I'm Zach, and I'm pretty sure I was born in the wrong town. Nothing about where I live really "feels" like home, and now that I'm in my 20's I'm starting to realize that. Also, now that I'm in my 20's, I'm in a much better position to do something about it. Recently I've traveled to Alaska, Washington, and Oregon. Almost every summer I head to northern Michigan. Besides just enjoying travel immensely, I hope to eventually find either a place to settle down, or the realization that I never want to settle down. I crave as much freedom as I can possibly obtain. I crave as many experiences as I can have as well.

Current Mission:
I never feel right unless I'm working toward something. For a while it was my degree, then license. Now I'm trying to become a true nurse with real experience before entering school again to become a physician or nurse practitioner. During all of this, I hope to explore and live an enjoyable life. I want to live everywhere.

Philosophy:
Be kind, use the time you have on Earth wisely. Don't buy into bullshit. Strive for the authentic. Seek as many experiences as possible. Help when you can. Leave a place better than when you arrived.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I hope to travel more, as often as possible. Nurses don't make a ton of money, so I hope to save by sleeping on couches. Also, a lot of the greatest memories made while traveling are from meeting new and interesting people, so I figure this is a good way to do that.

Zero experience so far!

Interessen

Nursing/Medicine, hiking, running, travel, beautiful landscapes, strange local things, photography, books, anthropology, linguistics, modern anthropology/linguistics/culture. Lots of stuff!

• culture
• books
• singing
• photography
• running
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• anthropology
• medicine
• nursing

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Music: The Shins, Metric, Blue October, White Stripes, Minus the Bear, Lily and Madeleine, Jose Gonzalez, Nick Drake, Anais Mitchell, Broken Social Scene, Avett Brothers, Cake, City and Colour, Gorillaz, Iron and Wine, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Matt and Kim, Meg and Dia, The Strokes, Vetiver, lots of others and always open to discovering more!

Movies: Much harder. lol. Little Miss Sunshine, Violet and Daisy, Hannah, Red Dawn (the original)

Books: The Book Thief, Harry Potter Series, stuff by F.ScottF., mostly I read non-fiction. Currently reading a book about cairns, and another about exploring culture through linguistics.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I once took a long (4 hour) bus ride into Denali National Park in Alaska, assuming I'd take the same bus back for another 4 hours. When we got to the little resort-like thing that was the end of the bus ride, we were offered seats (not for free) in a single engine plane back to our cabin. We flew within 1-2 miles of the peak of Mt. McKinley. It was excellent. I'd tell you a cool story about saving a life but I've not been a nurse for very long yet :o

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I'm going to fill this one out later when I check out some other profiles for ideas, because I really don't have any idea what it's asking me :)

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

I'm decent at solving problems and I'm very helpful! Need an extra set of hands to fix your car/house/broken leg? I'd be happy! I have knowledge of nursing and medicine, that can be useful. I have great love for music, if you consider that share-able. I can play guitar and I like to sing if you're into impromptu jam sessions.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Bahamas, Canada, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

United States