washed up traveler trying to stretch my legs every once in a while. i love meeting new people, and i'd prefer hanging out with locals and experiencing places from their perspective instead of googling what to do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

i spend a month traveling around Europe a long time ago and exclusively used couchsurfing (back when it was .org). a few years later, i ended up living in Australia for a year or so and met a lot of people on couchsurfing. i also went to a handful of meetups in Portland. i love meeting people with different experiences, lifestyles, and backgrounds than me.

Interests

i have too many hobbies. lately been riding dual sport motorcycles on camping trips/single track more than most of my other hobbies. also doing a lot of fishing.

• motorcycles
• fishing
• surfing
• snowboarding
• espresso
• alan watts

Music, Movies, and Books

music: most stuff. lately, samba and anything in portuguese, reggaeton, 70s soft rock (i.e. america), knocked loose, that mexican OT, and kinda everything in between,

movies: federico fellini films, romcoms, and the occasional fast and furious film

books: edward abbey, frank herbert, sartre, hemingway, alan watts, doug peacock, natasha lunn, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

rode to six 10K+ ft peaks in colorado in one day

Teach, Learn, Share

i prefer to learn, will teach and share if it's relevant or i'm asked to

What I Can Share with Hosts

generally pretty good at sharing a good time with people

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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