I am a peace-loving adventurer trying to discover as much of the world as I can, and make some memories with good people along the way. There are many colorful characters who inhabit this word, and there is much to learn from each and every one. I am most interested in nature, art, architecture, history, food, music, and the culture of day-to-day life in different places. I also write poetry during my travels, and find myself most inspired by new friendships, discoveries, and accomplishments. I also recently started traveling with a ukulele, but I’d like to learn acoustic guitar and bass guitar when I settle back into a new home.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love a chance to make new friends and to learn new perspectives from people. Everybody has different knowledge and wisdom to share, and I never want to stop learning and discovering!

Interests

I enjoy cooking, discovering new drink and food recipes, exploring ancient architecture, learning new skills, capturing incredible sights in my memory, and listening to new types of music.

• architecture
• cooking
• recipes
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• history
• mixology

Music, Movies, and Books

The Rolling Stones, ACDC, Bob Marley, Jack White, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Daft Punk, Oasis, Frank Sinatra, The Doors, The Black Keys.
V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Into the Wild, anything by Quentin Tarantino
Ray Bradbury, Hunter S. Thompson, Jack London

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I rode my bicycle over 800 Km in Denmark, Germany, Belgium and France, camping in the forests along the way. I fought through storms of pouring rain, blistering winds, and the frigid winter cold, and I always came out smiling on the other side. I broke my bicycle twice, nearly froze to death, ran out of food in the countryside, and lost my direction many times, but I stayed confident and finished what I started. It was my favorite adventure by far!

Teach, Learn, Share

In my last few years of traveling the United States, I have learned much about my own country and have discovered interesting pieces of history and cultural differences to share. I also have some great recommendations for parks, forests, lakes and mountains to visit because I love to hike as often as I can.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share many drink recipes from my work as a bartender, as well as some pasta recipes from my culinary experiments. I also love to share poetry I have written during my journeys.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States