Hello! My name is Brenden! I am from the USA, but I am ready to come home to Peru! Last time I came was in 2019, I have achieved massage therapy licence, I am ready to help people, and create my own volunteer organization in Peru focused on cleaning up plastic contamination and growing comunity gardens. I want to use my massage therapy license to help earn money for my volunteer work, and to help people with disabilities. Eventually I hope to become a permanent resident in Peru, because the opportunities are incredible and the people here are kind and intelligent.

Aside from my humanitarian efforts, I am a pretty fun and relaxed person. I'm always working on some kind of project or idea, but I am still looking for my true purpose. The greed and materialistic lifestyle of people in the USA, makes it difficult for me to fit in there. I am scientifically minded, and always open to learning more. I respect religions and other cultures, but I am athiest and I do not have interest in converting to any organized religion, mostly because I believe in scientific fact, especially evolution and climate change.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet fun and open minded intellectuals, who can have good conversations and a good time. I am respectful of women, and do not want to be hosted by misogynistic/narcissistic men, there is already too much of that in the USA with Donald Trump and his minion's. I am interested in meeting people who have access to volunteer opportunities, and people who are interested in helping me build my own volunteer organization, so I can work with schools and local communities to help remove plastic contamination. I also want to contract volunteer work to other travelers who are interested in doing something else besides cleaning up contamination, like building houses, planting trees, and teaching English.

Interests

• tattoos
• environment
• cooking
• nightlife
• gardening
• reading
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• techno music
• edm
• psychedelics
• goa
• cannabis
• deep house music
• sustainable living
• kombucha
• lgbtq+
• community service
• lsd
• volenteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I like electronic dance music, scientific and historic documentaries, I like books on adventure and traveling.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have built machines that turn food waste into methane gas for heating and energy,

Teach, Learn, Share

I love working on scientific projects, and doing up cycling and recycling projects, so if you know of any I would like to know. One of the best ways to mitigate plastic contamination is to turn it into usable resources, like ecobricks, boats, furniture, decorations, and more

What I Can Share with Hosts

I know how to make many things, I am a good cook, and I also have kombucha with me to brew as a probiotic drink. I am a professional massage therapist, so I can provide therapy for hosts and guests. I can teach English and a little bit of German.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Italy, Laos, Peru, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru, United States