Have recently made a lot of life changes (newly single, new career) and looking to redefine my sense of self. Hoping to do that while going on adventures and making new friends!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been on here for a really long time, but have only used it to meet one person for coffee in Lyon. I'd like to start using it more as a way to acquaint myself better with locals and the country I'm visiting.

Interests

• books
• photography
• dining
• politics
• movies
• reading
• coding
• surfing
• divinity
• sociology
• javascript

Music, Movies, and Books

Things I read: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse, Paradise Lost, Great Gatsby, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, anything by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Death of a Salesman, Tennyson, Byron, Keats and musings by every goddam character in Salinger's Glass family.

Movies: Whiplash, Before Trilogy (Richard Linklater), V for Vendetta, Intouchables (French), Boyhood, Star Wars (you know which ones), Shutter (Thai), Let The Right One In (Swedish), Dumb and Dumber, Independence Day, About a Boy, and feel good romcoms

Music: Queen, Jason Mraz, K'naan, Bob Marley, Temptations, Aerosmith, Bruno Mars, to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One summer I hiked up to a decent-sized waterfall in the rainforests of Corcovado, Costa Rica. I remember floating on my back in the pool underneath the waterfall, looking up at the rainforest canopy and watching a family of spider monkeys swinging from branch to branch overhead.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Web development skills and expertise

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States