Just an American who needed a break from America.

I am happy to help any traveler and keep the Couchsurfing spirit alive while I am home but as of 12/2023 I am traveling indefinitely and unable to host— sorry!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It is the best way to travel! Meeting new friends in every place you go is the best way to see the world.

Interests

• culture
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love all nonfiction, history, business, economics, anything like that. Tolkien is my favorite fiction writer of all time and will be impossible to beat for me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Played in the Van’s Warped Tour in the USA,
-held a koala in Australia,
-climbed on Mayan and Aztec ruins in Mexico,
-swam with dolphins in The Bahamas,
-traced my ancestry in Ireland,
-watched the Auckland skyline in New Zealand,
-felt the waters of Loch Ness in Scotland,
-walked across the Tower Bridge in England,
-period at Oktoberfest in Germany,
-saw the most beautiful castle in the world in France,
-went to the famous Kulminator bar in Belgium,
-drank too much Guinness in Northern Ireland,
-walked through the red light district in the Netherlands,
-visited Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland,
-celebrated the life and cremation of the beloved King Bhumibol in Thailand,
-explored beautiful Angkor Wat in Cambodia,
-visited Singapore without getting arrested or executed,
-volunteered for a month at an orphanage in Bali, Indonesia,
-visited my first ever mosque in Malaysia,
-received a traditional Kalinga Butbut tattoo with a bamboo stick and pomelo thorn in the Philippines,
-drank my body weight in Bia Hơi in Vietnam while learning how to speak Vietnamese,
-flew in a hot air balloon in Laos,
-ate way too much delicious local food with an amazing host in Brunei,
-watched a creepy but excellent marionette show in Myanmar,
-climbed the Great Wall in China,
-celebrated Carnaval 2019 in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil,
-took part in the Marcha de Silencio in Montevideo, Uruguay,
-watched professional tango in Argentina,
-hiked in one of the driest deserts on earth in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile,
-trekked 67 miles through the Andes mountains over 5 days to end up at Machu Picchu in Peru,
-rode a horse through the mysterious San Agustín ruins in Colombia,
-climbed to the top of a 10th century moorish castle in Portugal,
-took part in the La Tomatina food fight in Spain,
-rode a camel in the Sahara Desert in Morocco,
-swam where the Sahara desert meets the Atlantic Ocean in Western Sahara,
-took a road trip through Wales,
-celebrated my birthday with new friends in Malta,
-visited the ruins of ancient Carthage in Tunisia,
-celebrated my very own Slava in Serbia,
-visited one of the “ugliest buildings in the world” in Kosovo,
-marveled at ancient Thracian history in Bulgaria,
-learned about the oppressive history of communism in Romania,
-visited strange little autonomous Transnistria in Moldova,
-experienced my first sleeper train in Ukraine,
-lived the Partyslava in Bratislava, Slovakia,
-watched a Spanish Riding School performance in Austria,
-soaked in the thermal baths of Budapest in Hungary,
-walked across the Dragon Bridge in Slovenia,
-visited King’s Landing in Croatia,
-walked across beautiful Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia,
-hiked up to the Kotor Fortress in Montenegro,
-explored the Roman ruins in Durrës, Albania,
-missed my bus in North Macedonia,
-beheld beautiful Meteora in Greece,
-ate (at least) one full pizza every single day I have been in Italy,
-hitchhiked across Georgia,
-warmed myself at Yanar Dag in Azerbaijan,
-enjoyed the monasteries in Armenia,
-caught a big Mahi Mahi in Dominican Republic,
-saw the rainforest and wildlife in Costa Rica,
-visited the American military cemetery in Luxembourg on the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge,
-visited UNESCO World Heritage castles in Switzerland,
-did absolutely nothing in Monaco,
-saw the president of Cyprus in Paphos,
-visited the biggest mosque in the world during Ramadan in the United Arab Emirates,
-observed Ramadan in Saudi Arabia,
-got a great sun burn in Oman,
-celebrated Holi in Vrindavan, India,

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English, guitar, some basic piano. I’m interested in learning any languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wales, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam