CURRENT MISSION

To travel where whim takes me, to stay where the place strikes me, to live freely

ABOUT ME

I'm a California boy, born and raised in Santa Barbara. I dropped out of preschool when I was four years old and began my education as a homeschooler, which continued until I began college. I went to Santa Barbara City College until I transferred to Pitzer College in 2007. Throughout my life, I have loved to travel. My family enjoyed many road trips through the Western States, as well as a trip to Mexico. I continued to travel on my own, going to Mexico multiple times, as well as Guatemala and Israel.

I'm very active. I enjoy doing anything involving body movement

PHILOSOPHY

I have homeschooled for my whole life. This has really formed my view of life as a continuous learning experience, with school being only one of many, many experiences by which we gain knowledge and develop our identities. Traveling is my favorite form of learning, and I have learned more from my traveling experiences than from any other experience I've had.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I have a stable home of my own, I host surfers. When I cannot, I offer to show them around the place I live. When i surf, I try to be the best guest possible, and make a great experience for my host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, I have done a lot of informal Couchsurfing with friends of friends, and have done two real Couchsurfing experiences, which were great! I am traveling around Europe right now and trying to make the trip as cheap as possible, but meet a lot of cool people at the same time, so CS is pretty much the perfect combination of the two. I am very excited about my next CS experiences.

Interests

Bicycling, cooking, swimming, frisbee, camping, hiking, volleyball, juggling, glowsticking, slacklining, dancing. Playing music, drums, guitar, piano, and djembe. I love the beach, the train, street performers, new cultures and new languages.

• dancing
• education
• cooking
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• volleyball
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• road trips
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Markus Schulz, Deadmau5, Bela Fleck, Infected Mushroom, Lemon Jelly, Air, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, The Beatles, Daft Punk, Black Star, Notorious B.I.G., Paul Simon, RJD2, Kutiman, Radiohead, The Album Leaf, Cake, Bob Marley, Bonobo, Pink Floyd, They Might Be Giants, Rx Bandits, Manu Chao, Thievery Corporation, Third Eye Blind.
Books - Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts, changed my life. Long Way Down, by Nick Hornby. Dharma Bums, by Jack Kerouac. Still Life with Woodpecker and Another Roadside Attraction, both by Tom Robbins.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Road-tripping and backpacking through Mexico and Guatemala, with only some itinerary and few plans - to travel freely, without anything tying me down or keeping me from staying somewhere for weeks, was such an amazing experience, I don't know how I could travel otherwise.

Teach, Learn, Share

"The fully mature person has got just two seconds to live" -- Gregory David Roberts, from Shantaram.

I really like this quote because it, in a way, sums up how I would like to live my life. I know I will always be growing and learning, and there is no point at which my growth as a person will stop, until I am no longer living.

Countries I’ve Visited

Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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