FYI: I will verify if I must, but trying to save money right now...

I'm 32 years old at the moment, born and raised in central Minnesota. My parents took me travelling a fair amount as a kid and since graduating college in 2010, I have yet to remain in one place longer than a year. I'm hooked on exploring new places, meeting new people, trying new foods and mostly experiencing the world as fully as possible.
I've had a ton of different jobs such as video production, serving and bar tending, fighting forest fires, working on a fishing boat, driving for uber and lyft, several types of construction... the list goes on.
I have had a lot of obscure hobbies and passions, but for the past five years jiu jitsu and yoga have taken up the majority of my time.
Currently my girlfriend Cynthia, her 9yo daughter and I are cruising across the states in an RV. (@10thPlanet_RV on Insta) Our voyage is centered around jiu jitsu competitions and 10th Planet Gyms, starting in Montreal, Quebec and eventually spending time in Oceanside, California to train with my team and coach there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have only had one couchsurfing experience so far, but it turned into a lifelong friendship. The mani met on here opened up his doors for me, eventually letting me rent a room so that I could make my dream come true of living in Southern Cali and train jiu jitsu.

Now my little family and I are looking for safe places to park our RV, possibly filling our water supply, and most importantly meeting people and seeing the places we travel from a local's perspective.

Interests

Travel, Jiu Jitsu, Yoga, Surfing, Longboarding, Camping, Campfires, Music, Books

• books
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• camping
• surfing
• jiu jitsu

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Surfed Chicama, Peru
Taught Jiu Jitsu on Koh Tao, Thailand

Teach, Learn, Share

Purple belt in 10th planet Jiu Jitsu
200hr RYT Ashtanga Yoga

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good times, hugs, high-fives, maybe some yoga or grappling if you're into that sort of thing :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, England, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Peru, Thailand, United States