ABOUT ME

https://www.instagram.com/mattycomes/

Advice from my father "Don't do it or don't get caught, I dont care which it is."

I believe in dedication focus on a new hobby or exploration every year. https://www.instagram.com/mattycomes/

I started being serious about New Year’s resolutions in 2012 and it has changed my life. So here’s the list.

2012: skydiving license
2013: Dine @ every Chicago @michelinguide starred restaurant
2014: complete an @ironmantri
2015: scuba cert in Bali
2016: paragliding license on Fuji
2017: Free diving cert and swim w whales in Tonga
2018: train and hike JMT
2019: Move to Italy. (cheating, I know)
2020: make 100 ice creams
2021: make 50 donuts and pastries. hike TMB
2022: therapy. Hike Peaks of the Balkans
2023: sobriety. Hike via Alta 1. Hike RTRTR.
2024: swim everyday. Learn to surf.
2025: mile every day and take dance lessons.

PHILOSOPHY

Personal philosophy "I will do things I like with people I dont, and things I dont like with people I do."

Avoid semicolons. When someone invites you somewhere, never ask who else is coming. Dinner will be from scratch at my house and you are always welcome. Letters are personal and romantic and I love them. I want to live in a world where there is no need to lock a door.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

host. I love to host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted a lot! And I love every experience to meet new people.

Interests

Cooking, witty conversations, board games, hiking, running, meeting people, reading, traveling, Live music, trying new things. competition.
I love when other people have a passion for life. I am jealous of people who can pick up languages easily, what a skill. If I could have a super power it would be to have the ability to communicate in every language. I would also like perfect pitch and a photographic memory... as long as we are being hypothetical.

Music, Movies, and Books

Peter Pan. The Dharma Bums. On the Road. A Walk in the Woods. Catch 22. Lamb: The gospel according to Biff. Don Quixote. The world according to garp. Alice in Wonderland. Shit my Dad Says. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. Atlas Shrugged. The Night Circus

Avett Brothers. Dresden Dolls. Simon and Garfunkel. The Muppets Green Album. Anything with Piano or Violin. Requiem for a dream.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Free dive with humpbacks in Tonga

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking. I can teach you to take a chance. Or how to have faith in people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Japan, United States

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