I'm a father of two babies, a husband to one woman, and an adventurer for the world.
I love to live life in a manner that makes me ACTUALLY feel alive!
I like to hear and share stories of adventures.

I started an instagram @thewanderingbucketlist, a twitter @GOBucketlisting, and a Youtube channel "Dakota Hankins (The Wandering Bucketlist)" in December of 2017 after I finally decided to stop dreaming and start living. A blog will probably appear in the near future.

Check those out if you want to get a more in depth view of who i am and what I'm about.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm tired of just dreaming and I'm on a mission to start living. What better place to be than with people who have the same or similar life goals. I'm bucketlisting on a budget and if I can help out another wannabe nomad then I'm just doing my part to help bring joy to the world.

Interests

• books
• design
• photography
• dancing
• education
• fitness
• yoga
• working out
• meditation
• crafts
• movies
• video games
• traveling
• blogging
• minimalism
• survival
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• snowboarding
• snowshoeing
• archery
• extreme sports
• teaching
• volunteering
• solo travel
• adventure travel
• beaches
• mountains
• urban exploration
• mountain biking
• learning languages
• meeting people
• national parks
• longboarding
• learning
• beach volleyball
• shooting
• family
• children
• rollercoasters
• getting lost
• fine arts
• sharing stories
• travel blogging
• video editing
• helping others
• hot yoga
• and more

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: No limits to my music tastes. I will listen to ANYTHING ... at least once.

Movies: Similar to music except I will not watch Sharknado ... any of them.

Book: "The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made the decision to live instead of just hating the rut and doing nothing about it.

Teach, Learn, Share

As individual stewards of this earth we can teach and share with one another our unique perspective on all subjects up to life and existence itself.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, Yoga, Exercise, Enthusiasm, Photography, Manual Labor, Child Care, Goofy Dancing, A Witty Nature, Cooking (not very well), Friendship, Conversation, Happiness, Joy

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States