I'm on Couchsurfing because I think it reveals something innately beautiful about human beings and human nature. Trust, compassion, and a desire to learn are the foundations of this community, and to have a community built on those three principles is remarkable. It is a community in which I am proud to play a role. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Couchsurfing History Hosted: 12 people from 6 countries over 46 days Lumbri Meijer - Copenhagen, Denmark, June 11-14, 2012 Tina - Long Island, New York, June 16-17, 2011 Meg - Long Island, New York, June 16-17, 2011 Sam Morgan - Vancouver, BC, May 11-18, June 6-7 2011 Melanie Thibodeau - Vancouver, BC, May 11-18, June 6-7 2011 Nathan Hildebrand - Montreal, QB, April 22 - 26, 2011 Stefan Schierbaum - Witten, Germany, April 15 - 18, 2011 Link Ross - New York City, NY, April 14 (day), 2011 Jamie Gross - Philadelphia, PA, April 11 - 13, 2011 Vjeko Decur - Bjelovar, Croatia, March 30 - April 2, 2011 David France - Saint George's Town, Bermuda, March 25-28, 2011 Galen Sawatzky - Quebec City, QB, March 23, 2011 Surfed: 27 couches in 12 countries (21 cities) over 67 days Per Svensson - Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 5-6, 2011 Julia Gutsgell - Brussels, Belgium, October 2-4, 2011 Federico Poletti - Oslo, Norway, Sept 26 - 28, 2011 Olov Hamilton - Stockholm, Sweden, Sept 23 - 26, 2011 Lumbri Meijer - Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept 23 - 26, 2011 Matthias Klebs - Berlin, Germany, Sept 20 - 23, 2011 Emelie Jacobson - Prague, Czech Republic, Sept 17 - 20, 2011 Simona Telban - Zagreb, Croatia, Sept 15 - 17, 2011 Daniele & Giacomo, Florence, Italy, Sept 7-9, 2011 Giovanni Sannino, Milan, Italy, Sept 4-7, 2011 Bruno, Barcelona, Spain, Sept 2-3, 2011 Louisa, Girona, Spain, Aug 30 - Sept 2, 2011 Judi Colas Lanz, Madrid, Spain, Aug 25-30, 2011 Katie Schalmann, Lisbon, Portugal, Aug 22-25, 2011 João Cunha, Porto, Portugal, Aug 18-22, 2011 Hector, Leon, Spain, Aug 15-18, 2011 Felipe Sousa, Pamplona, Spain, Aug 12-15, 2011 Thomas Schroeder, Pamplona, Spain, Aug 11-12, 2011 Sophie & Raphael Audet, Bordeaux, France, Aug 8-11, 2011 Chloé Chavanon - Lyon, France, Aug 6-8, 2011 Joé - Lyon, France, Aug 5-6, 2011 Elliot Fouchy - Paris, France, Aug 4-5, 2011 Ibrahim - Paris, France, Aug 2, 2011 Pierre Bauër - Paris, France, Aug 1 & 3, 2011 Charlotte Godziewski - Luxembourg, Lux, July 30 - Aug 1, 2011 Sarah Ennemoser - Brussels, Belgium, July 27-30, 2011 Mirko Cano- The Hague, Netherlands, July 26-27, 2011 Jeremie - The Hague, Netherlands, July 25-26, 2011 Casa Robino - Amsterdam, Netherlands July 23-25, 2011 Per Svensson - Amsterdam, Netherlands July 21-23, 2011 Traveled: Rodrigo Aparicio - Mexico City, Mexico, August 16 - September 3 Josh and Lana - Minneapolis, MN, July 23-26, 2011 Chris - Amsterdam, the Netherlands, July 23-25, 2011

Music I enjoy a wide variety of music, depending on my mood, but some artists I can be into most anytime include Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Iron Maiden, Leonard Cohen, Ben Harper, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Bon Iver, Black Sabbath, and Jimi Hendrix. Some of the best concerts I've been to include Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and Ben Harper. Of course, music festivals are tons of fun too: Pemberton Festival 2008, and Sasquatch Music Festival 2009! MoviesFor the longest time I was never sure how to categorize the types of movies I like best, but I've come up with intellectual comedies, which are generally movies that on the surface appear to be a comedy, but have some very serious or philosophical undertones, or both. I also really enjoy documentaries, and heavy movies that inject you with a lethal dose of reality. Anyways! Favourite movies (not categorized or rated) include: Garden State, Reign Over Me, Stranger Than Fiction, I Heart Huckabees, American History X, The Soloist Into the Wild, Boondock Saints, Dead Poets Society, Crash, Blood Diamond, Inception, Sicko, Wristcutters: A Love Story, Che (part I & II), and Lords of Dogtown. Books & Authors My dad is a manager of seven libraries, I worked as a library page for two years, and I do love reading, but in spite of all that, I have the hardest time finishing a book and I have no idea why! Even if I genuinely enjoy the book, lots of times I will stop reading it for a while before finishing it, if I ever do. A few of my favourite books though: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Trainspotting, The Fountainhead, The Little Prince, With Love and Irony, Lord of the Flies, and any Calvin and Hobbes book! Some of my favourite writers: Leonard Cohen, Shane Koyczan, Kahlil Gibran, Karl Marx, Jon Krauker, Lin Yutang, and Noam Chomsky.