CURRENT MISSION

Explore the world, and meet new people. To gain new perspectives.

ABOUT ME

30 years old. Friendly laid-back personality, likes meeting new people and visiting new places. Recently relocated to Philadelphia and just completed graduate school. Have some time off before starting my new job, so doing some traveling. Spent time in the Virgin Islands, California, Peru (3.5 months), Europe, and Colorado, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, and Costa Rica.

PHILOSOPHY

Interested in the beauty of nature and life in general.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have recently begun hosting surfers, and have surfed a few times. Also, spreading the word about CS to others and encouraging them to participate.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted a very friendly fellow when I lived in Charlotte. Had a good surfing experience while traveling in Europe and also in new parts of the US.

Interests

Guitar, Reading, Sports (soccer and swimming), Piano, Movies, the Outdoors.

• beauty
• education
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• investing
• guitar
• piano
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• sports
• soccer
• swimming
• business
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:
Snow Patrol, Pete Yorn, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, The Killers, Joshua Radin, Autopassion, Tiesto, Imogen Heap, The Roots, Augustana, M83, Jimmy Eat World, The Chemical Brothers, Stars, Belle and Sebastian, Sigur Ros, The Go Team, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Franz Ferdinand, Cary Brothers, Yearling, Glass Casket, Panic! at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, Gnarls Barkley, System of a Down, The Postal Service, Keane, Regina Spektor, LCD Soundsystem, Polyphonic Spree, Ben Folds, Rachel Yamagata, Buddy, Coheed and Cambria, Ferry Corsten, Andy McKee, Brett Dennen, VHS or Beta, Brother Reade, Albert Hammond Jr., Rainer Maria, Badly Drawn Boy, The Weepies, Aqualung, Bloc Party, Dean and Britta, Silversun Pickups

Favorite Movies:
Vanilla Sky, Crash, Equilibrium, Man on Fire, Desperado, Reign Over Me, Juno, Into the Wild

Favorite Books:
The Tipping Point, Audacity of Hope, Walden, A Walk in the Woods, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Blink, Catch 22, Tale of Two Cities, Ishmael, Old Man and the Sea, Bridge of San Luis Rey, Farewell to Arms, Four Hour Workweek, Twenty-Something, When Genius Failed, Into Thin Air, Into the Wild, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, The Sun Also Rises, The Mayor of Casterbridge

Teach, Learn, Share

Have experience and knowledge surrounding investing/the market due to my business experience and education. Also, now know quite a bit about traveling domestically and internationally.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Italy, Peru, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States