CURRENT MISSION

Spain - meet new people and see new places!!!

ABOUT ME

Hey all,

My name is Dustin Massie. I'm originally from Washington State but I am now living in Minneapolis studying law at the university of Minnesota. I work downtown and enjoy taking advantage of the land of 10,000 lakes.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is an adventure -- why stand still?

You always see someone at least twice in life

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm a newbie! I would like to participate however possible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First Timer -- lets see how this thing works!

Interests

Traveling!!! Once you catch the travel bug its hard to stop.

I love meeting new people, learning new cultures and experiencing the world.

Aside from traveling I also enjoy running, swimming, rock-climbing, ocean kayaking, reading, cooking and watching movies (esp. foreign films.) As you probably noticed, I'm easy going and like a lot of things.

• cooking
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• kayaking
• rock climbing
• swimming
• languages
• law
• lakes

Music, Movies, and Books

Recent movies I've seen:
°Mon meilleur ami
°Keinohrhase
°Crash
°V for Vendetta

Recent Books:
°The cabin
°Thousand Splendid Suns
°The reader
°Angels and Demons

Music:
°just about everything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was an exchange student to Germany through the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program my Junior year in high school. I moved back to Germany and went to college her for a year - loved every moment!

I also went to Cordoba, Argentina with the Global Institute for Leadership and Civic Development

---These where the best experiences of my life!

Teach, Learn, Share

When first learning Spanish, I had to try my hardest to be understood. I feel very overwhelmed and at the point of giving up. This is when an old lebanese woman told me, "I find it great what you're doing. When one learns another language they develop another soul. Languages give a person new perspective and allow one to communicate with those who seems worlds apart."

This woman spoke five languages herself and I have held her advice very dear.

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, France, Italy, Japan, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Germany, United States