I love traveling, trying new things, and learning.

I'm originally from North Idaho but ended up in Santa Barbara for college. Since then I've been working at a healthcare IT startup and on my free time like to go on adventures, hang out with friends, and surf or do something athletic.

I'm pretty easy going in general. I like to hear other people's point of view and have my own challenged. Mostly an opportunist: life is too short and I'd like to do the best with what I have and where I'm at. When I travel I try do something that I wouldn't normally do day to day: for example if I'm at a restaurant I'll order the weirdest thing I can find or at least something that I wouldn't envision ever making myself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Great way to meet people, fun atmosphere, and explore cities and new places.

Interests

Art (I like to collect local art at any place I visit)
Food
Dance
Concerts

Surfing, biking, soccer - basically anything athletic.
I like playing music but I'm not that good at it.
I'm learning Chinese but I am slow at it.

I'd like to do travel from Japan down to Taiwan someday visiting all the countries in between.

• arts
• design
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• running
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• surfing
• sailing
• basketball
• soccer
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite books: the Power of One, Ender's Game
Favorite movies: Goodwill Hunting, Slumdog Millionaire, Monty Python Flying Circus, Impractical Jokers, the Office (British version), Arrested Development, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Flight of the Conchords
Favorite music: Mute Math, Joe Satriani, Nemphirex, Fictionist, Yppah, Porcupine Tree, Empire of the Sun, Jamiroqua, Flight of the Conchords, Zero 7

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran a 10 mile race from the Eiffle Tower to Versailles in Paris, France.

Teach, Learn, Share

Anything athletic: soccer, basketball, tennis, surfing, running, etc.
Sailing
Really boring work professional skills ;) : project management, design, client management, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm pretty low maintenance as a guest, clean up after myself, respect other people's time, noise levels, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom