CURRENT MISSION

To meet new people, experience new cultures, and become an overall more aware person

ABOUT ME

I am 24 year old graduate student who loves to travel. I grew up in a small town in usptate New York, where travel to the next town is considered adventurous. However, even with this isolation, I have been to 30 countries and I look forward to putting that number above 40 by 2017! When I travel, I try to experience the local culture as much as I can (one of the reasons I am here haha) and I am always up for the interesting experience! If I surf on your couch, I would love learn from you about how other locals live and have fun (food, drink, and sites all included). Although I am a big fan of siteseeing, I also love traveling off the beaten path.

PHILOSOPHY

I can't say that I have a personal philosophy, but I strive to treat everyone I meet with respect and learn from them. You learn more by listening than talking in my opinion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have just joined so I am still gaining an idea for how to figure out where my place will be in the whole CS project. However, I am poised to move to New York City soon and can't wait to actually start hosting my own surfers!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In the summer of 2013, I traveled across 11 countries (Germany to Kazakhstan) and spent most of my trip Couchsurfing with a variety of amazing hosts. I also met many other surfers at the CS events in Vienna, St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Almaty. I hope to build upon these experiences with my future trips!

Interests

Travel, Geography, World Cultures, Exotic Foods, Sports (Basketball, American Football, and Lacrosse).

• culture
• dining
• drinking
• traveling
• sports
• basketball
• american football
• soccer
• lacrosse
• geography
• geopolitics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies- Any kind of comedy or documentary. I also enjoy any foreign, comedy, or over the top action movies.

Music- I am very open to all types of music, but I really like 40s, 80s, and international genres. My favorite artist is Billy Joel.

Books- As a geography major, I love atlases and books with statistics and data about interesting places; Traveling books (Lonley Planet especially), or any book about the places I will travel to.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2012 I was invited to attend a North Korean military parade. It was for the 100th aniversary of Kim il Sung's birth. I am one of the few American tourists that was able to see this event.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach and share my knowledge of Geography, Geopolitics (Korea and Far East Asia), English (conversational), and German. However, I hope to learn just as much from my future hosts!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, North Korea, Peru, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States