CURRENT MISSION

To always laugh and enjoy life even if I make a fool of myself.

PHILOSOPHY

“I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm going is what inspires me to travel it.” - Rosalia de Castro

I have J.R.R. Tolkien's quote "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" tattooed on my upper side hip.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been a member since 05 and am embarrassed to admit I've been a slow starter to this whole CS experience but I want to change this fact ASAP.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted and have been a couch surfer before the term was trademarked. My favorite story was meeting a girl at a hostel in Ireland back in 2005. My friends and I gave her a ride to the airport since we were all leaving within hours of each other. I offered her to crash at my place if she ever made her way to Italy. A few weeks later, when Pope John Paul II died, she emailed me saying Rome was crazy, her wallet has been stolen, and she must get out of the city. I told her to get on a train and I'll pick her up. She ended up staying with me for a week. We had the best time and have remained friends.

Interests

Adventure, cooking, curiosity, reading, traveling, being social, playing darts, and attempting to snowboard. I love to gamble, prefer playing Texas Hold'em and Blackjack. I love card and board games especially Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble.

• cooking
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• darts
• snowboarding

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I love books way too much to list all of them, but a long-time favorite is Les Miserables. I favor travelogues, memoirs, and biographies over trite fiction. However, my 2011 goal is to read a Jane Austin book. I feel I can't be a certified nerd without having read a classic author.

Movies: Independent movie/documentary nerd. I absolutely adore Love Actually and I think I've seen it about 43 times. I can't help but get a big cheesy grin when I watch it. It makes me happy!

I also like foreign cinema (that are not dubbed) especially Mexican/Spanish/French films.

Music: Makes me want to dance.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Although I am not religious, I have seen two Popes in my lifetime which I believe is pretty remarkable. I think the Northern Lights is about the most beautiful vision ever. Watching the clouds disappear over Machu Picchu gave me goosebumps.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States