ABOUT ME

I enjoy meeting new people from all over the world, I love to know different places, cultures, languages, foods, sports, listening new points of view, and I enjoy to share my time with the nature. I don't like to describe myself, but this could be sort of a summary. Currently, I live in Ithaca, NY where I am studying a PhD in environmental engineering :)

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy the life! and ¡pura vida! (Costa Rican motto)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I enjoy to share time with CS people everywhere!

Interests

Backpack around the world.
Sports, play the piano
Protect our home the Earth
Study, read and keep learning!

• piano
• hiking
• backpacking
• sports
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: specially independent ones or ones with social content.
Music: rock, new age, celtic, oldies, jazz, urban music (e.g. rap, hip-hop)
Books: Latin American literature, classic, history, and being nerdy: environmental and energy books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Live in Latin America is the best! Understand the social-cultural dynamics and get wrapped on it, is a continuous adventure!
Backpacked Europe when I was young with my dad.
Backpacked Central America and South America alone during my 20's.
Hike Costa Rican National Parks with my friends.
Be in the roof of Central America, Tajumulco Volcano (4,220 m) during a sunrise.
Road trip of two weeks in AB, BC, YT, AK along the Alaskan Highway (+10,000 km) with three friends.
Scuba dive in the Galápagos Islands and in the Mesoamerican Reef.
Watch northern lights during the Canadian winter.
Hike Mount Kilimanjaro.
Finally, share time and histories with backpackers around the world, hitchhike, and meet awesome people during trips, are on the top experiences of my life!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'll be glad to show you my town. Also explain you more about Ithaca. If you need any advice during your trip, feel free to ask me, I will be happy to answer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, United States