Initially I was a reluctant host and was pleasantly surprised by the experience. The excitement of meeting a stranger, the interesting chats and views they had to share. Then it was my turn to be the surfer and it was amazing! I've learned with every CS experience that hospitality is one of the best and most simple gifts you can give someone COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I've surfed in a bunch of countries with a bunch of different people. There hasn't been a time where I didn't feel nervous, intimidated or awkward about the prospect. That's me. But I have never left with those feelings. It's always been positive, always been rewarding. I've only hosted a handful of times, but having experienced the unprecedented levels of hospitality that others have afforded me I would really like to put more into hosting.

Good music (animal collective, four-tet, explosions in the sky, beach house type stuff...), nice movies (anything Wes Anderson, PT Anderson, Coen brothers-ish), interesting books (I dont read much , I am currently reading what is in essence a dictionary).