I am a genuinely happy person.. Maybe because I eat a lot of oatmeal, bananas and dark chocolate, but I'm not sure. I just love being alive. I like reading anything that has words; novels, scientific journals, subtitles on foreign films, and the comics in the Sunday paper. I am a totally free-spirited human with the desire to travel and meet as many new people as possible all over the world. I practice yoga daily and enjoy running, rock climbing, lifting and other physical activities just as much. I suffocate my Dog, Roxy with kisses and love every morning and night because she deserves it for being so cute. I don't drink or smoke but I'm not opposed to being around people who do. If you want to talk about anything I am a great listener and have been known to give great advice. Life is what you make it. I choose to make mine as beautiful as I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For now I am using couch surfing as a way to find people to connect with on my travels and as a very convenient way to find couches to crash on. As soon as I settle down and stop moving I am going to make sure I have a couch for visitors who want to come through.

Interests

Yoga, lifting, tacos, hiking, biking, swimming, running, high fives, smiling, meeting strangers and making them less strange, reading non-fiction books, East Asian history, sustainable agriculture, urban farming, guitar, piano, drums, equality for all, anatomy and physiology, back packs, my sleeping bag (I'm obsessed with it), traveling andddd going to concerts.

• dogs
• birds
• books
• concerts
• chocolate
• yoga
• running
• drinking
• comics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• skydiving
• rock climbing
• swimming
• agriculture
• anatomy
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Tora, Joey Bada$$, Tyler The Creator, Pharell, Earl Sweatshirt, Clipse, Pusha T, Kanye, Jimi Hendrix, BadBadNotGood, Nina Simone, Billy Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Romeo Santos, Enrique Iglesias, Prince Royce, Larry Hernandez, Los Tigres De Norte, T. Swift (if you disagree you are lying), Rihanna, The Alabama Shakes, Bruno Mars, John Denver, The Eagles, ACDC, Prince, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Chelsea Reject, La Dispute.. Basically a little bit of everything.

Movies: Bad Boys 2, Stomp the Yard, Pirates of the Caribbean, Kill Bill, Fight Club, Lincoln, Remember The Titans, Chocolat, Finding Neverland, She's the Man, HotRod, The Avengers, Iron Man, My Cousin Vinny..

Books: All The Pretty Horses, A Long Way Gone, Becoming Odyssa, Touching Spirit Bear, The Power of Now, Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind, Stumbling on Happiness, Brave New World, 1984, The Death of Common Sense, The Weirdness, The Alchemist..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Every year in Michigan when spring finally arrives after a long cold winter there is one day when you wake up to the almost foreign sound of birds chirping and the peaceful feeling of the warm sun shining in through the window gently touching your skin. (This is an amazing feeling)

-Skydiving on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn to speak Spanish and learn the best places to eat tacos every where I visit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada