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Overview
About Me
I'll settle for world domination, but a private island would be nice too.
I'm a 20-something traveller drifting around the world. I love to visit places that are 'weird' (some would say 'unique'...?) and I'm currently exploring all the cultural oddities South America has to offer.
I still love pillow-forts, rain, hot chocolate, dinosaurs, jumping into huge piles of leaves, and Captain Planet. When I (occasionally) have to act like an adult, I love to talk about history, politics, literature, food, sports, beer and dinosaurs (again).
"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world."
George Washington Carver (1864-1943)
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
Couchsurfing hosts are awesome people (98.3% of the time). Mostly I'm just lucky enough to get to know some of them! I've never hosted anyone (yet) but I'd love to give it a go.
Interests
Could've sworn I did this already.
Now that I'm on the road, I love whatever death-defying activities you can throw my way: cycling Death Road (Bolivia), hiking with bears (Alaska), skiing off cliffs (Canada)...
Travelling is an amazing part of my life right now, and I couldn't imagine a better way to spend my time. I still love to study (history, politics, international relations, art, literature...) on the road, but it's equally important to make a few great friends along the way!
- arts
- literature
- dining
- chocolate
- beer
- politics
- traveling
- cycling
- hiking
- skiing
- sports
- history
- international relations
- hitchhiking
Music, Movies, and Books
All of them?
Books: To Kill A Mockingbird, the Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde, Catch-22, 1984, The Great Gatsby, The Iliad, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Animal Farm, A Tale of Two Cities, The Illustrated Man
Music: The Strokes, The Doors, The Black Keys, To Kill A King, Bastille, Passenger, Two Door Cinema Club, The Vaccines, Vampire Weekend, Kodaline, Ellie Goulding, Florence and the Machine, Of Monsters and Men, Boy & Bear, Simon & Garfunkel
Movies: I Am Sam, Fishtank, Nausicaä Valley of the Wind, Milk, Philadelphia, The Castle, Rear Window, Monty Python, The Help
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Apparently Alaska isn't a fan of 'public transport' in the winter, so I spent over 2 months hitchhiking my way across the state. You can never tell what kinds of weird, fun people you're going to meet!
Teach, Learn, Share
I LOVE to learn. Hit me up with anything!
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu
Countries I’ve Lived In
Argentina, Australia, Canada