CURRENT MISSION

To fully appreciate the wonders of South America

ABOUT ME

I've living in Santiago now with my boyfriend for 5 months for a program and we are looking forward to traveling once the program is over. I work remotely for a company in San Francisco as a graphic designer, and have been working with them for over 4 years. Before Santiago I was in San Francisco for 7 years and loved it so much. I miss all my friends. I've done quite a bit of traveling already, but not nearly enough, and am so excited to be in South America. I am originally from Los Angeles,California and while it is not really my favorite city, I love going back to visit my family.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to do my best in work, in relationships, and in life experience, but I am also not ambitious. I search for good experiences but try not to stress about getting to them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As soon as I am in a stable location I am looking forward to hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nothing yet, but my boyfriend has done quite a bit of couchsurfing and is a big fan. (www.couchsurfing.org/dustmason)
I have done quite a bit of hosting of people I've met on travels in the past, but not through this site yet.

Interests

travel, fashion, art, people, culture, friends, nature

• arts
• culture
• design
• graphic design
• fashion
• traveling
• paragliding

Music, Movies, and Books

books:
Roald Dahl, Dick Francis,
movies:
Coen Brothers' movies, The Professional, A Life Less Ordinary, Freeway, Harold and Maude
Music:
Beach House, Wild Birds and Peacedrums, Leonard Cohen, California Honeydrops

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hmmm. This is so relative. I have done ziplining, river rafting, paragliding, climbed waterfalls and volcanos, and moved to two different countries. One of the recent amazing things I have seen is the Tatio Geysers in the Atacama Desert. I would say it is one of the few things worth waking up at 3:45 in the morning. Also very exciting for me was when my sister and brother called me last month on video chat to show me a Mountain Lion in the tree in our driveway.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Chile, United States