Hello!

I'm a Physics graduate and passionate dancer, currently exploring Europe and Asia as both a tourist and hip hop dancer. I discovered CS in Feb 2017 and spent most of the year sleeping on kind strangers couches!

Having been home for a few months, I decided it's time for another trip... so here I come US :D

My analytic side loves riddles, brain teasers, logic puzzles and a good argument, while I also enjoy exercise, new music and being challenged. I would describe myself as a sociable introvert - I enjoy conversation and hanging out, but need time to myself every now and then to recharge!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking back on my 2017 journey, I can no longer imagine my travels without CS! No CSer is the same, or even similar and what I remember more clearly than all else is each of my hosts. They really define how I view each city.

The unique outlook that each host gives me on the places I visit is something that I wouldn't miss for the world - I'm looking forward to getting back to it ^^

Interests

• animals
• culture
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• cooking
• video games
• hiking
• computer science
• logic
• physics
• travel
• rap
• maths
• hiphop
• d&d
• 3d printing

Music, Movies, and Books

Albums:
- To Pimp a Butterfly
- 2014 Forrest Hills Drive
- Coloring Book

Movies:
- Studio Ghibli
- Fight Club
- Life is Beautiful
- 12 Angry Men

Series:
- Black Books
- IT Crowd
- Red Dwarf
- Friends
- Game of Thrones

Books:
- Rimworld
- Red Country

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm going to cheat and list two things =p

(1) Took a year to travel with very little planned. I would show up in each country often without a place to stay for that night and work it out as I go! Scary, uncertain and exhausting but also fresh, inspiring and beautiful - a year I will remember forever.

(2) Choreographed a dance piece for a cast of twenty, working with them over the course of several months to produce a work that examined depression of which I was very proud and was told moved a number of audience members to tears!

Perhaps it's not amazing, but I was very proud of the piece in that the choreography was far from my comfort zone [as an urban / hip hop dancer], my dancers rose to the challenge and the audience members connected with the piece.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I've been teaching dance classes for 6+ years and am more than happy to share a few moves [be careful though, it's hard to shut me up when I start talking about dance]! If you happen to be interested in physics, 3D printing or D&D I'm down with that too.

Learn: I would love to learn anything regarding your culture, be it local specialties, dominant religions, popular games, music or anything else. Specific tips for your city are always welcome too!

Share: I always enjoy sharing travel stories, riddles, recipes or ideological arguments.

What I Can Share with Hosts

(1) Dance: I would love to share anything you want to know about dance, be it specific moves, my favourite dancers or the culture of dance. I've got some dance content at the following websites if you want to check it out ^^

http://dlewdance.com/
https://www.instagram.com/daniel.e.lewis/
https://www.youtube.com/daniellewisdance/

(2) Physics / Logic: Having finished my Master of Physics in 2016 I can definitely share my knowledge of it! Furthermore I love to share my favorite riddles and engage in friendly ideological debates :)

(3) Travelling experiences: This goes without saying to some extent, but if you want to hear any stories of places I've been or opinions on cities, let me know!

(4) My bolognese [favorite food to cook while travelling haha]!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia