Hey I’m Al! I’m a jazz musician/music teacher from New York who's slowly discovering the expat life! As a result of the pandemic, I now have an online music teaching studio which gives me the ability to travel.

IG: @almarinomusic

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had a couchsurfing experience a few months ago and it was a great time! I feel there are a great deal of like-minded people on couchsurfing that make for amazing traveling experiences.

Interests

• meditation
• politics
• movies
• video games
• chess
• jazz
• guitar
• baseball
• teaching
• philosophy
• travel
• bars
• conversation
• salsa
• star wars
• debate
• resturants
• marxism
• leftism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jazz, classical.. I know I tend to be a music snob... I'm getting better!

Movies: Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, American Gangster, Jurassic Park, Die Hard,

Books: The Power of Now, Becoming Supernatural, Open Veins.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Back in 2018 as part of an outreach program, I traveled to Haiti with a team of music teachers to help create a music program for a local school. During our stay we gave performances, music lessons, and instruments to students and faculty from the school.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play guitar, piano, violin, bass guitar, and ukulele!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, England, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico