CURRENT MISSION

Meet amazing people around the world

ABOUT ME

I'm an adventurous, fun-loving thrill seeker. I love traveling, experiencing new things, and meeting new people.

PHILOSOPHY

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years." ~Abraham Lincoln

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offered my couch in Ames, Iowa for over a year but, unfortunately nobody really travels around Iowa... I don't blame them. After moving to Oakland, CA I've been way more involved. With the help of some locals, I started CouchCrash SF, San Francisco's biggest annual CS event. I've also hosted lots of travelers and organized many smaller CS events in the Bay Area.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couch surfed with many different hosts and I've had nothing but wonderful experiences. I also love the CS meetups, especially in big cities. This site is an amazing tool that allows you to meet fun, like-minded people and perhaps even learn and share new skills.

Interests

World travelling, yoga, playing guitar, cycling, scuba diving, snowboarding, hiking, kayaking, camping, experiencing new things.

• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Office Space, Back to the Future, Hot Rod, Rushmore, Idiocracy... many more

Music: Spoon, The Strokes, The Beatles, Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Sublime, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Shins, the list goes on

Books: How to Change Your Mind (Michael Pollan), The King Killer Chronicles

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was evacuated by helicopter over Machu Picchu by the Peruvian military after being stranded in Aguas Calientes for 5 days due to some extreme flash flooding in January 2010.

I've explored over 30 countries.

I've been to 48 out of 50 states in the US (just 2 more to go!)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basic bicycle maintenance.

Beginner to intermediate level guitar and music theory.

I would like to learn how to drive a stick-shift one day.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji, Honduras, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, United States

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