My favorite part of traveling is meeting new people and pushing my comfort zone. I hope that I can connect with people from different backgrounds, as part of my own search in understanding what it means to be human.

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes “Awww!”
-Jack Kerouac

Really looked up to Anthony Bourdain as well, and stood by his statement of connecting cultures around the globe through food.

“If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody.

Open your mind, get up off the couch, move.”
-AB

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd love to meet locals so I can hear about their experiences and see what life is like in the culture I am fascinated about.

Interests

I really love all things to do with food, coffee and beer. Also love doing outdoorsy stuff, I can never sit still.

• cooking
• coffee
• music
• hiking
• hitchhiking
• food
• local cuisine

Music, Movies, and Books

Paul Thomas Anderson, charlie Kaufman, spike jonze, Wes Anderson, coen brothers, tame Impala, destroyer, Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Animal Collective, Mac Demarco

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Met some Maori while hitchhiking and was invited to spend the night at their community on a remote island off the coast of new Zealand.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook, so I would be down to make a meal, as well as to have a conversation over a beer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

New Zealand, Spain, United States