Last updated - March 30th, 2025

I am currently on a solo cross-country road trip, exploring the country through my favorite authors and stories such as Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe, Steinbeck, Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'connor, Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin, and so many others.

I have no date to end the trip, nor a fixed destination, I'm going wherever the story takes me.

I'm excited to share this journey on substack, as well as with the CS community.

I'm looking to stay in cities that have connections to writers and stories, as well as places that are off the beaten path. Looking forward to spending time with people after a long break from couchsurfing.

My requests will tend to be quite short notice, but I will do my very best not to waste anybody's time - I can be organized and improvise at the same time.

I've just started the trip a couple of weeks ago, so I hope to meet many amazing new people along the way in the next weeks to come.

Cris
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*Update May 7th, 2019.*

PLEASE, READ MY WHOLE PROFILE BEFORE MESSAGING/SENDING A REQUEST.

Hi, there. You can call me Cris!

I read a lot, love hanging out with friends and family (sadly my family is all back home, but on the bright side I found a whole new loving family here as well!) - believe me, if you're a great person, you'll always be surrounded by great people.

I love making jokes and laughing a lot, hosting game nights/potlucks/movie nights with friends.

I am absolutely passionate about Washington state and am more than happy to provide travelers with recommendations and tips to get around the city and the state, even if I can't host you. I'm always driving around Washington, and if you're lucky enough to be here when I'm free, you're more than welcome to tag along.

Since you've read up to here, please mention "chameleons" on your message and I'll happily consider your request.

Everybody has something to teach and something to learn. What is it that you could teach me in 20 minutes that I'll never forget?

I hope we have a chance to meet and share stories someday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I said, I'm all about traveling and hanging out with friends, but right now my schedule doesn't allow me to travel as much as I'd like to, so I'm opening my home for people who want to share their adventures with me!

If you're looking for a place to crash and shower for free, I am not your person and my home is not a hostel. I love my place and take really good care of it, so I'm sorry, but I won't accept generic requests that are sent to tons of hosts and won't host people who are not in the actual Couchsurfing spirit.

Please, mention chameleons in your message, just so I know you've read my profile.

Interests

Comedy
Road trips
Hiking
Roller skating
Politics
Philosophy
Psychology
Languages
Culture
Travel

• culture
• traveling
• socializing

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a classic rock fan since I can remember. Also enjoy some Jazz and Blues. I also enjoy pop music, some of the radio stuff.
Unfortunately I can't keep artist's names, terrible memory for that.

Classic books also are a great part of my life. Edgar Alln Poe, Jane Austen, Arthur Connor Doyle, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Jack London and so on...

Recently I've been watching real life based movies and documentaries. I really like 127 hours, Into the Wild, Happy, Wild...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Moved to the US with one 23kg suitcase (not full) and one pair of shoes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Brazilian food, cocktails, bad jokes, lots of stories, and a good time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States