It seems like my entire old profile is inaccessible. I'm currently traveling through Colombia, I live in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. I'm trying to improve my Spanish and salsa skills. Really hard to discern which needs more work.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a great community to meet people from.

Interests

Learning Spanish, meeting new people, eating all the things (taking a break from vegetarianism for South America), hiking, walking around all day.

• wine
• walking
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Like everyone else I've been on a Murakami kick lately. Got very sucked into a Flannery O'Connor novel on the plane- obviously the best way to set a tone for vacation. I immensely enjoy a well crafted short story.

Movies: Midnight Cowboy makes me feel things. Troll Hunter makes me laugh.

Music: Large range, I'm not that particular except I don't like country or emo.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Talked my employer into a 2 month vacation.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm really good at political/community organizing and generally well connected, so if you are into that sort of thing I'm pretty useful.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Effusiveness. Mad vegetable chopping skills. A bottle of wine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, United States