CURRENT MISSION

Live life to the fullest one day at a time, no regrets.

ABOUT ME

I have been so fortunate to travel and see so much of the world in my short life, and it only drives me to travel more, do more, see more, and most importantly always continue to learn more. The more you know, the more you know that you dont know...

I am from the small rural town of Taos in northern New Mexico, USA where i grew up surrounded by mountains, sunsets, and expansive valley's. Summer 2008 I graduated from the University of Redlands located outside of Los Angeles, California.

After working in Central America and the U.S. in 2008/2009 i packed up and moved my life to South America. I spent almost a year living in Peru, and after almost 4 years living in Medellin, Colombia I have decided to study, live and experience as much of Brazil as possible.

I am on a mission to live, work, learn, enjoy, ski, rock climb, photograph and CouchSurf my way around the world. Along the way i am determined to learn as many new languages, foods, cultures, and people as i possibly can.

Life is so spontaneously beautiful, live it and love it..... Constantly practicing stepping out of my comfort zone.

PHILOSOPHY

Live life in the moment, to the absolute fullest, every moment of every day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have be living and traveling in South America for over 4 years, and will be doing my best to continue being a quality, caring, and compassionate ambassador of the Couchsurfing community, and more importantly the global community as a whole as i make my way around the world.

When i am in my hometown i offer my couch and my home to any life-loving travelers who would like to experience one of the most beautiful, diverse, and different places in the world; Taos, New Mexico.

When I am at my current home of Medellin, Colombia I offer my couch, home and community to people when i can accommodate.

I organize CS gathering / events wherever I may be in the world when I am able to.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed:
12/2006 - Stephen Laycock (Taos, USA)
08/2008 - Cyrus Kharas (Washington D.C., USA)
05/2009 - Kahyda Rivera (Guayaquil, Ecuador)
05/2009 - Julio Moran (Quito, Ecuador)
06/2009 - Ritchie Nago (Cali, Colombia)
06/2009 - Jaime Yela (Cali, Colombia)
06/2009 - Alejandro Leal (Armenia, Colombia)
06/2009 - Garrett Robertson (Bogota, Colombia)
06/2009 - Mar Ortega (Bogota, Colombia)
06/2009 - Rafael Bossio (Cartagena, Colombia)
07/2009 - Ervahine (Cartagena, Colombia)
07/2009 - Melissa Fornaris (Baranquilla, Colombia)
07/2009 - Janna Allauca (Guayaquil, Ecuador)
09/2009 - Katherine Martinez (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
09/2009 - Angel Adames (Santo Domingo, Domin. Republic)
09/2009 - Gabriel (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
10/2009 - Zuly Usme (Bogota, Colombia)
10/2009 - Tito Morales (Bogota, Colombia)
10/2009 - Maria Alejandra Zamudio (Cali, Colombia)
11/2009 - Kenji Tabery (Cotacachi, Ecuador)
03/2010 - Marcelo Munoz (Cotacachi, Ecuador)
04/2010 - Pamela Muriel (Cali, Colombia)
04/2010 - Lenin Cardona (Medellin, Colombia)
04/2010 - Diomer Henao (Medellin, Colombia)
08/2010 - Chris Bradford (Bogota, Colombia)
12/2010 - Chris Allan (Bogota, Colombia)
05/2014 - Enzo Tano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
06/2014 - Silvia Moraes (Recife, Brazil)
07/2014 - Aline Mendonca (Fortaleza, Brazil)
07/2014 - Cledson Bezerra (Fortaleza, Brazil)
10/2014 - Dennis Albert (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
02/2015 - Brian Henry (Florianopolis, Brazil)
02/2015 - Catherine Ospina (Florianopolis, Brazil)
02/2015 - Fernando Piraquive (Florianopolis, Brazil)
07/2015 - Franco Nobell (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
07/2015 - Agustin Diaz (Montevideo, Uruguay)
07/2015 - Greta Castano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Hosted:
12/2007 - Stephen Laycock (New Mexico, USA)
08/2009 - Mercedes (Quito, Ecuador)
08/2009 - Mario Colombo (Switzerland)
08/2009 - Emily Green (Ontario, Canada)
02/2010 - Marlo Hurtang (Washington, USA)
02/2010 - Laura Huysman (Washington, USA)
04/2010 - Gus Herold (New Mexico, USA)
05/2010 - Jose Begara (Granada, Spain)
05/2010 - Scott Jeannes (Nevada, USA)
06/2010 - Ryan Spiegel (California, USA)
07/2010 - Genna Rambau (California, USA)
07/2010 - Irina Cardona (Cartagena, Colombia)
07/2010 - Paco de Castillo (Madrid, Spain)
07/2010 - David Llera (Madrid, Spain)
08/2010 - Gorka Andueza (Pais Vasco, Spain)
08/2010 - Chris Bradford (New Zealand)
08/2010 - Chris Allan (Oxford, England)
08/2010 - David Willard (Alabama, USA)
09/2010 - Michael Jaiyeola (London, England)
09/2010 - Baris Tucner (Istanbul, Turkey)
10/2010 - Jerry Vaquero (Puebla, Mexico)
10/2010 - Roger Lopez (Premia de Mar, Spain)
11/2010 - Justin Knox (Utah, USA)
02/2011 - Greg Zakoor (Oshawa, Canada)
02/2011 - Robin Grossman (New Mexico, USA)
03/2011 - Greg Shiffer (California, USA)
03/2011 - Thorsten Scherbaum (Germany)
04/2011 - Alan Pluss (Carcarana, Argentina)
04/2011 - Andres Pretelli (Rosario, Argentina)
07/2012 - Matthias Kurzmeier (Regensburg, Germany)
11/2012 - Pablo Aimi (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
12/2012 - David O'Brien (London, England)
01/2013 - Alfredo Sanchez (Barcelona, Spain)
01/2013 - Alvaro Pumpido (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
03/2013 - Julien Cassagne (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
08/2013 - Franco Nobell (Cordoba, Argentina)
09/2013 - Enzo Tano (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Meetings/Reunions Attended:
06/2009 - Colombian National CS Meeting (Armenia)

