CURRENT MISSION

To seize the day, become beastly with uke, ride a giraffe, & enjoy the moment!

ABOUT ME

My name is Daniel and I like being myself. What does myself cover, I am a person who loves living in the moment. I don't take anything for granted and I enjoy the small things. I like meeting new people and learning about everything really, culture, food, language, and everything in-between. I'm very easy going, charismatic, enthusiastic, open-minded, with an appetite to boot. I can eat heaps of food and always hungry and ready to try new foods. I can cook some mean viet food as well and my favorite "Mac and Cheese and Tuna" best meal on a budget! I am a child at heart and enjoy being around the water, the beach especially, my favorite place so far has been Milford Sound New Zealand! I dance when I can:D A student in the States I think its Time for Adventure and so here I am, Lets Begin this Journey:)

Although I'm new to traveling, my first place being Australia, I have enjoyed every moment so far. I have been to New Zealand and Tasmania as well and now getting ready to see the whole of Australia then back to the states!

PHILOSOPHY

Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is the present, so enjoy the gift:D

I live in the moment, I've learned to not dwell on the past or worry about the future because all that matters is enjoying the present:) Life is unexpected so let things happen, with a positive attitude good things will come your way! Hard to put into words but some quotes I have come to live by:

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. - Dr. Seuss

We don't stop playing because we grow old...we grow old because we stop playing. - George Bernard Shaw

My goal today is to be better than yesterday so wait until you see what I do tomorrow. - Anonymous

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm a wealth of knowledge:)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience with CouchSurfing is using the activities and groups page to meet people in Melbourne, had an amazing time with them, and got a taste of what CouchSurfing is. After that traveling Europe this summer, I had my first surf with some guys in Hamburg and it made the trip that much more amazing!

Interests

Food, cooking, dancing, movies, filmmaking, being silly, beaches, the clouds in the sky around sunrise and sunset, the stars in the sky in the remoteness, trying new things, driving, photography, eating blackberries/mangos/strawberries/ and lemonade slushies, pho!

• culture
• photography
• film making
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

The Last Lecture, The Last Chinese Chef, Dr. Seuss, and Museo D'Artegh from the Ghibli Museum, Mitaka:)

Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Role Models, What Dreams May Come, Up, and Peter Pan!

Any and all Music:D

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Australia: Most of Melbourne (The Burbs), Great Ocean Road (Wreck Beach), The Grampians (The Balconies), Torquay Beach, Dandenong Ranges (Skyhigh, Mount Dandenong), and Tasmania East Coast (Mt Wellington in Hobart)

New Zealand South Island: Queenstown (Fergburger, Adrenaline), Jumped out of a plane 18,000 ft in Franz Josef Glacier, Kayaked the Milford Sound (The most scenic place ever), The Drive to Milford Sound from Te Anau and the first view coming out of the 2 km long tunnel!

Teach, Learn, Share

Although I haven't traveled much, since Australia and now Europe, I've really learned to take a step back and enjoy the moment, to live in the present and not take anything for granted. The world is so big and so why not see try and see it all:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States