Not Verified
Los Angeles, California, United States
@joeyschmitz
Member since 2013
CURRENT MISSION To live deliberately, to see as much as I can. To experience the rest of the world as locally, authentically, and peacefully as possible. ABOUT ME I am currently a resident of Los Angeles, CA, US. Originally a farm boy from Defiance, Iowa, US. I am always ecstatic to meet new people and try new things in new places. PHILOSOPHY Be kind, be curious, be daring, be smart.
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
To use the resources available to help me travel cheaply and authentically, meeting local people in a low key environment. I also want to help others have affordable, exciting adventures by offering them my couch, when it's available. I have hosted friends of friends before but only a couple people through the app, I’m hoping to host more people soon.
Music, Movies, and Books
I love funk, jazz, blues, classical, classic rock, folk, classic country, salsa, Cubana. Anything with soul or something I can dance to. Some my favorite movies are: Wall-E, Sunshine, There Will Be Blood, 2001, How to Train Your Dragon, True Romance, Blues Brothers, Her and all (almost) Tarantino movies.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I backpacked from Mexico. to Beliez, to Guatemala (and back to mexico) with my dad at 15 years old. It opened my eyes to the world beyond my comfort zone and to the ideas of people I'd never imagined existed.
Teach, Learn, Share
I work in Set Lighting so I can share the way I see light and I can share some strange tales of Hollywood. I’m hoping to learn more about how other people live in the places I travel. And I’d like to learn more sustainable agriculture
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can offer hosts an easy guest to get a long with, good stories, thoughtful conversation, someone who cleans up after themselves, and I'm not a bad cook.
My Interests
Food, Photography, Philosophy, History, Music, Reading, Fixing, Exploring, Loitering, Tinkering, Traveling, Learning, Laughing, Dancing, Biking, Camping.
