CURRENT MISSION

Just living the dream...just living the dream.

ABOUT ME

I'm a good-natured, intellectually curious individual from Iowa. I like to see new places and experience new cultures, and I'm very unshy when it comes to trying new foods, meeting new people, and exploring new places.

In addition to spending time with friends, I also like to read, and listen to indie rock music.

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile - I look forward to meeting you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As a couchsurfing guest, my goals are to be polite, open-minded, and good-natured. My goals as a traveler are to experience culture with a local flavor - trying new foods, meeting new people, and going out to new places.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have mostly used couchsurfing while in South America, although I also couchsurfed a bit on a road trip across part of the U.S. Now that I am back from my travels, I'm occasionally doing some hosting.

Hosted:
Austin & Jenna
Phil
Constantine & Ekaterina
Andrea
Antonia & Justyna

Surfed:
Phil
Austin
Fatima
Pachi
Mauro
Monica
Nina
Chris
Stephen
Nikki
Jenna

Met up for coffee/a drink:
Alejandra
Jess

Interests

Independent rock music, film, sports, traveling, and meeting new people.

• dogs
• culture
• coffee
• drinking
• shopping
• politics
• traveling
• music
• rock music
• sports
• business

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Artists: Bright Eyes, Death Cab for Cutie, Fall Out Boy, Frightened Rabbit, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Minus The Bear, The Postal Service, The Shins, Smashing Pumpkins, Telekinesis, Vampire Weekend, and many, many more.

Favorite Films: American Beauty, Braveheart, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, The Life Aquatic, Office Space, Old Boy, Pulp Fiction, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rudy, Snatch, V for Vendetta

Favorite Books: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, The Catcher in the Rye, The Old Man and the Sea, The Fountainhead

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I participated on a team in the 2008 Los Angeles Urban Iditarod, a race created based on the concept of the Alaskan Iditarod, except that it involves people in dog costumes pushing shopping carts through the streets of Los Angeles. Very crazy, and very fun!

Teach, Learn, Share

My personal knowledge is most concentrated in politics, music, and business.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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