CURRENT MISSION

Share our place down by the beach with travelers from around the world and meet interesting, cool people!

ABOUT ME

Joe is a 24-year-old recent Master's graduate, just back from France. I love travelling, languages, culture, new experiences, people, philosophy, fun, reading, writing, meditation, running, swimming, surfing, and much more. I am a very happy individual, and every day I attempt to further enrich my life by meeting new people and encountering new things.

Pat is a 25 year old music, photography, laughter, and art lover. He is currently doing what he loves as a music supervisor for Movie and Video game trailers in Los Angeles. He subscribes to the philosophy: "The destination is not as important as the journey it takes to get there".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Joe used to host friends and other people in his small Parisian apartment, and surfed a couple awesome couches while traveling around Europe. Now we want to give others the opportunity to see a slice of our culture here in L.A.

Pat is new to CS, but loves traveling and is excited to host people and take them out in his town.

Interests

Philosophy, fitness, art, reading, cooking, eating!, travelling, photography, painting, juggling, music, unicycling, surfing, literature, learning, growing, living!
Pat also really loves hugs.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• literature
• photography
• festivals
• cooking
• fitness
• running
• meditation
• reading
• traveling
• juggling
• painting
• music
• jazz
• surfing
• swimming
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Great movies: American Beauty, Fight Club, Inglourious Basterds, Vanilla Sky, Cast Away.
Great music: Dave Matthews Band, Guster, Deltron 3030, Itzak Perlman, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Dispatch, Jamie Cullum
Great books: Count of Monte Cristo, Plato's Republic, any book by Buddhist Ajahn Brahm, the Phantom Tollbooth.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As a high school student, Joe toured around Japan for three weeks with the Monterey Jazz Festival High School All-Star Big Band (long title!) The trip was amazing and I met some incredible musicians and people. The Japanese families I stayed with were kind and welcoming, and made me develop a lifelong appreciation of their culture!

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States