**Touring the West Coast & Southern US by bicycle. Currently unavailable to host**

Hey All,

In 2013 I graduated from Gettysburg College in my home state of Pennsylvania. That summer I biked across the country with a charity group called 4K for Cancer, leaving from Baltimore and following a modified Northern Tier route for a crazy 4,432 miles to Seattle, WA. I wanted to stay in Seattle for no other reason than that it was not Pennsylvania - three years later I the travel bug has got me again.

This time I will be biking down the West Coast from Seattle to Los Angeles, and on to New Orleans. I am leaving at the end of August, 2016 and plan to ride through the end of the year. I've created an approximate map here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uC3Hk84c0IyNhYjT-rWLyx9j2zg&usp=sharing (link is external)

While I will be camping and staying with friends & friends-of-friends along the way, I also want to meet new people and learn about new places. At the end of this trip I am not sure where I go next - maybe somewhere along the route. I would love to stay with you and learn about your town. Then again, just a lawn to camp on and a bathroom to wash up would be a huge blessing.

Kevin

Curious about me?
Twitter: @KevinBLugo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.lugo (link is external)
Website/Blog: www.kevinlugo.wordpress.com
Warm Showers: https://www.warmshowers.org/user/77725

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to CS. I've been registered for years and tried unsuccessfully to surf in Europe once, then was only able to host one time while living in Seattle. One day I would love to host more, but right now I am surfing as I travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have slept on a lot of floors, couches, beds, chairs, backyards, etc. in my travels. I often use Warm Showers, which is like ocuch sufing but specifically for touring bicyclists. I've hosted once though CS.

Interests

I love most things outdoors, although I am an amateur - there are so many activities I have never done or have very little experience with (like scuba diving, climbing...so many!). I also really enjoy nights in playing board games, cooking shared meals, drinking some beers, and just reveling in friendship.

• environment
• cooking
• beer
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• survival
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• volleyball
• volunteering
• mountain biking

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music changes all the time. I like country to rap and most music in between. Some of my favorite artists are OAR,Passenger, Foster the People, Fort Minor.

I love fantasy and dabble in sci-fi movies, books, and video games. I am on course to read 50+ books this year. Some recent favorites include The Little Prince, Water for Elephants, A Tree Grows in Brooklynn, Land of the Free. I try to read nonfiction but it definitely comes a lot slower than a good novel!

'Captain Fantastic' was fantastic.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biked 4,400 miles across the USA from Baltimore to Seattle while raising over $9,000 for young adults with cancer.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach/Share: Bicycle travel & repair, above-average computer skills , cooking, random knowledge, philosophical/moral discussion.

Learn: I love stimulating intellectual topics, dexterous skills like woodworking, all things. Anything related to outdoor adventures - navigation, survival skills, etc. I am also recently interested in gardening and building my own small (not tiny) home.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, adventure suggestions (camping, hiking, biking, etc), contact info/recommendations for hosts where I have stayed previously, small gifts (usually wine or beer), cooking meals.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, United States