CURRENT MISSION

See the world and meet new people, as simple as that.

ABOUT ME

I am an American college student going into my fourth year. I love to do road trips in the US but I am very interested in exploring the other cultural spheres of the world. I am a Chinese Major at school and I am very interested Asia (mostly China, Japan and Korea). I have family in Australia, England and Ireland and I am Irish-German by descent so I very much want to explore Europe and Australia. I have always been interested in geopolitics, history and culture and right now I just really want to get out and see new places and new people.

PHILOSOPHY

I live to expand myself and to see as much of the world and what it has to offer as I can

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am strapped for cash so I really need to find cheap lodging for my travels. My schoolmate, Ian Balczewski, is accompanying me on our European adventure.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None

Interests

I love racing, mostly F1 and MotoGP, I have only dragraced and ridden streetbikes myself. I play a lot of videogames and I am a bit of a movie-addict. James Bond is my hero but I love all film equally. Need to find more time for reading but I have a substantial bit of literature, Hemingway will always be my favorite.

• culture
• literature
• motorcycles
• reading
• geopolitics
• history
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Dredd 3D, James Bond, Django, Star Trek, Hansel and Gretel, The Avengers (and everything related), Inglorious Bastards, The Great Gatsby,
Music - Electronic, AC/DC, The Killers, AWOLNation, The White Stripes, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, La Roux, CHVRCHES, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, JimiHendrix, Avicii, Prodigy
Books - A Farewell to Arms, The Three Musketeers, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, The Stranger, The Lord of the Rings, Narnia, 1984, White Fang

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A few things come to mind but one of my favorites was spending the weekend at the Laguna Seca MotoGP race. I love motorcycles and it was one of the best experiences of my life to be with all the fans and the riders. I was able to see and do so much, I got closer to the race than I ever thought I would. Those guys are Gods of speed and it was an awesome experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll let you know after my first Host visit, not sure what to say yet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States