2025 travel plans in USA if anyone wants to go together:
- Mid-March: Louisiana
- Mid-April: Miami
- Late April: Santa Cruz Island (Channel Islands)
- June and July: Hawaii, Alaska, Colorado
- August: MOVING to Istanbul, Turkey

I have always thought it'd be more courteous to at least tell people why I reject their requests, but honestly, I'm tired of doing it, especially when my inbox is flooded with impersonal requests asking a free couch to crash. THAT IS NOT THE GOAL OF COUCHSURFING, PEOPLE. Even if you want to save money, at least let me know what we have in common?
Well I just want to complain but I guess I can't change the world...
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I love doing neighborhood traveling, city traveling, camping (in car and in tent), international traveling, thrifty traveling...only have not done time traveling!

FUN FACT: I have lost both the beanie and the scarf you see in my profile picture lol. But I still have the green sweater; in fact, you might see me wear it when we meet

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To help travelers save money of course. Seriously, if you think we can get along, and I have a free couch, why would you want to pay for a hotel/hostel????

As to why I'm on CS as a surfer: I've studied abroad twice, and both times I had a host family because I really wanted to be immersed in their lives (even if that means they take me on their errand runs), so I can get a sense of what it's like to live in that town/city. Similarly, on CS I want to connect with the people of the place I'm visiting, and see the place through their eyes

Interests

• anyone actually looks at this section?

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: lofi and lounge, played at barely audible volume

Books: I've been struggling to finish a book........ Strangers in Their Own Land, The Other Significant Others, Useful Delusions, The Hidden Brain, Dopamine Nation, Salt Acid Fat Heat, Educated

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Got a free ride from the police because I couldn't get a taxi on the highway in the rain
- Spent an 18hr overnight layover in Kiev, Ukraine, climbing onto rooftops, staying up all night waiting for the sunrise with my amazing host @Marianna Ianovska
- Hiked Mt. Whitney (highest peak in continental USA), Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon, climbed Half Dome in Yosemite (honestly it was just okay lol), did a sunrise hike by myself at 2am to Clouds Rest (it's better than Half Dome), walked from one end of Los Angeles to the other, did Camino de Santiago - Inglés, and hiked from one end of the Catalina Island to the other in 2.5 days
- Can stay in in frigid lakes and 33F/0.5C water without complaining
- Am a junior ranger of many national parks in the US!

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach you how to tie your shoes 40% faster than the typical way. I am also very proud of my way of burrito-folding clothes and they never fall apart in my luggage

What I Can Share with Hosts

Adventurous cooking

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, United States