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Overview

  • 46 references 28 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Spanish; learning Dutch, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Perpetual Student/Divemaster/Vagabond
  • Santa Cruz, Heidelberg, Berkeley, repeat...
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION:

Translating. Scaling or otherwise demolishing walls. Importing foreigners. Readjusting the American Dream.

ABOUT ME:

I spend as much time in the ocean or the wilderness as possible, though urban sprawl reserves a special place in my heart, too.

Ich spreche Deutsch.
Entiendo español.
Eu falo portuñol :)

PHILOSOPHY:

I live not in myself but I become
portion of that around me

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:

Everybody needs a friend. Some people more than others.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:

I've slept on or in a lot of people's floors, couches, backyards, orchards, cars, gardens, balconies, and doorways. I like to return the favor.

Interests

Climbing mountains, translating, cooking, street art, doodles, gardening, photography, free diving, hitchhiking, and California Dreamin’:

Being home. Living abroad.

  • writing
  • street art
  • photography
  • cooking
  • gardening
  • drawing
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • languages
  • hitchhiking
  • mountains
  • translation

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived for three months above 3000 meters in the Altiplano. Floated the entire length of the Amazon River. Hitchhiked across the Balkans. Scuba dove an active, underwater volcano. Saw a woman killed before my eyes, then watched paramedics bring her back to life. Stood above the world on top of a couple mountains...

...but the charity of everyday strangers and fellow vagabonds still tops the list.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Smiles, laughs, doodles, meals, a few swapped tales, a drink, an honest critique (but only if you want to hear me out)...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Peru, United Kingdom, United States

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