CURRENT MISSION

To discover why all Couch Surfers in Buenos Aires are located in Hurlingham, according to the website.

ABOUT ME

I'm a freelance journalist covering Argentine and South American football for (mostly) English-language publications. In my spare time, which is legion, I read, dance, jog, walk, photograph things, and search the streets of Buenos Aires for things that might contain some spice.

PHILOSOPHY

The world is a book. A man who does not travel only reads the first page.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted a few people and met up with a few others for a walk or a drink. I'm not a very active CSer but always happy to try and arrange something!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Very good so far! I've surfed at one house and hosted others.

Interests

Literature; Funk; Salsa; Jazz; Football (soccer); Photography

• books
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• drinking
• traveling
• jazz
• american football
• soccer
• olympics
• freelancing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

In that order... um...

- Jamiroquai; Brand New Heavies; James Brown; Sly Stone; Prince; Brooklyn Funk Essentials; The Bamboos; Cymande; Fela Kuti; Pleasure; OutKast; Jurassic 5; Miles Davis; Herbie Hancock; Weather Report; Dizzy Gillespie; Jaco Pastorius; John Coltrane; Weather Report; Roy Ayers; Isaac Hayes; Marvin Gaye; Willie Colón; Héctor Lavoe; Rubén Blades; El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico; Celia Cruz; Johnny Pacheco

- Soul Power; Che; Sin Nombre; Napoleon Dynamite; Casino Royale; Quantum Of Solace; Infernal Affairs parts 1-3; The Third Man; The Sting; Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid; Carandirú; Nueve Reinas; Life Of Brian; Monty Python & The Holy Grail

- Jorge Luis Borges; Michael Chabon; Roberto Bolaño; Bill Bryson; Glen David Gold; Gabriel García Márquez; Franz Kafka, and many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

La Habana. The most beautiful shithole in the world (probably). And Juneau, Alaska, which is the most beautiful city in the world full stop. Or so close it doesn't matter.

Teach, Learn, Share

Argentine footballer Carlos Tevez was the only gold medal-winning sportsman at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games not to be given a laurel leaf with his medal. True fact.

I am more than happy to help people correct errors in their English. This includes people whose mother tongue is English, and is not always limited to whether they like me doing it or not (but I won't do it to you if I don't know you). I do, however, wish there was a level of Spanish I could have selected that fit between 'Intermediate' and 'Expert'.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United Kingdom