American who just moved back to the USA after 12 years in Europe! Below is my “about me” while living in Dublin (where I created my account) and update can be found below

My life story is fairly long to type out, and much better discussed/shared over a cup of coffee or glass of wine. Long story short I was born in Southern California, but was raised in Seattle Washington. I moved to London with my family for my senior year of high school for which what was suppose to be one year. I ended up loving London so much i ended up staying for University and a few years work experience. From London I moved to Istanbul for a job, where I lived 3 years. (I am actually 100% Turkish and learned Turkish before English, so it was cool to experience my "roots" for a few years, but this is a different story). After Turkey i decided 9 years outside of the US (home) was enough and it was time to move back. I moved back to Seattle for 6 months not working, just enjoying to city and catching up with friends I hadn't seen in literally 8 years. I got offered a job in Aviation in Dublin and took it right away - I never anticipated moving outside the US again, but hey, life's an adventure, make the most of it while you can.

**UPDATE**

After 12 years I’ve finally moved back to the US and already miss my time in Europe! I decided to offer some surfers after my return to continue to talk to people about their travels/life adventures! Anything you’d like to know, please ask!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For the past 12 years I have been living abroad in a combination of London, Istanbul, and Dublin. In this time I have met so many people from all countries/cultures. I am now back living in the USA and want to continue the Couchsurfing experience!

I'm here to provide a clean bed/bathroom for someone to crash in while travelling! More importantly, I'm really here to interact and share stories with fellow travelers about their life experiences and travels. I have traveled extensively and love to share and listen to stories! Although I have 0 intentions to "surf" I do have every intention to host.

Interests

Golf, mountain biking, football, reading, hiking, traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Agatha Christie, Ocean's 11, 12, 13. Any music other than country music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once turned a 2 week Vegas trip into a 3 month Vegas trip....

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States