I love learning about the world and experiencing it intense, authentic ways. You can typically find me wandering the forests, lifting in the gym, head banging to hardcore music, or reading a history book.

I try to travels in ways that serve my passion for knowledge, novelty, fitness, and adventure.

I’m a currently between jobs and nomading around Europe and Asia.

Instagram
@nickseck (personal + international travel)
@countycounting (domestic travel)
@nomadicnarratives2024 (documenting my 100 book challenge)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing has been a life changing way for me to connect with new friends on the road. I owe so much to this platform.

Interests

• working out
• metal music
• hiking
• camping
• nature
• audiobooks
• 4/20

Music, Movies, and Books

Music-Knocked Loose, Kublai Khan TX, Radiohead, Deftones, Gojira

Books- The Stranger, Brave New World, Norwegian Wood, The Road, Dharma Bums, The Rum Diaries, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fight Club, The Righteous Mind, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Harvest of Empire, On the Road, Deliverance

Authors—Dostoyevsky, Murakami, Cormac McCarthy, Stephen King, Steinbeck, Philip K. Dick, Jack Kerouac

Favorite Books from 2024–Ice by Ana Kavan, Of Mice and Men, This Hallowed Ground (Civil War history), Travels with Charley in Search of America, 1922 by Stephen King, The Fine Art of Small Talk, Child of God by Cormac McCarthy, Nickel and Dimed, Norwood by Charles Portis, The Case Against Reality, In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan, A Mercy by Toni Morrison, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Movies—Fight Club, Hereditary, Civil War, Poor Things, Donnie Darko, Memento

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living true to myself
•Getting helicopter rescued in Austria
•Nearly crashing my car in a blizzard in Arizona
•Hitting a deer and getting stranded in a small town in rural Louisiana
•Ayahuasca ceremony in Amsterdam
•Via Ferrata in Kosovo
•Climbing Mt. Toubkal (highest mountain in North Africa) for the sunrise

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to learn more about my hosts, and connect on a personal level. I also enjoy talking about psychology, geography, philosophy, history, and whatever else comes up. Working out is a huge component of my life, so I can share tips about lifting/fitness. Since I teach history, I appreciate anything you can teach me about the history of where you’re :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to share information about myself and learn more about my host. I'm very open to new experiences. I know a little bit about a lot of things, and I’d be happy to teach my host something about history or the United States!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States