CURRENT MISSION

Passion, adventure, culture, excitement...

ABOUT ME

I like to write. I love traveling. I've recently completed a journey around the world. One year, on my own. Five continents, three oceans, 18 countries, 12 states, 55,000 miles. It has to be one of my greatest accomplishments! I certainly do love traveling... I love people. I love talking to them, laughing with them, crying with them, arguing with them, learning from them, it doesn't matter. I like to interact. My family and my friends are extremely precious to me. I also really like ice cream. I appreciate good art and good movies (making them and watching them). I like snowboarding and I like collecting things. I'm trying to learn to speak Spanish. I love Spain. I also love my dog's feet. And ice cream. I like to fix shit, but really I like breaking it better. I don't know how I feel about computers, but I do know I love monkeys, stars, sandwiches and toys. And ice cream.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

On both an official and unofficial level, I believe in the "CouchSurfing spirit." I host as often and enthusiastically as I can. I've stayed with many others during my travels. I'm working to pass on all of the goodwill that's been extended to me in the past.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was first introduced to CouchSurfing while traveling. Since then, I've regularly participated. I've enjoyed hosting and being hosted through CS for two years now. I've met some of the most incredible people I know and had some of the most enriching experiences, all facilitated by CouchSurfing. I truly believe it's incredible.

Interests

Art, friends, family, my dog, learning new things, and of course travel.

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• movies
• traveling
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• animation

Music, Movies, and Books

amelie, nightmare before christmas, labrynith, goonies, edward scissorhands, deathcab for cutie, radiohead, neko case, the roots, mos def, decemberists, tori amos, everything is illuminated, kavalier and clay, alice in wonderland, life of pi, phantom tollbooth, shel silverstein, and dr. suess.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mount Olympus, New York City, the cliffs of Meteora, stop-motion animation, the autumns in New England, Bryce National Park, stereoscopic 3D, Mount Saint Helens, the Grand Canyon, skydiving, the ruins of Ephesus, Al Hambra, the thunderstorms in Florida, Paris France, Portland Oregon...

And those are just the big things. When I remember to pay attention, there's something to amaze me almost every day.

Teach, Learn, Share

The alphabet. Backwards:
Z-Y-X-W-V-U-T-S-R-Q-P-O-N-M-L-K-J-I-H-G-F-E-D-C-B-A
(really it's a better trick in person.)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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