CURRENT MISSION

Travel Europe

ABOUT ME

I am 22 years old and just finished my undergrad from Lee University, Cleveland, TN. I am living here until my best friend and I fly to Europe on August 1st to backpack Europe for a year off. I have previously lived in Atlanta, Chicago, and Kansas.

I want to learn how to live a life out of the ordinary. I don't want to become boring, and try my best to stay spontaneous. I am VERY social and people driven. Yet I also highly value my personal time. When I'm not socializing I am reading a good book or studying a dead language. I have taken many years of Ancient Greek and Latin. I like coffee, and I love beer. I think of myself as intellectually driven. I want to see the world. Not that I have graduated college I have bought a one way ticket to Europe to backpack for a few months.

PHILOSOPHY

"The world is a book and those who don't travel only read one page" -St. Augustine

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to use couchsurfing on my travels in Colorado, Washington, and my 6 months in Europe. I look forward to hosting people in TN if people ever want to stay in my little town.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet! But very eager!

Interests

Stories new and old, Legends real or not, Myths of all kinds. History, Greek, Latin, coffee, books, people, other cultures, beer, hiking, adventure.

Reading a good novel while snuggling under covers next to a rainy window. Laughing with friends with a beer in hand. Tapping my pencil while trying to work out an ancient language.

• culture
• books
• beer
• coffee
• working out
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• backpacking
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Douglas Coupland, Flannery O Conner, Farenheit 451, St. Augustine, Greek tragedy, Plato, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and much much more.

Into the Wild, Lord of the Rings.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I trekked into the Sahara desert for a week on a camel. On the last night I was stung by a venomous scorpion which began a night of twitches and chills. Thankfully my Saharan guide explained that the scorpion "only kills boys, not men."

Teach, Learn, Share

What is the culture/ideas/unique items I have to share?
-I spent months working and living at a homeless center
-I am a student of ancient culture
-I want to openly view and understand other peoples lifestyles and cultures.
-I traveled North Africa for 3 months.

Countries I’ve Visited

Gibraltar, Peru, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States