I just graduated from Auburn University with a degree in finance. I decided I was not ready to join the work force so I am taking a year to travel around the world before I start my career. I am trying to open my mind to new cultures and new ways to see life. I am just searching for good people, food, wine, and experiences. I have no set agenda of places I am visiting but just were the wind takes me. I am originally from California.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think couchsurfing is the best way to immerse myself in local culture. I want to see the world through others eyes. I am very independent so i can keep to my self or I can interact with my hosts as much as they want me to. I am super easy going. My friends call me the "corporate hippy" because i am very driven in my education and career but still love to life life to the fullest with the least amount of stress . Those two terms kinda counteract each other but I think I am a good balance of both.

Interests

Food/Drink:
I am a very open person willing to try any new meal or drink. I love coffee!

Outdoors:
I love to camp, hike, surf, rock climb and cycle. So if you know any local places to do that stuff I would love to know where i can do that stuff. I recently got involved in martial arts and would like to continue my training in that.

Learning:
I love to read and learn as much as I can. I focus on finance in my self-education but do venture on other things to be well rounded. While traveling for the next year I will be studying for the Chartered Financial Analyst level 1 exam which I will take in June of 2018

• wine
• beer
• working out
• reading
• traveling
• investing
• music
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• martial arts
• food
• finance
• martial art
• live concerts

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Everything! I could listen to classical to rap to reggie to folk to EDC.
My favorites are classic rock(led zeppelin), country, beachy music(jack Johnson), van Morrison style, and gipsy kings
I will go to any concerts no matter what the music is just for an experience

Movies:
Modern comedies
War movies(old and new ones)
Old westerns

Books:
Any books that have to do with finance, investing, economics, psychology or eastern & western philosophies
The classics like 'The Great Gatsby", anything by Hemingway, Steinbeck, or sports

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been stepped on by a bear in Yosemite Valley in California.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
Finance, English, Harmonica(well kinda I am still learning), or many other things

Learn:
Other languages, cultures, and cooking

Share:
Stories, skills, a drink or a meal

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer help cleaning, cooking, or repairs for a place to sleep. I can stick to my self and give you space or i would love to interact more and swap stories with you over a meal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States