My name is Seth Swanson; I'm originally from a small town in central Illinois, but I've lived all over the United States. I am a veteran of the United States Army.

Just recently a lot of changes have happened in my life. So I decided to see the world and meet people. I'm backpacking, seeing everything I can and living life!

I am currently working on my freelance photojournalism, and I play and umpire baseball which is my dream job

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people and experience different cultures. Plus its awesome.

Interests

Traveling, Photography, History, Baseball, Geography, Learning Languages, Film, and learning new things. Also I love dancing and I really love lindy hop.

• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• traveling
• socializing
• backpacking
• baseball
• freelancing
• geography
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- Otis Redding, Vincente Fernández, Elvis Presley, any type of Blues Rock, and also any type of Big Band or swing music

Movies- Top Gun, Field of Dreams; any adventure, drama or documentary movie.

Books- Information books, Ernest Hemingway, and the Brothers Grimm.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I rode a wild horse in Afghanistan.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can talk about anything, so I can tell you what I know. You can tell me what you know. And you can ask me anything.
I think I covered all the bases.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Humor, Laughter, Stories of my life, and random facts. Plus I'm a pretty okay cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Guam, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States