CURRENT MISSION

Building bamboo bikes and developing ecotourism, creating jobs for the people that need them the most.

ABOUT ME

I'm a Filipino-American that moved from the US to the Philippines to work with Gawad Kalinga, a community development organization. To develop sustainable livelihood projects for the poor I started two small businesses: BAMBIKE, building all kinds of bamboo bikes; and RAPID STREAM, a whitewater kayak operation.
I live for adventure!

PHILOSOPHY

Character is who you are when nobody is watching

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just figuring out what Couch Surfing is all about..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I recently met some great Couch Surfers that came up to my whitewater kayaking operation in Tarlac, Philippines. I hope to show more CS adventurers what Rapid Stream has to offer:
http://www.facebook.com/RAPIDSTREAM

Interests

Bamboo bikes, whitewater kayaking, exploration, ecotourism, sustainable development

• kayaking
• surfing
• skydiving
• swimming
• business
• ecotourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Braveheart
Classic Rock
Creative Non-fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Whitewater kayaking in San Jose, Tarlac, Philippines.
Swimming with whale sharks in Donsol, Philippines.
Skydiving over Interlaken, Switzerland.

Teach, Learn, Share

Sustainable community and livelihood development
Bamboo bikes
Whitewater kayaking

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States