ABOUT ME

Hi Everyone! I traveled over 30 countries (mostly South America) as backpacker and hitchhiker.

🗺️ There's nothing quite like the open road or the thrill of exploring trails. Hiking, camping, and traveling as much as possible, while immersing myself in diverse cultures and meeting people from all walks of life, are my lifelong passions and goals.

⛔️ Please do not send request if you think this site is just for finding a free place to stay rather than paying for a hotel and you have no intention in having some sort of meaningful exchange.

📢 Personal references are from all my hosts and fellow travelers, except for the last one. I kindly ask you to review them.

Last year, I embarked on a 4-month-long road trip across the United States.

35 States
35 National Parks
28 State Parks
88 cities

We started from FL. Our itinerary was FL-AL-GA-TN-NC-VA-DC-MD-PA-NY-MA-NH-ME❤️-NH-VT❤️-NY-PA-OH-IN-IL-WI-MI-WI-MN-SD-WY-MT-ID-WA❤️-OR❤️ CA(nature)❤️CA(cities🫣🤮)-NV-UT❤️-CO❤️ -AZ-NM-TX-LA-MS-AL-FL

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting new people and helping backpackers as a host.

Interests

• politics
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• trumpet
• anthropology
• geography
• geology
• history
• philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical Music, Ambient music, Jazz, Indie

The man from earth, Das leben der anderen, PK

Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, Le comte de Monte-Cristo, the portrait of Dorian Gray.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On a bright and shiny day in the Amazonas rainforest Brazil, my team of eight and I were canoeing down the Amazon River, singing as we went.

As we canoeing, one of the team member suggested we take a swim in the dark water. It was a crazy idea, but why not? We had all come on this adventure to experience new things and push their boundaries. So, one by one, we jumped into the river. The water was warm and inviting, and we swam and splashed each other, enjoying the thrill of being in the middle of the Amazon River…

But just we were about to sing another song, something touched me, one softly touch… I got a massive electric shock, and was in a state of mental shock and couldn’t move at all for a while… Then screamed out like an angry t-rex. Ohh, that moment… There was a deep silence.

Everyone's mind was filled with one question: why did I scream? Why?
I started to swim back to my canoe like a monster, and the rest of the team followed suit, swimming back to their canoes and screaming in fear.

Everyone got their canoes safe and sound. They all had one question. What is happened? What was it? Was it an Anaconda? Alligator?

All I could say was that I had been electric shocked by something.
One said “Oh man! You could’ve die! You’re lucky!”

Whaaaaaaat the heck?!!! Immediately went to play Mega millions. Kidding.

Turns out, it was an electric eel fish (Electrophorus electricus) that had given me shock.

*This creature can deliver shocks up to 860 volts of electricity which is enough to kill a horse.

It's a moment that I'll never forget.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've got your back when it comes to teaching basic Trumpet and Ukulele. If you crash at my place, you'll find my musical arsenal ready. But if you're not my guest, don't forget to pack your own Trumpet or Ukulele – they're not known for fitting in your carry-on luggage!

I’d like to hear your perspective of life

I love to share my travel stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Turkey, United States