Hello:) my full name is Samuel Alexander Szalay Howell. I am 33 years old born in Seattle, Washington and most recently living in Los Angeles, California. I played college basketball at the University of Minnesota - Crookston where I earned my bachelor degree in Sports Management and Minor in Marketing. Right now I am traveling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To find out more about local cultures as I travel the world. I hope to share about my experiences and learn from others as well. To learn about my host and there culture and interests.
I hope to host people that want to learn more about California and have an interest of visiting there.

Interests

• culture
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• snowboarding
• basketball
• food
• spirituality
• personal development

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite music is Hip Hop/RnB, but I truly love all music with some of my favorite genres being Reggae, Jazz, Electronic, Oldies, and Rock.
My favorite movies are Pulp Fiction, The Godfather, Inception, The Shawshank Redemption, Mulholand Drive, Donnie Darko and Blade Runner.
My absolute favorite book is The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman and others are The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending 2 weeks meditating at a beautiful Buddhist Monastery in Mae Hong Son, Thailand. Learning about meditation and personal growth.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to speak English, how to play basketball, and how to excercise and get in shape.
I want to learn more about life and my true purpose of being here and what it is that I would love to do as my career, more about the world and all of the amazing countries and cultures, meditation, surfing and many more things.
I want to share that I have now traveled to at least 20 states in The United States, Greece, Mexico, Canada, Italy, England, The republic of Georgia, Turkey, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.

What I Can Share with Hosts

What I have experienced growing up in the United States in diverse cities and traveling around my country. My experiences traveling around the world, learning new languages, trying amazing new food and fruits, and embracing cultures. My passion for traveling, sports, excercise, food, music, movies, books, and relationships with people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, England, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia