American guy traveling around open to new experiences! Love meeting new people and connecting with local culture through food, stories and language. Love to mountain bike, ski, rock climb, trail run and am a beginner surfer. I love to travel and started at 18 years old when I spent 3 months in Bolivia and Peru and lived with a host family for most of it! I spent a semester doing water policy research in Patagonia, Chile in 2022 and am currently on a 1.5 year long trip around the world from the pacific islands back to America via New Zealand, Asia and Europe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people and have a more localized experience than a hostel

Interests

Outdoor sports, reading, cooking, photography

• photography
• cooking
• reading
• outdoor activities

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Barbarian Days, Shantaram, Beyond the Sky and Earth.

Albums: Bismillah by Peter cat Recording Co, Circles by Mac Miller, Salad Days by Mac Demarco, Jack Johnson, MGMT, Metronomy, Citizen Cope

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I circumnavigated the North and South Islands of New Zealand by only hitch hiking!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can speak Spanish quite well and am happy to teach or would love to improve my abilities as well!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My stories, food from my family I grew up cooking, and a fun easygoing personality

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Georgia, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tonga, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Chile, New Zealand, Tonga, United States