CURRENT MISSION

"Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've first heard of and participated for the first time over two years ago. I was couch surfing for a few days in Vietnam and fell in love with the CS community. I loved being able to grab dinner with people from all around the world and hear incredible stories. I met one of my greatest friends through the CS trip. We and a few other friends that were CS all went motorcycling through the backcountry of Vietnam. I couldn't have imagined a better time spent otherwise without being part of the CS community. I now participate in the CS community in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Interests

Exploring the world around me, climbing on rooftops, meeting people, hearing stories, sharing laughs.

• cooking
• running
• reading
• socializing
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• skiing
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephan Chboksy, Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, Monique and the Mango Rains by Kris Holloway, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, all of the Paulo Coelho books (one of my favorite authors!), Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, Harry Potter books, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, all Mitch Albom books, Classics, Modern Classics, Game of Thrones

Movies: ...movies that make you think & documentaries. All of the Human Planet videos, Memento Seven, movies with Anthony Hopkins (silence of the lambs, hannibal, etc...), Intouchables, Black Swan, etc...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kenya, Rwanda, Spain