CURRENT MISSION

Change the way I've been travelling to get to know more people from the place I'm visiting. Think of trips as an opportunity to learn the place from the locals, and re-visit those cities that left things undiscovered. Re-discover near destinations.

ABOUT ME

I'm an easy-going guy interested in Film, Media, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies and mostly anything that needs a lot of reading and watching :)
I recently moved back from Illinois to Barcelona finish my PhD, and I'm in the final stages.
Living with my partner in Barcelona and enjoying the city!

PHILOSOPHY

be water my friend

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think CS is a great experience and I try to let everybody know about it in the US some people were scared when I told them about this...). All our guests have been interesting, and all my hosts have been excellent, many of whom are still my friends.
My ex-flatmate was a couchsurfer long before I became one, so I've been hosting CS's long before I was a member, and the experience itself encouraged me to begin hosting once I got my own place.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Well, long before I even knew CS existed I was hosting friends from around the world. I guess it began right after my Erasmus in Sweden, where I met people from all around. It really is the best way to travel. Plus you get to know many many different people! :)

Interests

Film, specially, art, music, series, literature... anything really

• arts
• literature
• dining
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• communications
• cultural studies
• gender studies
• languages
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

anything with Julianne Moore on it, any film by Gregg Araki, the raspberry reich, far from heaven, il portiere di notte, talented mr ripley, bukowski, burroughs, mishima, salinger, foucault,... the list is neverending...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Armenia.
It is one of the most amazing things I've seen. Amazing country, nicest people and totally unknown to almost the whole world. The combo Armenia+Georgia is one of my to-do trips!

Japan
... I need to go back, for real.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love languages and teach them as a profession. that'll be my main asset. I'll try to cook if you let me. I can hold any conversation for hours. my partner is from the north, so good food is assured!

What I Can Share with Hosts

food, music, conversations, a walk around my neighborhood...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Spain, Sweden, United States

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