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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • I recently completed working on the Obama campaign
  • Harvard University
  • From Oak Park, CA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I leave for Buenos Aires in March and looking forward to exploring parts of South America for 3-4 months (longer if I can find work)

ABOUT ME

I love travelling, politics, sports (both to play and watch), long conversations over drinks, and warm weather. I graduated from Harvard with a history degree in 2011. After graduation, I worked on political campaigns; one in my home town and the other for President Obama's reelection. Now that the campaigns are over, I am going to South America for several months to explore and hopefully find an adventure or two. Other things about me: I played water polo in high school and college, I'm a 4th generation Los Angeles Lakers fan, I love to write, I watch too many movies, and I come from a Mormon family (although I am not Mormon myself). Feel free to ask anything else!

PHILOSOPHY

I'm still figuring it out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As of January 2013, very little but I'm going to be hosting some people while I prepare to leave for Buenos Aires in March.

Interests

Sports, politics, trying new foods, writing, reading, and so much more.

  • writing
  • drinking
  • politics
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • sports
  • water polo
  • world cup
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Shawshank Redemption, Superhero movies, Mad Men, West Wing, Tim O'Brien novels, Game of Thrones, Profiles in Courage, the New Yorker

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Blackwater rafting (in caves) in New Zealand, did a 4 week trip across Europe after high school, went on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno when I was in High School, spent the summer of 2010 in Spain (when they won the World Cup), worked on President Obama' campaign in 2012, Mayan ruins in Mexico and Belize.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United States

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