I am pretty quiet until you get to know me :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My best experiences with travelling have been those involving locals. While I enjoy meeting people and hearing their stories, I'm usually not bold enough to approach someone on the street. I don't want to remain in my own tourist bubble for my next trip! I'm also a student and have been one for many years, so I understand how costly it is to travel. I'd like to help people out - however unlikely it is that they would want to travel to this small town :)

Interests

I love all sorts of stuff and if I don't love it then I kind of want to know why others do so I can love it too :) I can see the appeal of almost anything. I like reading, learning, photography, psychology, culture, travel, and talking about the 'good stuff' - the meaningful and complex things rather than the superficial small talk things.

• culture
• photography
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• swimming
• languages
• psychology
• statistics
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I read mostly classics and fantasy/science fiction, but I've also been known to branch out into the super trendy young adult dystopians and the not so trendy random unknown fictions. I think I would read almost anything - except maybe historical fiction. Some of my favourites: Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, The KingKiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Dune by Frank Herbert.

I watch all sorts of movies and tv shows and kdramas and BBC miniseries - just everything. Some favourites would be The Rocket (2013; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2178256/), Welcome to Dongmakgol (2005), 12 Angry Men (1957), Gran Torino (2008), and Game of Thrones (I'm saving the fourth season so no spoilers!).

I love music and have really eclectic tastes. Right now I listen more to Indie/Folk/NuModern, e.g. Like the Dawn (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd9vh89To4M), Atlas Hands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyue2N1XZ0M), and I really like this for some reason (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fk2BaM1la0). I wake up with songs in my head, e.g. Pale Sun Rose by Matthew and the Atlas. That is a simplification, however, as it is actually quite a process to figure out. It usually involves skipping through songs, bugging my brother, and a lot of humming.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been to places where I was the only one like me, and had people marvel at me, literally stopping traffic in the street.

Lived in a van parked on the beach for a few days, falling asleep to the sounds and breeze of the ocean and waking up to the crow of roosters.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you to play a card game, solve a Rubik's cube, swim, use chopsticks, or, for the more nerdy, I have some pretty good statistics skills. I have lots of random psychology information to share, too.

I want to learn anything and everything - phrases from different languages, random skills, your life story, local points of interest, difference cuisines - just everything.

We can share some experiences! Let's float a candle down the Danube, throw paper airplanes from the Eiffel Tower, hunt for mushrooms, taste test a whole menu, take a scooter road trip, or share some of our stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Macao, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, South Africa, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Botswana, Canada, China