CURRENT MISSION

Plant a lot of trees.

ABOUT ME

Who am I? I'm a person.
I come from two good parents and have one good brother.
I want to see the entire world while it's still around.
I want to be an optimist.
I like doing things at the drop of the hat. When I make plans I am usually so excited about them I get frustrated waiting for them.
I am always down for pretty much anything - I am usually willing to try it, whatever it is.
I don't like feeling that I have wasted time.

I want more experiences of meeting people (even only once) that can make a lasting impression on how to be.

PHILOSOPHY

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-Shaw
Ok its not my personal philosophy. But this strikes a cord.

We don´t need religion to know whats right and wrong.
If everyone would just help people more than they hurt people, many problems on this earth would be solved.

The earth is a treasure and I try not to fuck it up...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hosted a gentleman in LA who showed me exactly how to be a good couchsurfer. Respectful, helpful, and easy going.
Then a wonderful girl in Morelia, Mexico showed me how to be a good host, trusting and providing with what you are comfortable with.

I have hosted in Los Angeles and Barcelona.

And been hosted mostly in Europe. Truly making it such a wonderful experience (and possible) to travel so much.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The moment I heard about CS I was in love. Let´s not lie, a free place to stay grabs everyone´s attention. But doing it, and meeting the people and having the trust. Much, much more profound and incredible.

Interests

Biking
Trees
Urban planning/cool cities/public transportation

Talking with people who share my sense of humor and joking about everything and laughing until we both realize how awesome our conversation is

Cafes, baguettes, cheese.

In addition to useless conversations. I also enjoy useful conversations - ones that change my perception or make me think more about anything...

Drinking...
tea
coffee
beer

dancing, usually after beer.

google earth.

• dancing
• cheese
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• religion
• wwoof
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Woody Allen movies, bicycle thief, garden state, wedding crashers, napoleon dynamite,

Band of Horses, Whitest Boy Alive, Sufjan Stephens, of montreal, shins, unicorns, decemberists, peter bjorn and john, beatles, cake,

The life of Pi, Mountains Beyond Mountains, On the Road, Catch 22, The Things they Carried, Collapse, The Giver, Enders game, silent spring, Cities in the Wilderness

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rode my bike from Helsinki to Barcelona with my best friend, and 2.5 months later (and on my birthday!) arrived still enjoying each others presence.

Hitch hiking and making beans on a beach bonfire in Mexico

2 months of couchsurfing in the middle of my university career - changed my path for the better.

WWOOF in scotland for 3 weeks

Planting trees in Haiti for a summer. And then returning to be program manager for a year.

Teach, Learn, Share

People not possessions make for a happy life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Brazil, China, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Haiti, Mexico, Spain, United States

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