CURRENT MISSION

Finish my book.

ABOUT ME

I have a website in case you're curious: www.maikins.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I first started CS many years ago, when I hitchhiked across Canada. As a result, I've entered into an incredible loop of hospitality and friendship that spans the globe. Again and again, I've been amazed at the generosity of those who have hosted me. I've been so constantly nomadic lately that I haven't had a chance to host anyone, but I can't wait to begin sharing some of the love!

Interests

Eight-to-nine hours of sleep.

• writing
• mountains

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess crossing the mountains of central Afghanistan from Kabul to Herat disguised as an Afghan would qualify. It was a two-week trip over broken mountain roads, sleeping in roadside chaikhanas with thirty other men in a single room, passing through bandit and Taliban infested territory.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Barbados, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Croatia, Dominican Republic, France, Grenada, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Libya, Martinique, Moldova, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Canada, United States

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