CURRENT MISSION

See the world before the "real world" catches up with me

ABOUT ME

Born in California, raised in the Midwest, currently in Portland, OR. I love meeting new people and experiencing new things (thus why I travel a lot). I've spent time in Canada, France, Spain, Costa Rica, Japan, South Korea, Ireland, Greece, South Africa, and New Zealand.

PHILOSOPHY

"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm not sure what it means when it says "how I participate."

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I spent a couple nights in Tokyo with a new friend I made through the site. Everything worked out well!

Interests

Traveling, reading, writing, having intellectual conversations (or tipsy conversations that seem to be philosophical at the time), enjoying a nice martini, and spending too much time on the Internet procrastinating

• writing
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• backpacking
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Star Wars, MCU movies, Zoolander, anything Wes Anderson

Music: Rock and pop (anything from Black Sabbath to Lady Gaga)

Books: Outliers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Great Gatsby, Fight Club, Survivor, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was a columnist for a couple years. I like to hope that some of what I wrote has had a positive impact on the communities I resided in.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company, humor, decent-ish conversation

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, France, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States