I spent 2017 and 2018 doing my own version of "the nomadic thing", jumping around to different places and jobs and living the Van Life for about half the time. I miss that lifestyle, but now I'm getting my engineering career started at my dream job, so the amount of time I spend in Interesting Places is a little less, but I'm still trying to live this new stage of life to the fullest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am looking for community and connection. I love meeting people even more than I love traveling.

Interests

Always down to explore nature or experience local culture. The best way to experience a place is to live there, but unfortunately I can't do that everywhere!

I've been a diver since 2011, and a saxophonist since 2004. I've been on a bit of a hiatus from music, but I'm finally picking my horn back up.

I learned to work with precious metals in 2017, and I learned to work with glass in 2018. I'm really into small-scale sculpture, and these mediums are great for it, they just require a lot of specialized equipment! I hope to be able to nurture these hobbies more soon.

• culture
• nightlife
• jazz
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• history
• beaches
• mountains
• nature
• museum
• local food
• museums
• local history
• scuba
• glassblowing
• local culture
• scubadiving
• jewelry making
• jazz music
• nature walks
• scuba-diving
• silversmithing
• scuba dive
• glass working

Music, Movies, and Books

Songs that give me chills: Bottom of the River [Delta Rae], Numb and Getting Colder [Flume], Song for my Father [Horace Silver]

Books I got lost in: Good Omens [Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman], 1984 [George Orwell], the Weather Experiment [Peter Moore]

Movies are a lot harder to choose. I prefer live plays/musicals anyway.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived on a ship in the South Pacific for five weeks in 2017 (https://stanford.sea.edu/expeditions/2017)

Teach, Learn, Share

Ask me about Giant Bluefin Tuna and prepare yourself for an hour-long conservation conversation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Time, conversation, company, connection, etc etc

Countries I’ve Visited

American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Curaçao, England, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Samoa, Switzerland, Tonga, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States