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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Cram the most experiences I can in this finite life!
ABOUT ME
My Blog!!!
Ignite Your Life Style!!!
Got an article published on a travel blog about couchsurfing!
A city of strangers becomes a city of friends.
My internet startup
Graduated college last year and currently employed at Bank of America. I hate listing that first, but it seems to be the first topic when two people meet. About me: I do not define myself by my work at all. I work to live and not live to work. Life is finite, no point in trying to save time for awesome experiences for later in life that may never come. Every day you wake up, you can choose to live or choose to die.
I was born, raised, and currently live in Chicago. I love to travel. Recent trips were visiting friends in Vancouver, Miami, & Paris, Family in Cleveland. Upcoming trips include Colombia, yet dates are not finalized.
The world is so great, amazing, and full of life, endless paths, and marvels. Experience it. Enjoy.
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PHILOSOPHY
"I do what I want"
"Je fais ce que je veux"
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
By hosting! Have had a consistent flow of all different types of people from all over the world! Sometimes it feels like I'm living in hostel and on a vacation traveling all right here in my own city. Roomate and I are both on couchsurfing and have a cool retro lookin couch available.
Interests
Family, Friends, Adventure Traveling, Getting Parking Tickets, Music, Coffee, Hiking, Skiing, Photography, Language, Scuba Diving, Cooking, Eating, Salsa, Boxing, Beaches, Mountains, Socotra, Road Trips, Couchsurfing
- photography
- festivals
- cooking
- coffee
- running
- traveling
- blogging
- music
- cycling
- hiking
- scuba diving
- skiing
- boxing
- paragliding
- road trips
- adventure travel
- beaches
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Sublime, Hendrix, Stones, Aerosmith, Juanes, Jack Johnson, Marley, Coldplay Dylan, Beatles, Chili Peppers, , Cat Stevens, CCR, Clapton, Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Carlos Vives, Julieta Venegas, Mana, Buena Vista Social Club
Books: Shogun, Motorcycle Diaries, Vagabonding, Four Hour Work Week, The Alchemist, The Good Earth, The Illustrated Man.
Movies: Office Space, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, Talented Mr. Ripley, Loaded Weapon, Memento, Across the Universe, Revolutionary Road, A Map for Saturday
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Running with the Bulls Pamplona Spain, Cultural Festival Papua New Guinea, Hike up Erupting Volcano Tavurvur, Paragliding in the Andes in Colombia, Looking at the Stars at night from Mitzpe Ramon Crater Israel, Bike & Winery Self Tour w/ friends Mendoza Argentina, Getting lost in the Medina and wandering for hours in Fez, Morocco, Riding Elephants in Thailand, Trying to surf in Surfers Paradise Australia, these come to mind, but I'm sure I've missed a few.
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand
Countries I’ve Lived In
United States
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