I'm originally from Florida and have been living abroad/traveling since 2013, spending most of my time in Thailand (Phuket) and around southeast Asia. I also lived for a short time in Baja Sur, Mexico, Taiwan, and did a couple trips throughout Europe the past few years, too. I taught English in Thai government schools from 2013-2015, in a private school in Mexico 2015-2016, and then have been teaching English online to Chinese children ever since.

For the last year, I've been based back in Phuket, studying Thai (reading and writing) at a language school, while also working on my travel website, focused on cool, off-the-beaten-path locations in popular destinations: www.VagabondDisposition.com

Last September, I decided to finally leave Phuket semi-permanently, and did a 2-month long motorbike trip of far east Issan (NE Thailand) in which I ended at the beautiful tropical island of Koh Chang, where I have decided to stay indefinitely.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet like-minded people all over the world :)

Interests

I love the sea, snorkeling, and freediving. Being out deep in the water looking down at all the beauty beneath brings me peace that I don't feel anywhere else. Whenever I'm back in Florida, I also love to go surf fishing off the beach. I love playing music: piano, drums, bass guitar, ukulele, trombone, and always open to learning more. Disc golfing is another huge passion of mine and I always have a few discs with me in case I stumble upon a course. I've also got a bag of original Bocce balls that I keep in Phuket :)

November 2019 edit: There is an 18 hole disc golf course here in Koh Chang! I go nearly every other day (by myself) so I'd be really glad to have someone else to play with, haha

• movies
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• fishing
• snorkeling
• beaches
• disc golf
• bocce

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - too many artists/bands to list! Into reggae-rock, dub, jam, electronic, ambient, downtempo, classic rock...

Movies - Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Interstellar. León the Professional. Blow. American History X. Inception. Goodfellas. American Beauty. Across the Universe. Lords of Dogtown. Little Miss Sunshine. Pineapple Express. Snatch. Fight Club. Into the Wild. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Leaves of Grass. Fight Club. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Django Unchained. Inglorious Bastards. Limitless. Sin Nombre. A Beautiful Mind. Life of Pi. And so many more

Books -

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
The Backpacker - John Harris
Private Dancer - Stephen Leather
Queen of Patpong - Timothy Hallinan
The Expedition - Jason Lewis
In Search of Deaw - Jane Vejjajiva

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Standing atop Wayna Picchu looking down on the rest of the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play ukulele, disc golf, or bocce :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, United States