I'm 22 years old, a student from the United States spending a couple years in Spain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm Couch-Surfing in order to find more authentic, less touristy cultural experiences in the places I go and in order to meet cool people with very different lifestyles from me from whom I can learn

Interests

Music, Literature, Film, Politics, Sports

• literature
• politics
• music
• surfing
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Classical (Beethoven, Chopin, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky),early Rock 'n' Roll (Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Little Richard), Rock 'n' Roll (Rolling Stones, Beatles wholly and individually, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, the Doors), the Blues (Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Elmore James, John Lee Hooker), old American Country (Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Gram Parsons, Kris Kristofferson, the Carter Family), reggae, rap and hip-hop (particularly '80s/'90s), jazz

Favorite author: Vladimir Nabokov (one of the few minds who has understood literature as an art form, not confusing it for a political medium)

Favorite filmmaker: Woody Allen

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share an open mind and a genial personality that doesn't get offended

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States