I'm currently finishing up a year of teaching English in South Korea before taking the long way back to the US. Once back home, I'll be doing freelance design work while applying for schools and travelling more in the US.

I left the United States for the first time in the summer of 2013. I caught the travel bug, and was abroad again 6 months later. It wasn't long before I was on a plane bound for Korea to live as an expat for a year. Now, as that chapter is coming to an e nd, I'm keen to see and learn more about different people and places around the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I'm planning on travelling a lot before I get settled, I wanted to try out Couchsurfing because of all the amazing feedback I've heard from traveler friends. I look forward to meeting a lot of great people through the Couchsurfing community!

Hopefully, once I have my own flat, I'll be able to put people up wherever I eventually land!

Interests

I'm a big fan of everything outdoors, and love getting a taste for a place by going off the beaten path. I like reading, watching films, and sitting down to a good drink and conversation with just about anyone. I'm a sucker for good stories, podcasts, craft beer, and all kinds of folk music.

I'm also likely to show anyone and everyone pictures of my dog back home.

• dogs
• design
• beer
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• podcasts
• music
• folk music
• outdoor activities
• backpacking
• freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

The fluid lists include the following...

Music: They Might Be Giants, Jose Gonzalez, Bob Dylan, Sigur Ros, Counting Crows, Oasis, Weezer, Shakey Graves, The Middle East, Tallest Man on Earth, Neutral Milk Hotel, Ted Leo, Gary Clark Jr., City and Colour, Head and the Heart, Jake Bugg, The National... the list goes on and on...

Movies: The Great Escape, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Rear Window, The Blues Brothers, The Bourne Series, The Lord of the Rings Series, spy and espionage films, Star Wars, etc...

Authors: Vonnegut, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Ron Rash, Tobias Wolff, Dan Wakefield, Kevin Barry, Helen Weaver, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Walked roughly 30 miles through Badlands National Park in one go
-Watched North Korean farmers at work from a Peace Observatory on the southern side of the DMZ
-Spent the last three New Year's Eves on three different continents ('12 N. America-Indianapolis, IN, '13 Europe-Eiffel Tower, '14 Asia-Seoul, SK)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've got plenty of stories to tell and laughs to share while living out of a backpack, a Civic Hatchback, studio flat, or what have you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Ireland, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States