CURRENT MISSION

Explore, meet new people, eat great food, enjoy the little things, give back, live simply

ABOUT ME

Howdy friends! I'm Kevin, 22 years old and just out of University, currently living just outside of Washington DC. I just finished up 5 months in Xela Guatemala working as a volunteer trekking and volcano guide.

I enjoy dancing, smiling, and eating good food. So therefore, I enjoy, or try to, cook good food.

PHILOSOPHY

Food is love

travel light and leave only footprints

Keep it simple, keep it sanitary, have fun, it's for the kids.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well I surf my friends couches all the time, just need to get on one of yalls' to "participate"

Interests

I love being outside! Biking, canoeing, climbing, walking, power walking (the Olympic sport that Guatemala just won their first gold EVER!), boating, or just walking down by the river. I'm interested in local and urban farming, and I'm definitely a dog person.

and how could I forget! Ping-pong

• dogs
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• boating
• traveling
• cycling
• canoeing
• sports
• rock climbing
• tourism
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Wendell Berry, Rachel Carson, Jon Krakauer, Bill Bryson, Paul Hawkin, Eo Wilson, John Muir, Walt Whitman, Edward Abbey,

Ray LaMontagne, The Rolling Stones, Hendrix, Fiest, Amos Lee, Blitzen Trapper, anything I can dance to and many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Made the summit of Tajumulco (highest point in Central America) 15 times! whooh!

While I was in Peru, I was leading a group of HS students and we were working on our community service project at a primary school. I had mentioned to one of the locals who I had just met that it was my birthday today. Little did I know that he was the leader of the Ccotos parade band. So later that night the entire marching band busted into the classroom where we were cooking dinner playing happy birthday. Most of the town showed up to dance, drink cheap Peruvian 40s, and party like it was 1999. That was the single best birthday surprise I've ever had from a complete stranger.

Countries I’ve Visited

Peru, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala