Hi! My name is Griffin and I grew up on a small island in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by beautiful mountains and trees, where I fell in love with nature and the ocean. I am a marine ecologist and currently working and traveling for a couple of years before going to graduate school.

I am super into hiking and camping or anything outdoors. In the winter, I work as a ski instructor and in the summer I spend my time on the water, sailing, surfing, water skiing and scuba diving.

I really enjoy music, I used to be in a band when I was younger and I love to attend music festivals, some of my favorites being Sasquatch Music Festival and What the Festival in Oregon.

Besides marine biology, I also studied art history in university. Exploring culture and art from around the world is extremely important and interesting to me. Any place I visit, I will make sure to find the museums, exhibits and local events.

I feel like I am open, easy going, down to earth and always willing to listen and have conversations. I really like to have fun but am also very content to chill out and read a book. I enjoy being around and meeting positive, happy people from all over the world, and I think that is the best part about travel, the people you meet and the connections you make for life.

I'm always up for an adventure. I love to learn and try new things. I'm happy going to a club, on a hike, to a coffee shop or an art gallery. Hope to explore with you and I look forward to meeting you :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet people from all over the world and hear their stories. I really appreciate getting the local experience when travelling to new places.

Interests

• music festivals
• music
• electronic music
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• mountains
• food
• nature
• trekking
• ocean
• museums
• water skiing
• vipassana
• trees

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all music but my favorite genres would probably have to be Indie Alternative and Electronic (House).
For a sampling, here are some random artists I like: Alt-J, Animal Collective, Anohni, Beach House, Cashmere Cat, Claude VonStroke, The Cure, D. D Dumbo, David Bowie, Fisher, Flume, Jain, Kate Bush, LCD Soundsystem, Leon Bridges, Mac Demarco, Major Lazer, Matt and Kim, Mura Masa, Odesza, Purity Ring, Shiba San, Slow Magic, Sofi Tukker, Sufjan Stevens, Talking Heads, Tennis, Tokimonsta, The xx...

Some of my favorite authors are: Matt Ruff, William Gibson, David James Duncan, Neal Stephenson, Mark Helprin, Helen DeWitt, Tom Robbins, Richard K Morgan, JRR Tolkien, Yuval Noah Harari, etc. So, I like a lot of Sci Fi/Fantasy.

Some random favorite movies are: any films by Miyazaki, Donnie Darko, The Fall, The Matrix, Blade Runner, Meru, Cowboy Bebop...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacked solo around the world for 10 months from Greenland to Japan.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Greenland, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Palau, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States