30 year old from the US. Grew up in Washington, Georgia, Virginia Beach, and Germany. Did college in New York and moved to Hawaii from Austin, Texas. In August 2020 my fiancé and I left our jobs in Hawaii to start camping around the country out of our Prius at National Parks, National Forests, and such. I’m starting law school at UCLA this fall. Now we are vaccinated, staying at my parent’s place in Virginia, and looking to fit in some short trips around the East Coast before we move out to California in July. Love traveling, experiencing and learning about new cultures, and broadening and expanding my mind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Offer a free place to stay to help make traveling cheaper for everyone, meet new friends from around the world

Interests

Exploring new music, reading, movies, sports, just about any and all outdoor activities, partying from time to time, and new experiences

• cats
• dogs
• wildlife
• arts
• culture
• wine
• beer
• working out
• movies
• live music
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• baseball
• basketball
• soccer
• swimming
• football
• trekking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: VELVET UNDERGROUND, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Gang of Four, The Minutemen, Jimmy Cliff, Leonard Cohen, Kate Bush, Wu Tang, Silver Jews, Howlin Wolf, Black Thought, Talking Heads, Big Pun, Danny Brown, MIA, Pulp, David Bowie, Titus Andronicus, Modern Lovers, MGMT, Destroyer, New Pornographers, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Sturgill Simpson, Toots and the Maytals, Angel Olsen, Margo Price idk man there is a lot of good music

Movies: Dr. Strangelove, Inherent Vice, There Will Be Blood, Punch Drunk Love, Do the Right Thing, Florida Project, Cleo from 5 to 7, Breathless, Big Lebowski, Fargo, and many many more

Books: This year on the road I got deep into Thomas Pynchon, reading The Crying of Lot 49, Inherent Vice, and finally tackling Gravity’s Rainbow after vowing to read it for the last decade. Currently reading Ursula Leguin and the personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. Some other fav authors include Cormac McCarthy, Angela Davis, CLR James, Frantz Fanon, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck and Kurt Vonnegut.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Torn between bungee jumping off the Nevis Bridge in New Zealand and backpacking out to, then camping out on the Kalalau Beach in Kauai.

What I Can Share with Hosts

This feels like a weirdly braggy section to me but I guess: a curious mind, an adventurous spirit, and a dry sense of humor? I can talk all day about books, movies, or music I’m passionate about, my philosophies and thoughts on life, death, mindfulness, social justice, soccer, baseball, or basketball (or not talk; I’m very mindful about not being a blowhard and have been told that I’m a good listener). My fiancé has spent most of her life in California and Hawai’i, so when we are visiting places along the East Coast I’m trying to take her to see the “it” things about certain places here that make them unique and interesting be it local sights, hikes, food, beer, or any number of other things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, South Korea, United States