CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to learn more about the different cultures, people, food, and places that our world possesses. I want to share my stories with others so they can better understand my culture and have them do the same.

ABOUT ME

I am an easy-going, fun-loving, and adventure-seeking individual out to meet different types of people and experience different types of cultures. I love to eat different cuisines because I feel you can tell a lot about the culture by the food you eat. In my spare time I like taking pictures, watching movies, finding new restaurants, walking, jogging, and sitting in silence. I like experiencing new sub-cultures to diversify myself. I plan to visit 50 countries before I turn 50. Whenever I travel, I try not to be a tourist and instead immerse in the culture and live in the city.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to create value for others in hopes of bringing them opportunities to help them succeed. Growing up I had a lot of people help me get to where I am today and I hope to be a helpful hand for someone else.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've couch surfed at a few places in Europe and hosted a few people in Beijing when I worked there. Every city I go to, I try to meet couchsurfers and get a better feel for the city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Prague, Czech Republic
Valencia, Spain
San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain
Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain
Padova, Italy
Budapest, Hungary
Paris, France

Interests

Movies, reading, photography, finding new creative outlets, writing stories, eating, thrift shopping, walking, analyzing buildings and streets, singing, wine, cheese, and many many more.

• culture
• writing
• singing
• photography
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• walking
• shopping
• thrifting
• movies
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Zoolander, Role Models, Crash, Pulp Fiction, Sex and the City, Devil Wears Prada, Amelie, Lion King, Sabrina, The Godfather, My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Music: Anything I'm open!

Books: Lord of the Flies, Three Cups of Tea, Thursdays with Morrie, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, The Duchess,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Planting trees in Papallacta, Ecuador.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to talk to you about different cultures I have experienced.

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States