I'm from upstate New York traveling around New Zealand in my year off from school. I try to keep a positive outlook, live in the present and make the best of what comes before me

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To find places to stay while I'm traveling that will allow me to meet really cool people and get to know the area from a local perspective, and to save money. Eventually want to host some people myself

Interests

Playing basketball, excercise, guitar and music, visual arts, reading, people, psychology, the outdoors, animals

• animals
• arts
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• basketball
• psychology
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music: led zeppelin, Coltrane, nas, dire straits, simon and garfunkel
Movies: the godfather, dazed and confused, the Truman show, juice
Books: brave new world, catcher in the rye, the godfather, We, the tipping point

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built a raft out of big plastic barrels, bamboo, and rope and rode it down a river in a canyon New Zealand, fell off it many times, we called it the baptizer

Teach, Learn, Share

Whatever I know, whatever you know, whatever I can

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation, some laughs, maybe at my expense, help around the house, a cheerful and thankful attitude

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Curaçao, Egypt, Germany, Jamaica, New Zealand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Russian Federation, United States