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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • obtaining my PhD in Social Psychology
  • BA in Psychology and Sociology at the University of Michigan
  • From Detroit, MI
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Waiting to move out of Michigan!

ABOUT ME

I love film, art & design, MUSIC, reading and writing, and of course traveling. Vocation wise... I am into research and studying social psychology (intergroup relations is my focus). I never know what to put for these things, because I feel like I should just attach my resume or CV or something to make it easier! Hahaha... I am a pretty extroverted person, I like to get out and meet new people all the time. I love diversity in anyway shape or form (so that means I am fascinated by different things from which I familiar with). Overall, I would say I am pretty worldly, compassionate, and artsy. :)

PHILOSOPHY

I live for compassion and meeting real people.

Experience is all that we actually have in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I plan on hosting in the future, but for now I living with my mom until I move out of Michigan

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOVE IT. Cannot wait to be part of the community with hosting.

Interests

film, art, music, writing, socializing, research, tea, gooood healthy (and sometimes bad) food, yoga, culture, education, philanthropy, traveling obviously, the sun...

People and places.

Life.

Everything that is positive.

  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • design
  • education
  • philanthropy
  • dining
  • yoga
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • teaching
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

David Lynch is my favorite director... and I love artistic film like stuff by Darren Aronofsky too.

I am absolutely obsessed with music and know way too many bands. Mostly "hipster" music as I have been told... I guess underground-ish bands that nobody really knows about unless you know them as well and then they just become "normal." :)

I love reading... many different genres but I definitely enjoy spirituality readings and stuff on self-improvement.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just being fortunate/privileged enough to do all of this. I've traveled a lot and backpacked through Latin America so I cannot even express the deep gratitude I have for all that I have been given.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm formally educated? Haha, so maybe I can help with that. Hah... the sharing/teaching portion I mean.

However, yeah, I obviously still have a hella a lot to learn! So I am constantly open to those experiences!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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