Passionate about travel, language, and experiencing new cultures. Big outdoors enthusiast from trekking to climbing to field research. Spent a lot of time doing field work across North and South America, but have recently traveled through Asia/Europe as well. I'm new to couchsurfing but am friendly and a respectful guest and plan to be an occasional host.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting, traveling with, learning from new and diverse groups of people are what drive my passion for travel.

Interests

**Always looking to join a football (soccer) game in a new place!

• photography
• movies
• reading
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• biology
• history
• languages
• law
• outdoors
• conservation
• policy
• soccer / football (depending on who's asking!)

Music, Movies, and Books

Love a good narrative whether in book, movie, or storytelling forum. Some favorite books include:
On the Road - Jack Kerouac; Lord of the Rings - J.R. Tolkein; Of Tigers & Men - Richard Ives; Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jarred Diamond; Siddhartha - Herman Hesse; The Good Earth - Pearl Buck; Folklore & mythology from all around the world (everything from the Mahabharata to the Iliad & Odyssey)

Also big fan of cinema:
City of God; Apu Triology; Seven Samurai; Forrest Gump; Pulp Fiction; Lord of the Rings; Kahaani; Dances with Wolves -- and many, many more!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Field research on bears in North and South America - feeding captive bears to tracking them through the Andes on a National Geographic TV show. Always love to swap stories!

Teach, Learn, Share

Used to teach english on the side when I lived in Ecuador - very open to learning anything and everything about the place I'm in.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation and plenty of stories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, United States