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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Adventure Travel Filmmaker
  • University
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

See the world one tank of gas at a time. Driving from NYC to Argentina with two friends, and filming the experience for a TV show.

ABOUT ME

American passionate about traveling the world. Ex-consultant, Mongol Rallyer, and filmmaker. Looking for great conversation during great adventures.

PHILOSOPHY

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.
-Yogi Berra

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Having fun, being kind, leaving the homes I enter better than when I arrived.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed twice. Once in Paris and once in Budapest. Both some of the most memorable experiences of my life. When I have my own place in NYC I hope to repay those who have been so kind to me.

I've also hosted couchsurfers in my apt in Brooklyn. Most recently (June 2018), 3 guys from the Netherlands.

Interests

Food, Cheap Wine, Music, Running, Reading, Getting lost, Piano.

  • dining
  • recipes
  • wine
  • running
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • music
  • piano
  • wrestling

Music, Movies, and Books

Sigur Ros, The Beatles, Gorillaz, Led Zeppelin, Thelonious Monk, The Offspring

The Stranger, The Sun Also Rises, On The Road, Sorrows of Young Werther

Magnolia, Inglorious Bastards, Amelie, Waking Life, Good Will Hunting

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Luchador Wrestling for money on a boardwalk in Mexico

Teach, Learn, Share

Video making: check out my videos at facebook.com/nowheremenadventures

What I Can Share with Hosts

Recipes for my moms famous meatballs. We can also do some filming with you and potentially get you on the show if you're interested (or not if you aren't)!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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