CURRENT MISSION

15th/June/2019 I came in San Antonio, TX with my boss (my friend) and my colleagues for NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Conference & Expo (https://www.nfpa.org/conference/) at the convention center of San Antonio. My job is done now and from this moment, my vacation starts!

- 15th/June/2019 Arrival in San Antonio for work
- 21st/June/2019 My vacation starts
- 22nd/June/2019 meeting Harvard and Hannah in San Antonio and visiting his mom here and going to his place in Austin
- around 24th/June/2019 meeting Henry, Sasha, Vaughn, Shaun in NYC
- around 28th/June/2019 meeting Justen, Anna, Roman, Neil, Ransom, Connie, and hundreds more in Boston
- 2nd/July/2019 going to Firefly Arts Collective (a regional Burning Man in Vermont) with friends from Boston
- 9th/July/2019 meeting Stephan, August, Subin, Maarten, Pablo, Louise, etc in Brussels in Belgium and drive to Luxembourg
- 10th/July/2019 meeting the other friends like Jill, Devin, Alvaro, Nico, and dozens in Luxembourg
then travel for a month until the beginning of August around Europe! Hitchhike-and-cross-country and camping, and so on!!
- And will return back to Korea in the beginning of August/2019

My journey will be updated here:
https://www.facebook.com/kim.dongryeong
https://www.instagram.com/kim_dongryeong/

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(Maybe because I didn't click Yes or No when people requested me for hosting, my response rate is poor. But I do host!)

I like traveling.

- Traveled around Australia for 45 days when I was 17 years old (30 days with a friend and 15 days alone) in 2002. We always stayed in hostels/backpackers and cooked ourselves. We haven't really gone to restaurants. It was a crazy adventure as 17 years old. That time, we booked hostels over phone. We took photos by film cameras and the only info source was a guide book. The internet was super slow and you had to go to an internet cafe. Our English was also very poor that time. We were just young babies!

- Traveled around Korea for 30 days when I was 17 years old with a friend without any money in 2003. (Of course we didn't have Couchsurfing. But we were hosted almost always throughout the trip.)

- Traveling around Europe for 5 months with a bicycle and a tent with a little money in 2012. After the bicycle travel finished, I still didn't have my own home or place. I sort of continued to travel-and-say for other 5 months more. So in total for 10 months I didn't have my own home and still didn't spend any for accommodation.

- When I visited Boston for work in 2017, I was thinking to travel to cross the US to California, but I met some local young people on the street and was invited to their house parties. Then I started to stay with them in their house in Cambridge, Boston and went to a regional Burn FireFly festival and met other people from Boston. Then I stayed also with them. So eventually I stayed only in Boston and lived with local people that I didn't have any connection for three months.

Also I would like to meet new/different people and learn or hear new/different things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm fascinated by the variety of human's cultures and life styles. Love to discover and learn different cultures and thoughts. I like to meet local people while traveling or visiting new places. So I used Couchsurfing while traveling around Europe with a bike. Moreover, I can save money of accommodation. I will buy you beer instead!
I like to meet also travelers. I would like to host travelers and give back what I received. I'm generally a budget traveler because I need to save money and also I so much love this way.

Interests

I am a master of Rubik's Cube. I like politics. Of course like others we love music. Love to work with computers. Love Google, Excel and Android. Love to travel but not in a luxury/fancy/comfortable way. Of course being comfortable is good, but I much prefer budget travel. Love hiking. Love camping. Love nature!

Self-debating on anarchism, the society including the law and the human rights. I'm a super peaceful, super chill pacifist. However, I have a question about putting the criminals in the jail. I have many other questions. Also interested in psychology. I try to see myself correctly.

• arts
• design
• photography
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• painting
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• anthropology
• business
• mathematics
• science
• phylosophy
• excel

Music, Movies, and Books

Some examples:
Ólafur Arnalds, Jacques Brel, Balam Acap, Pink Floyd, Michael Nyman, David Bowie, Etta James, The Knife, Keith Jarrett, Nick Cave, Tory Amos
3 iron, Rocky horror picture show, Dr. Strangelove, Schindler's List

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Studied hard
- Traveled hard
- Partied hard
- Traveling around Australia for 45 days when I was 17 years old (30 days with a friend and 15 days alone)
- Traveling around Korea for 30 days when I was 17 years old with a friend without any money
- Traveling around Europe for 5 months with a bicycle and a tent
- When I visited Boston for work in 2017, I was thinking to travel to cross the US to California, but I met some local people on the street and was invited to their house parties. Then I started to stay with them in Cambridge, Boston and went to a regional Burn FireFly festival and met other people from Boston. Then I stayed also with them. So eventually I stayed only in Boston and lived with local people that I didn't have any connection for three months.

Teach, Learn, Share

Rubik's Cube, traveling without money, camping, math, photo, many nerd skills

What I Can Share with Hosts

laugh haha!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Croatia, Denmark, Italy, South Korea