Hi! My name is Damien. I am 25 years old and I am currently cycling around the world starting from Guangzhou China going west to the USA. Ill be going through China, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Canada, and finally the USA hahahahaha so much! I am new to the cycle touring world but wanted to throw myself into it. I lived in china for 2 years traveling, teaching skateboard lessons and English to kids and adults. I can speak English, basic mandarin, and trying to learn some French. I am an easy person to get along with and very respectful of peoples space. you can ask me anything you'd like! But most of all I would love a warm shower because I've been a dirty hobo for probably about a week or 2 as you are reading this hahahahaha.
here is where I post pictures and videos of my bike trip if you are interested in seeing! www.facebook.com/spontaneousleft

ABOUT ME: I like earth and I want to explore this wet spherical life explosion. There is so much to see and do and people to meet! I pretty much want to live out the movie Mr. Beans Holiday and have a silly family friendly adventure. I don't take life to seriously, life is supposed to be enjoyed. I am obsessed with skateboarding, photography, music (playing and listening) and traveling. also I shaved all my hair off so I don't have long curly hair anymore like in most of my pictures hahah

ABOUT MY MUSIC LIFE: I have been lucky enough to be able to travel with the band Green Jello for awhile and I have been alllllll over the USA (except Hawaii and Alaska... I need to go there), Canada, Mexico, and the UK. The thing I love the most about traveling is seeing other peoples lifestyle and ways of living. there are so many different ways to live! It's so inspiring.
What else about me... I play the banjo, have a square nipple, know basic math, make puppets, and a bunch of other stuff.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

meet cool like minded people and also get a place to take a shower and refresh myself after lots of bike riding hahahah.

Interests

-Beside traveling I love to Skateboard! ive been doing that forever!... I am always looking for skatespots even when I dont have my board with me... Its like ingrained into my soul to look for stuff to skate...
-Photography is another one. Took some classes and I absolutely love taking pictures.. We can have a photoshoot if you want!
-Music... I love instruments and figuring them out.. my favorite is the banjo...
-And Art! Making stuff is fun

Pretty much if I am doing one of those things I am having a blast!

• photography
• meditation
• traveling
• minimalism
• music
• punk music
• drums
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• hitchhiking
• art
• adventure
• film photography
• abandoned places
• exploring
• wild camping
• bike touring
• french music
• banjo
• bikepacking
• french movies
• earth
• film cameras
• surf music
• flamingos
• blue hair

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
The Sugarcubes
The Ramones,
April March,
La Femme,
Brody Dalle
The Dead Milkmen
France Gall
The Garden
Ida Maria
The Ventures... there is so much more..
I really like girl singers, punk rock music, surf stuff, and french pop. but i pretty much like everything... i love music! Except thunder rap... (just really bad rap music with the same beat as every really bad rap song)

Movies:
Amelie
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Coraline
Big Fish
Adventure Time
The Young Ones
Peewee's Big Adventure...
Mostly adventure movies hahaahahha.. And I don't know why but I love family friendly dog movies alot also

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled all over the USA, Canada, Mexico, and England with my dad playing the banjo in a punk rock puppet band for 8 years... lots of stories...

Teach, Learn, Share

Banjo, music, english, skateboarding, photography,lightroom, art, stories, anything!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Skateboarding lessons! I Taught skateboarding in China for a little bit... Fun, stories, thoughts, ideas, photoshoots, everything thats connected with photography, music fun, deep talks, adventures, laughter, hiking, snowboarding, art, stenciling, making t-shirts

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macao, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Scotland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Mexico, United States