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  • 13 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, Portuguese
  • 53, Male
  • Member since 2016
  • Independent Media consultant / writer
  • B.A., Peace and Global Studies / M.A. Religious Studies
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About Me

I am the founder of Democracy Now! en Español, www.democracynow.org/es where I worked for nearly a dozen years. I am now working on some writing projects, including a novel as well as an Anthology about the life of an indigenous environmental activist in Honduras who gave her life defending the rights of the earth and her people. I moved in 2020 to San Lucas Tolimán, near Lake Atitlán in Guatemala and hope to host at the Casa Qatzij guest house if you come visit this volcanic paradise.

Soy el fundador de Democracy Now! en Español, www.democracynow.org/es donde trabajé durante casi una docena de años. Ahora estoy trabajando en algunos proyectos de escritura, inclusive una novela y una antología sobre la vida de una activista ambiental indígena en Honduras que dio su vida defendiendo los derechos de la tierra y su gente. Me mudé en 2020 a San Lucas Tolimán, cerca del Lago Atitlán en Guatemala y espero ofrecer hospedaje en la casa de huéspedes Casa Qatzij sí vienes a visitar este paraíso volcánico.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I very much look forward to meeting new people and create memories. The writer Thomas Merton once wrote, "It is the reality of personal relationships that saves everything." Given the crises on our planet, building new friendships is an important part of bringing much needed healing. In recent years I've travelled in the Americas and in Europe meeting folks and working on the "story writing me!"

Tengo muchas ganas de conocer gente nueva y crear recuerdos. El escritor Thomas Merton escribió una vez: "Es la realidad de las relaciones personales lo que salva todo". Dadas las crisis en nuestro planeta, construir nuevas amistades es una parte importante del proceso de sanación que tanto se necesita. Recientemente he viajado en las Américas y Europa conociendo gente y trabajando en la "historia que me escribe a mi".

Interests

  • animals
  • dancing
  • social action
  • meditation
  • magic
  • nature
  • musica
  • cosmos
  • creativity
  • horseback riding
  • sciences
  • children
  • soul
  • independent films
  • imagination
  • peacebuilding
  • writing poetry
  • media art
  • reading and writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Mercedes Sosa
Movie: Harold and Maude
Books: Love in the Time of Cholera
Documentary Film: Hidden in Plain Sight

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked for the awesome poet activist, Alice Walker as well as with Democracy Now's Amy Goodman where I established a network of over 500 radio Spanish-speaking stations around the world airing independent grassroots global media. I am co-producer of the documentary film Hidden in Plain Sight about U.S. Policy in Latin America and the School of the Americas.

Trabajé con la activista/poeta/escritora, Alice Walker y también con Amy Goodman, de Democracy Now, donde establecí una red de más de 500 estaciones de radio de habla hispana en todo el mundo que transmiten noticias independientes. Soy coproductor del documental Secreto a Voces sobre la política de los Estados Unidos en América Latina y la Escuela de las Américas.

Teach, Learn, Share

One of my passions is leading international delegations, sometimes called reality tours, in which participants learn about other countries, especially Latin America, and come back to the U.S. to work and change foreign policy. The teaching, learning and sharing that takes place on these trips deeply impacts the lives of all involved.

Una de mis pasiones son las delegaciones internacionales que he dirigido en las que los participantes aprenden sobre otros países, especialmente América Latina, y vuelven a Estados Unidos para trabajar y cambiar la política exterior. La enseñanza, el aprendizaje y el intercambio que ocurren en estos viajes impactan profundamente en la vida de todas las personas involucradas.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am fascinated by the universe and the study of cosmology, conversation in English/Spanish, the importance of multivalent healing of ourselves, communities and our planet.

Me fascina el universo y el estudio de la cosmología, la conversación en inglés / español, la importancia de curarnos a nosotros mismos de forma multivalent en nuestras comunidades y nuestro planeta.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bolivia, Honduras, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay

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