Events Organized:
08/2009 - "First Ever CS Meeting Piura, Peru"
08/2010 - Club de Cocina (Medellin, Colombia)

Interests

-Photography, skiing, snowboarding, rock climbing, traveling, languages, music, entrepreneurial studies, art, digital graphics, surfing, tops of mountains, fresh powder, great spirits and cocktails.

-Sports in general (not limited to): rock climbing, ice hockey, futbol (soccer), basketball, hiking, camping, fishing, SCUBA diving, surfing rafting, kayaking.

-The great outdoors; mountains, very deep snow, beaches, the ocean, forests, glaciers, mesa's, lakes, and more snow.

-The arts; Anything related to photography. Indie and foreign films, movies in general. Music, & more music --> Underground, cultured, thoughtful, music from anywhere.

-Other: continued learning, meeting new people, seeing the world, history, snow... deeper snow, tops of buildings, the bar/nightlife industry, learning how to play an instrument.

• arts
• culture
• photography
• dining
• cocktails
• nightlife
• clubbing
• movies
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• basketball
• rock climbing
• soccer
• hockey
• history
• languages
• beaches
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: a little bit of everything. Reggae, Classic Rock, Dub, Trance, Dub Step, Classic Hip Hop, Underground hip hop, latin rock, flamenco, jazz, the blues, salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, Glitch hop......

Film: Planet Earth, Sin City, Braveheart, Training Day, BLOW, Scarface, Seven Sunny Days, Little Ms. Sunshine, TV Series 'The Wire', The Usual Suspects, Snatch, Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels, Boiler Room, Wallstreet, Food, Inc., Zeitgeist, Californication, Weeds, American Gangster, Anchorman, Dodgeball, Zoolander, Superbad..... the list goes on.

Recent Books: Three Cups of Tea, The Kite Runner, The Taliban, The Alchemist, Cod, The Outliers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I have been lucky enough to visit the country they once called Tibet and see just a fraction of what that extraordinary land and culture it has to offer.
- Visit the Dalai Lama's old place of residence in Lhasa, Tibet. Truly a religious experience... to say the least.
- Mugahinga Gorilla Park, Uganda
- Lake Bikal, Mongolia
- Great Wall of China, China
- Great Rift Valley, Kenya
- Iguazu Falls, Argentina/Brazil
- Hatun Machay, Peru
- Cordillera Blanca, Peru
- Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
- Machu Pichu, Peru
- Islas de San Blaas, Panama
- Lago Atitlan, Guatemala
- Cocuy, Colombia
- Darien Jungle, Colombia
- San Pacho Carnaval, Quibdo, Choco, Colombia
- Jericoacoara, Brazil

Teach, Learn, Share

Live, Love, Laugh, Smile, Learn, Laugh some more.

At the end of the day i dont think its the actual activity that you've done that you'll really remember, but more importantly the friends/acquaintances/strangers that you shared these experiences with. So meet and experience this life with as many new and wonderful people as possible.

And while your at it why not ski/snowboard as much chest deep powder as you can!!!

"Learn to know yourself"
-Unknown-

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power then we will know peace"
... Jimi Hendrix...

"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
- Jon Kabat-Zinn-

"When life gives you lemons, ask for tequila and salt."
- Unknown -

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to share food, photos, stories and good company with good people. I look forward to spending some time with you and sharing our unique perspectives on the world!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, United States

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