States