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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
@coreythehart
Member since 2009
CURRENT MISSION Eat more, drink more, bike more, travel more. Basically, just more. ABOUT ME I am based in Grand Rapids, MI, USA. My gf Whitney ( https://www.couchsurfing.com/users/1002151564) and I recently moved to Grand Rapids but love to get out of town. You should probably like to drink and laugh if you want to hang out with us. If you request to stay, realize it can only be for one night and there will be drinking and laughing. Max 3 people. I work as an advisor to tech startups (www.coreythehart.com), and I also work as a Chapter Director for www.startupgrind.com, the world's largest network of startup and tech entrepreneurs. I’m also working as a college professor teaching business and lead all marketing for a mental health company. I've been to hundreds of cities in dozens of countries around the world so far, studied at the University Of London. Lived in the Austrian Alps as a young boy. Lived in Rome. Backpacked Europe four different times for months and months on end. I WANNA GO AGAIN! Some people SAY they like to travel... and I'm like... "show me your Passport!" Travelers are the coolest folks around. There's just something about a person who can ditch "home" and walk straight into mystery and uncertainty. I find that if someone doesn't have a traveling story, they're short on stories. 2022 and beyond looks to be different for travel... but the bucket list is just growing and growing regardless! I enjoy cycling, drinking, cooking, eating out, going out, drinking, cooking, and my most favorite is a long meal on a sunny patio filled with drinks and great conversation. There's almost nothing better than a couple cocktails and cooking with someone, so if that's your thing... we'll get along just fine. I love learning to cook food from other cultures and I love it when I can learn a family's special twist to a dish. One time a CouchSurfer's mom Skyped with us while we were cooking her famous Borscht and we had a transnational cooking extravaganza filled with drinks, shots, wine, and laughs. It was awesome! I like wandering... and getting lost is inevitable anyway with me, so I gotta. I usually go the wrong way wherever I'm headed. Never really matters though since I usually find awesome hole in the wall bars and the best restaurants this way! PHILOSOPHY Just be kind. Be open. Smile. Keep moving! Slow down! Always work towards reconciliation. It's okay to push people, but it's better to pull. Have a mentor, be a mentor... have both.
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning German
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Through CS I've met a lot of people and found tons of fun stuff to do. CS has been a great help in making all my trips in the US and abroad so much better than if I were to have simply rocked hotels/hostels and all that old school stuff. I have met people for coffee, for drinks, I've been hosted a few times, and have hooked up with a bunch of CS groups too. Always fun experience and always very interesting people. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE HOSTED Peter - England Amelie - Germany (another referral from a previous guest!!!) Seda - Turkey/USA Nadia - Austria (a referral from a previous guest!!!) Gaëlle - Belgium Arushi - India Beril - Turkey Anna - Austria (from the SAME village my fam is from!!) Eilis - Ireland/Portugal Yazmin - Mexico (THIRD time hosting!!!) Olivia - New Zealand Nataliia - Ukraine Lieke - Netherlands Romane - Switzerland Teresa - Germany Annika - Germany Rehgan - USA Becky - Germany (Second time hosting!!) Sara - Italy Monica - Costa Rica Silke - Germany Verena - Austria Kalinka - Denmark Akeima - USA Emma - New Zealand Mariella - Austria Sarah - Australia Stefanie - UK/Germany Maike - Germany Amanda - Los Angeles Rebecca - Germany Aleksa - Czech Republic Marion - Italy Babsi - Germany/UK Mariana - Brazil Katharina - Germany Clara - Austria Leoni - Germany Aga - Poland Heidi - USA Becky - Germany Carolina - USA Marianne - Finland Kathi - Austria Julika - Germany Maggie - Germany Priscila - Brazil Gulia - Germany Kim - Germany Stephany - Columbia Carrie - Germany Megan - USA Francesca - Italy Jenni - Italy Marlen & Katharina - Germany Vijay - Singapore! Candi - USA Jill - USA Jasmine - Netherlands Sophie - USA Marta - Spain Joanna - Poland Karoline - Brazil Alexandra - France Ambre - France Prathumporn - Thailand Stephanie - Belgium Christine & Jana - Germany Sally - Australia Manon & Agath - France Laura - France Christina - Australia Lizzie - England Sumeja - Canada Anna - Germany Chirsten - Germany Wendy - Columbia Hanna - Germany Corinna - Germany Brita - Sweden Sandra - Germany Johanna - Spain/Venezuela Tiphaine - France Marie-Louis - France Florian - France Julie - France Florine - France Anna - Austria Celine - France Victoria - Taiwan Marie - Germany Michi - Germany Laura - Brazil Annabele - England Julia - Germany Ximena - Columbia Nicole - Germany Hannah & Anna - Germany Florence - Quebec Anna & Anna - Poland Becca - Germany Flora & Paula - France Catherine - Australia Mal - USA Ava - Germany Isabella - Germany Rachel - USA Angelina & Julia - Germany Marina - Brazil Stephanie - Switzerland
Music, Movies, and Books
Just like I don’t have a favorite color, I don’t have a favorite book... wait no... I lied. It’s called The Giving Tree. Look it up!!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Travelled the world as a nightclub and festival DJ... the stories!
Teach, Learn, Share
As I’m a professional photographer, free headshot or portrait for everyone!!
My Interests
Arts, food, drink, and anything new! Local bands, dancing, causing a rucus and mayhem!
