In 2012 I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail (5 months and 2,000 miles from Georgia to Maine) and since then I've been downsizing my life, getting rid of my possessions, and working toward a life on the road. In 2015 I left my job, started freelance marketing, and lived in a 1985 Volkswagen Westfalia campervan as I drove 20,000 miles and toured the Untied States. I keep dreaming of more travel, around the world, in a backpack, on boats, bikes, or any way I can move from one place to the next.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To travel, meet people, learn, and live life to the fullest.

Interests

Running, hiking, surfing, rock climbing, coffee drinking, good beer, and pretty much anything as long as I'm outside.

• education
• beer
• coffee
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• teaching
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

I love music, especially live music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Thru-Hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2012.

Teach, Learn, Share

Always be yourself. Strive for excellence, even while others around you are satisfied with mediocrity. Perfection is an unattainable, yet worthy endeavor. Accept challenges as opportunities, for without opportunities you have no room for growth. Be happy, it takes too much effort to be sad. An enemy is easy to make but true friends are hard find. Integrity is the highest virtue that one can hold. The second highest is being a gentleman. Formal education is merely a prep course for life, continue to learn and grow beyond school. Don’t be afraid to be alone, for solitude is a true statement of self. Only when you can be your own full self can you give your entire self to someone else. Visit home often. Believe in something, especially yourself. Embrace change. A simple smile can make someone’s day. Your own smile can make your own day. Do not be afraid of death, for if you have lived your life to the fullest you will be prepared for it. Your past is a solid foundation, build upon it in the present to reach your future. This is your only life, when you are done here leave the world a better place and take with you no regrets.
- Christopher J Clemens, 2006

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, China, England, Germany, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States