I am passionate about learning more about the people and places on this beautiful planet, whether that be by hiking to new places together, spending a night out on the town, or sharing a cup of coffee.

I was raised in a blue-collar town in New Jersey by immigrant parents from Argentina, and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee in 2011, where I work as a freelance journalist and content manager for the University of Tennessee's Center for Sport, Peace, & Society.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet other wanderers as we travel the world.

Interests

Longform journalism and short stories, sports (soccer, tennis, combat sports), hiking, good literature, sad music, indie films, coffee shops, pipes and cigars, and many, many more things.

• literature
• coffee
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• sports
• combat sports
• soccer
• tennis
• freelancing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

It's impossible to remember every book, artist or movie I've called a "favorite" over the years.

What is making an impression on me at the moment (Autumn 2015)...

Music: Ben Howard, Daughter, City & Colour, Keaton Henson

Books: Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, Touching the Void, Catcher in the Rye

Movies: Meru, Everest, Me and Earl and The Dying Girl, Wild Tales, The End of the Tour, Spotlight, Love Actually, Silver Linings Playbook

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I slept in a valley on the Trotternish Ridge of Scotland's Isle of Skye with my two best buds on a windy night I thought would be my last.

I also camped in -0 degree weather for two nights in Eastern Pennsylvania with one of those lunatics and awoke to everything from my boots to my equipment being frozen solid.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States