I'm a curious and empathetic young man looking to explore the world and meet great people along the way! I'd rather be tired than bored and love any opportunity to make my story more interesting. I'm quite easygoing.

To me life is all about finding a balance. The balance between knowing your greatness and realizing your insignificance; the balance between striving to be the best and being content with life as it is. This applies to diet, exercise... everything.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people anywhere I travel, and give back to travelers.

While staying with the family of a good friend in Russia I realized that while I was seeing many places on my travels, I was not learning much more about the way people live and think. I thus reinvented my idea of travel to emphasize spending more time in each location, and spending more time with local people. This way I can hear their perspective of their cities and countries, not that of some sponsored travel website or history book.

Interests

Sports: Football (soccer), American Football, Basketball, cycling, surfing...
I like trying out any sports

I like hearing ideas that challenge my way of thinking

I follow economic news, financial markets, and global/US politics closely

I like food.

South Park is my favorite show.

• writing
• books
• cooking
• exercise
• dieting
• partying
• movies
• traveling
• sports
• basketball
• american football
• soccer
• hockey
• tennis
• golf
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Hip Hop/Rap, rock, alternative, just about anything

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, 40 Year Old Virgin, The Dark Knight, Sin Nombre, anything with Leonardo diCaprio, there are so many good ones...

Non-fiction, biographies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Survived a Russian winter

What I Can Share with Hosts

Any possible help needed, intriguing stories, a positive attitude, energetic discussions

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Spain, United States