My name's Eli Snyder and I'm a full-time traveller who is passionate about seeing the world and connecting with people! In February 2023 I quit my corporate job to pursue my passion of traveling and connecting with strangers around the world -- I share my travels on Tiktok, Instagram, and YouTube at @snydexplores

A little bit about me: I moved around the United States growing up before my family settled in Kansas City, where I spent most of my childhood. I then went to college at the University of Michigan and graduated in 2021. During these years, I took as many trips to foreign countries as I could, spending any money I made from jobs or internships on travel. After graduating from college, I moved to Denver to work a big boy job, putting my dream of travelling on the back-burner. I worked hard to save money and accomplished other goals of mine like becoming skydive certified and running a marathon.

Once my lease was up in February 2023 and I had enough money saved up, I knew it was my time to pursue my dream. Thus, I moved all of my possessions into storage and booked a one-way flight to New Zealand! I’ve been traveling since then and use Couchsurfing to make connections when it fits my schedule 🤙

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because I'm traveling full-time
and one of the experiences I value most when traveling is connecting with strangers and making friends. I truly mean it when I say I can make friends everywhere I go… even if we don’t speak the same language we will share some laughs together 😂

Interests

• cooking
• flying
• reading
• blogging
• skydiving
• soccer
• travel
• photo
• football
• finance
• skating

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Arrival, Memento, Interstellar, Ratatouille, the Bourne movies, JAMES BOND, Talented Mr. Ripley, RomComs, Comedies, Action, you name it I'm a movie fanatic.

Music: House music, techno music, alternative rock, rap, hip-hop, classic rock, and everything in between.

Books: I'm an avid reader and read a lot of self-help, entrepreneurship, psychological, historical nonfiction, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm a licensed Skydiver which is pretty cool!

I'm an avid runner and I’ve ran a marathon.

I'm 26 years old and am traveling full-time.

My favorite trips I've ever done are West Africa, Iran, Afghanistan, Slovenia, New Zealand, El Salvador, Iceland, Bolivia, Argentina, and Syria.

Teach, Learn, Share

How to solve a rubik's cube

How to hack the travel industry by flying for cheap

How to blog

Other cool cultural stuff!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share stories, great coversation, travel tips related to flying with credit card points and miles, and just overall good vibes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States