A boy from San Diego who constantly took the wrong subway in New York, and is now traveling the world indefinitely.

IG: ryislost

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Back when I was living in Los Angeles, I hosted heaps of people that were coming through, mostly Ozzies, usually in the Summer. It was a valuable experience and I decided that I would become one of them and started couch surfing around the globe. I travel every chance I get and obviously would love to meet local people with in the area.

Interests

As I am also new to New York, I enjoy going out and exploring different parts of the city on weeknights. I am a big fan of craft beer, single malt, and trying new crusines.

I'm pretty outdoorsy over the weekend. I worked as an outdoor adventure guide. I really just enjoying doing something, usually, anything is just fun to do when you go in with an open mind and let yourself get immerse in it.

I love forging a relationship with people, most of the time I am genuinely interested in people's lives and stories, where they are heading, how they come to understand themselves in the world. Really makes traveling worth while.

• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• whiskey

Music, Movies, and Books

There's so much. I rather discuss this in person. But in short, Radiohead, War and Peace, Shantaram.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This question is rather difficult to tackle head on, there's so many answers! I've done considerable amount of scuba diving, and I think that seeing the diverse underwater world through my goggles are just one of the most amazing things I've have had the privilege to do.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have super legit Southern California chill vibe, if you're on a market for that. I have a lot of traveling stories that I'd sometimes share to people who want to hear them, and I think that if we hit a certain level of depth in our conversation, I'd be able to contribute different diverse ideas, or at least offer some tasty food for thought. And to be fair, that's what I truly love most about meeting people, to have the deep philo-political; life oriented reflection amongst fantastic companies, I could hardly ask for a better day.
Otherwise, I'm very good at drinking responsively, and I'm quite clean, or atleast tidy compare to most people. from years on the road I've also acquired an invaluable skills of sleeping anywhere and any situation, party, under a bridge, on a speedboat, on gravel, you name it. If you host me into your bathtub, I'd be perfectly content.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Kenya, Thailand, United States