My name is Lily, Im 28 and I left my job in tech in the Bay Area last year to travel the world (cliché, I know!). I've made my way from Iceland ->Turkey -> Cyprus -> Egypt -> Greece -> Italy -> Morocco -> Poland. I went home to the Bay Area and spent several months there before returning abroad to Vietnam, India and Nepal. Nepal changed my life and I ended up staying there for five months.

I love to travel off the beaten path, especially after having experienced countries from the comfort of a tour bus in the past. I live for the people I meet and the random events that happen while one is traveling.

I hope to some day be able to have a career where I can travel more than just two weeks or the year or what is given to you from a typical '9-5' job.

* Just as a note I have had so many amazing experiences through couch surfing and have made lovely friends but especially w/ 'couch surfing hangout' please don't message me trying to use this as a dating app. and message me with those intentions...I am looking for friendship and genuine connections!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet locals, new friends and experience the best of what a city has to offer (especially secret spots)

Interests

Traveling, Art, Photography, Adventures

• arts
• photography
• beer
• technology
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• film

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Kaytranada, Odeza , Bleached, Grimes, Caribou, Outkast, SBTRKT, Flume, Chet Faker, Grizzly Bear The Eagles, Nirvana, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Justice, The Weekend, Tupac, Wiz, Kanye West, Of Monsters and Men, Thievery Corporation, Bassnectar, Bondax, Sublime, Foo Fighters, TV on the Radio, Alt-J, I Monster, Radiohead,MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys!, Tobacco, Polica, Led Zeplin, Flying Lotus, Kansas, Weezer, Mac de Marco, The Strokes (AND so much more)
Books: Life (Keith Richards), National Geographic, Game of Thrones (just started reading it), On The Road, Dante's Inferno,Catcher in the Rye, Into the Wild
Movies: Almost Famous, Gladiator, Ida, Amelie, Capote, Divergent,Fight Club, Se7en, Casablanca, Some Like it Hot,Gladiator, Lion King, Alien, Blow, Requiem for a Dream, Good Will Hunting, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Into the Wild, The 400 Blows, Jaws

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Walked in an exo-skelleton.

- Rode a camel overlooking the pyramids.

- Human

- Evacuated by helicopter in Nepal.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Everyone has something to teach about life!
Learn: Willing to learn whatever you have to offer me.
Share: A place to stay when you travel to San Francisco.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories over dinners? :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Poland, United States