I started Couchsurfing in March 2014 on a trip to Mexico. I also used it during a eurotrip throughout Spain, France, and Germany, as well as in Morocco. I've never had a chance to host, but I've gained many friends and new perspectives on life from being hosted. Hopefully one day I'll have the chance to return the favor to some wandering soul. I think most people can relate to my reason for being here, which is to meet and have conversations with as many new and interesting people as possible. CS is a great testament to the fact that despite all that is going on in this crazy world, we're still willing to trust in one another.

Just to highlight: Books: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Labyrinth of Solitude, Crime and Punishment, 1984, any Soviet literature Music: Trip-hop like Sneaker Pimps, Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky; old school rap and hip-hop but also classical like Chopin, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky, Debussy, Beethoven; opera; bossa nova; cumbia; punk (just a clusterfuck) Movies: American History X, The Believer, Everything is Illuminated, Y Tu Mama Tambien, La Grande Bellezza, Leon, Run Lola Run, Trainspotting, The Departed, Clerks, Fight Club, Memento, Godfather trilogy, Darren Aronofsky, Almodovar, Quentin Tarantino, Wes Andersen, pretty much any neosrealist Italian film