"I'm on a living spree"

I currently live in Seattle, Washington. I've also lived in Hawaii for 8 years it's been nothing but amazing. I moved from San Francisco, California. I've done my fair share of traveling all over the United States and I have also lived in Boston and Washington D.C. My personal goal for myself is to try to a new country every year. So far it's been working out pretty well.

For the most part, I've enjoying every waking moment living in a beautiful Washington filled with nature, water, mountains, and endless adventures., truly a photographer's toy store. Would love to share this place with anyone planning to visit.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used to meet many Couchsurfers in Hawaii where I used to live. I would love to show someone visiting the real Hawaii that we experience everyday. Our lives are not filled with luaus, tiki torches, and crowded beaches. There are plenty of local options. Some of my best experiences traveling has always been in meeting locals to get unique experiences. I hear to meet locals in the cities I'm visiting and I would like to share life experiences.

Interests

• photography
• cooking
• hiking
• snorkeling
• eating
• adventure
• landscape photography
• atv

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Met up with my Brazilian students who I helped teach English online to. Traveled to Brazil on my first solo international trip and visited four amazing cities (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo , Sao Joao da Boa Vista, and Recife), met their friends and family, danced samba all night, saw my very first soccer game at Maracana Stadium, visited the Christ the Redeemer Statue (an image I've had on my computer desktop for years), practiced my broken Portuguese, road tripped all over, and ate the most delicious cuisine and street food which I cannot even describe in words.

Teach, Learn, Share

I used to live in Hawaii for 8 years. For anyone looking to visit the Hawaii islands, I have tons of local knowledge about Hawaii including Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the Big Island as well as the lesser known isles of Molokai and Lanai. This applies to local/unique eats, hikes, beach recommendations, water adventures (snorkeling, scuba, sailing, dolphin/whale/turtle watching), land adventures (hikes, ATV riding, luaus), sky adventures (helicopter riding, skydiving), history, and numerous landmarks depending on what you're looking for.

Same goes for my original hometown of San Francisco, California and my current hometown of Seattle, Washington.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories and food. Sometimes the best things are I life are the simple things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Italy, Macao, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States