I'm the kind of person who will never turn down a new adventure that could teach me something about myself, someone else, or humanity in general in a positive way.

I'm not generally an extremely outgoing person, but I find few experiences worth more than genuine conversations in which I can learn something new from someone else. I hope to continue that in Europe on my second backpacking trip, especially with locals who have grow up in a totally different culture and society than I have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travelling in Europe and interested in meeting locals and having interactions with people who live in the cities I will be visiting.

Interests

Music (I play piano, guitar, banjo, ukulele, percussion, and sing)
Sports (futbol, sailing, skiing, rock climbing, hiking, etc.)
Photography (amateur street photographer)
Religion (Roman Catholic, but love talking any philosophy/theology)

• culture
• singing
• photography
• festivals
• wine
• beer
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• sailing
• skiing
• sports
• rock climbing
• divinity
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Avett Brothers, Iron & Wine, Lake Street Dive
Movies - Moonrise Kingdom, Mad Max, La Vita e Bella, Princess Mononoke, Kiki's Delivery Service
Books - The Road (Cormac McCarthy), In The First Circle (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have enjoyed one event more than almost anything else in my life, and that is Bonnaroo. If you don't know much about it, it is basically Woodstock of the 21st century. It is a huge music festival that forms the largest and happiest community I have ever been a part of for 5 days at a time every June. The motto (that is strictly held to by all bonnaroovians) is Radiate Positivity and that has been something of my mantra in the last few years.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to read about me in a very personal way. Here are some of my over-romanticized thoughts on human experiences or interactions, in a blog I started in fall 2015:
https://silhouettesandscarecrows.wordpress.com/

What I Can Share with Hosts

playing music, intelligent conversations, practicing languages (I am only fluent in english, but learning spanish and italian), good vibes, sharing a few beers/wine/whiskey, doing chores.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovenia, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States