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I've stayed with a bunch of incredible people during my travels and feel like it's my turn to start hosting others on their adventures. I went to university in Santa Barbara and teach history at a local school. On the weekends I like to go cycling, hiking, hangout at the beach, visit cafes and wineries, play board games, party downtown, play soccer or FIFA, and explore on road trips throughout California!

Interests

Backpacking, hiking, fútbol (Liverpool!), football (49ers!), wine, history, movies, board games, literature, street food, coffee, skateboarding, cycling, German and Spanish language

• beer
• movies
• board games
• reading
• backpacking
• soccer
• history
• food
• football

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Children of Men, Indiana Jones, Pulp Fiction, Rushmore, The Tree of Life, The Shining, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Being John Malkovich

Music: Modest Mouse, Sufjan Stevens, Outkast, David Bowie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beach House, Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Kendrick Lamar, Prince, The Drums, Mac Demarco, Joyce Manor, Blink-182

Authors: Kerouac, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Orwell, Vonnegut, Melville… and DUNE

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

How about five amazing things?

-Rode a camel through the pyramids of Giza (2022)
-Backpacked from New Zealand to Vietnam (2019)
-Flew to Colombia for the perfect cup of coffee (2017)
-Trekked the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu (2016)
-Studied abroad in Berlin (2014)

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a background in history and geography. I'm also a writer/photographer and enjoy sharing stories on my travel blog

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States