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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Filmmaker
  • BA in Film Production from Emerson College
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Wandering far away and close to home

ABOUT ME

I spent a year on the roads of USA a few years ago filming a documentary and loved the couch surfing experience along the way. I embrace traveling outside of tourism and will always defer to the local experience. There are so many worlds within this world to see!

I am a documentary filmmaker so that leads me to a lot of traveling and exploring of different people and their lifestyles. I love to learn about people and hear their stories and I have quite a few to tell myself.

I'm also a social activist and try to spread progressive messages about civil rights and environmentalism through my work. If you are also interested in these fronts we will probably have a lot to talk about.

PHILOSOPHY

It's all about the people you're with and how much you can fully experience whatever you're experiencing, right, NOW - preferable if you're having fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed a lot in the past few years and now that I've settled down in Echo Park, LA I'd love to chat with you about my city or any cities in the USA and hopefully we can do the same in your neck of the woods.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

visited 42 states (84%)Create your own visited map of The United States or Amsterdam travel guide for Android

Interests

Philosophizing, Not Philosophizing, traveling long distances, biking, hiking, climbing, making music, pointing cameras at people/things and pressing 'REC'.

  • cats
  • documentaries
  • civil rights
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Ray Bradbury, Jack Kerouac, Kurt Vonnegut, George Orwell, Jack London

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've stared into the eyes of a santeria-blessed revolutionary petting a kitty cat holding the world on his shoulders whilst laughing harder than anyone ought to ever imagine.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to smoke meat and cook vegetables, tell jokes, laugh at jokes, share stories, music, and silence.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Italy, United States

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