CURRENT MISSION

Exploring Turkey and Spain.

ABOUT ME

I teach ESL for 7 months of the year and it leaves me about 5 months to visit family and roam. On my time off, I'm usually traveling and/or sailing with friends trying to improve my skills for the day I get my own boat.

PHILOSOPHY

Being nice to people and almost always getting the same in return.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love meeting similar, travel-minded, friendly people of the planet. All experiences so far have been positive. :)

Interests

Music, jamming, sailing, traveling, banjo/guitar/cavaquinho playing, learning harmonica, learning new languages, meeting new people, adventure, hammocks, scuba diving, kite boarding, wind surfing, teaching, handstands, bicycling, critical massing, slacklining, snowboarding, being nice to people, smiling, flatfoot dancing, etc., etc.

• culture
• dancing
• boating
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• snowboarding
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Many, but here's just a few:

Nina: (soon to come)

Kris:
-Books about the wild, adventure, the brain. A few: Jack London, Therau, Born to Run, Spark, Into the Wild, etc.
-One of my favorite documentaries is Tom Shadyac's "I am"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Both: Climbed to the Chaukhui Pass near the village of Juta at 3200+ meters.

Kris: Got mashed up by a team of 15-year-old girls and almost sank in the Carnival Regatta off the Island of Martinique.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Anything from our interests/hobbies/culture/experience

Learn: Your language/culture/interests/hobbies/experience

Share: Happiness and music

What I Can Share with Hosts

1 room or our hammock and openly share our apartment.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Iraq, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Iraq, Italy, Saint Lucia, Spain, United States