Hello - I'm Darren from the USA (the good part - west coast! haha)

I'm Fun-Loving, adventurous world traveler. I love meeting new people while traveling and experiencing the culture of new places.

I'm also a die-hard nature freak, I love nature in all its forms... plants, animals, scenery, hiking, diving and more. I've gone to some pretty far flung places just to see rare animals!

I'm also a full time Artist, so I enjoy sampling the arts in many cities from exhibitions, to museums, street art, performances and more. I make sculptural installations and display my other artwork at festivals in the US and around the world

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Hoping to meet fellow travelers - whether you are a local who wants to show me around your hometown, or another traveler that just wants to meet up for coffee, dinner, etc... I'm open and super friendly!

Interests

I love all things cultural and artistic - the more authentic the better

I'm a lifetime scuba diver - always interested in finding diving buddies

I'm a nature lover - botanical gardens, wildlife reserves, hiking anywhere

• arts
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Way too many to list - haha. I'll put a few

books - Shantaram, Paulo Coelho, Tom Robbins, Isabel Allende, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Jean Auel, Ann Patchett

movies - the fountain, pans labyrinth, avatar, jacob's ladder, blade runner, scanner darkly, jodorowsky, matrix, amelie, miyazaki, lion, big lebowski

music - nahko, trevor hall, outkast, macklemore, violent femmes, and a ton of DJ's that are also my friends

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen Tigers, Grizzlies, Jaguars, Rhinos, Penguins, Sharks, Whales, Sloths, and many more animals in the wild!Y

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, Greece, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States Minor Outlying Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States