Hi there! My given name is Alden, and I'm a Spanish and TEFL teacher by trade -- currently on a bit of a sabbatical/training period in Europe before I try and live in Mexico for a spell.
I'm passionate about language education, people, music performance, community activism, food, and writing to name a few.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

To connect with new people, and arrange a spot to stay when in a new city! Once I'm settled again, I hope to do some hosting as well. I'm a known quality hoster amongst my circle of friends back home.

Interessen

• poetry
• cooking
• mexican food
• running
• music
• live music
• guitar
• surfing
• trail running
• baseball
• graphic novels
• novels
• art museums
• short fiction

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Music: Very open! Current genre obsessions include warbling bucolic dudes with guitars (FJM, Jose Gonzalez, Mark Kozelek), Afrobeat (Antibalas), Assorted African stuff I come across (Tal National, Bombino), Emo Country (Pinegrove), Alt-Country (Jason Isbell).
Movies: I like comedy, psychological thrillers, and sci fi, but am pretty open. Most recent film that I really enjoyed was The Lobster
Books: Always trying to juggle multiple reading endeavors. Last three books I read:
The Road -- Cormac McCarthy
Consider the Lobster -- David Foster Wallace
Between the World and Me -- Ta-Nehisi Coates

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Slept on the Great Wall of China under the stars

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Teach: Spanish; Guitar; Mexican Cuisine, American Cuisine, Asian Fusion Cuisine, New Orleans Cuisine.
Learn: Guitar, Portuguese, Sailing, Motorcycle riding, Business Acumen
Share: Stories? Unsure of what to put here

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Pursuant to the last section:
I can cook you dinner!
I have some stories!
We can play some music!
I have a very congenial personality, I bet we can figure something out

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Canada, China, Denmark, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Sweden, Taiwan, United States