I have two passions: to travel the world and to write.

Whatever I have to do to do those things, I'll do it.

I travel to open my mind.

I write with the hope that I'll be able to help develop a closer, better global community.

Right now, you can easily find my writings at http://literatte.com/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started using CouchSurfing when I was hitchhiking around the United States, and since then I feel I have come a long way as a CouchSurfer. It was such a new and strange experience for me to have total strangers open their homes to me, but now it's a much more common experience, and I think I love it even more now. I guess I feel like every time that I am hosted on CouchSurfing, or meet someone through CouchSurfing, I am helping to bring the world a little bit closer together!

Interests

I like reading, writing, cooking, hitting the gym, traveling (obviously lol) and hearing people's stories so I can better tell my own.

• writing
• books
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading; I'm a big fan of Ernest Hemingway and Bret Easton Ellis, but also Joan Didion and Chuck Palahniuk. As long as it feels like a piece of writing holds truth in it, I'm interested in it. As for music, I go through phases; Guns N' Roses, Kanye West, Rolling Stones, synthpop, classical, I'm a bit all over the place.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Meh, it's not up to me to call the things I've done amazing ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

I honestly feel like I can learn from just about anyone. I see everyone as some sort of example to be learned from. Hopefully I can serve as an example to others as well! Eventually I'd like to become a teacher, after I've gathered a wealth of life experience, and share the things I've learned with the next generation!

What I Can Share with Hosts

From what I've heard from the people I've met through CS, and many of the people that know me, I'm apparently a pretty inspirational person (not to sound pompous lol). I recognize the things I want to do and then I do them; this seems to have an affect on the people I've met that don't feel they can do the same. I do believe in, and respect, a type of equilibrium in this world; we can't all be rockstars, some people have to ride on the back of garbage trucks. HOWEVER, that doesn't keep me from wanting everyone to be a rockstar! Hopefully, I can continue to affect, and be affected, by the people I meet as I travel!

When I look for hosts now, I look for people I would want to hangout with. When I'm hosted, I try to give back to the host in some way, considering they are giving me a free place to stay; therefore, when I find a host who doesn't really have much time to spend with me, I feel as though I used them, which is a terrible feeling for me.

Now, I'm not a great cook, but as of recent I've come to quite enjoy cooking; I'm constantly looking up and trying new recipes, and I've started to bring a personal cookbook, which is always getting longer, with me when I travel. Regardless, I really enjoy cooking and sharing a meal with my hosts; it's a great way to really get to know someone and to return their gesture of good faith, albeit in a small way. Plus, I become a better cook with each time I'm hosted!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guatemala, New Zealand, United States