CURRENT MISSION

be positive, live simply, help families and explore

ABOUT ME

Warm nostalgia for wanderlust adventures opens my doors (and couch) to all. I am currently living in Portland, Oregon working on redefining what education can mean to a community. I run a non-profit (cadacasa.com) and currently trying out the whole front-lines, public education thing. I teach two-way immersion Spanish and Science, which is pretty great.

I enjoy a simple life, preparing and eating good food, the outdoors (surfing, snowboarding, soccer, hiking, cycling, etc.), art, and meeting new people.

PHILOSOPHY

positivity.
rethink learning.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I find myself very welcoming to strangers, especially the adventuring type. Learning from my mother, and warm-hearted Costa Ricans I take great pleasure in providing a hand, a ride, a couch, a job or a conversation to anyone new passing through. That’s why I am on couch-surfing, so people can have an easy road to assimilation, or at least a couch to crash on while visiting Bend.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

the first couchsurfer i hosted was not through couchsurfing.com, but co-creator Jim crashed at my place in Bend and explained the concept. Sense, I have hosted a few surfers, and have surfed in the US, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. All have been AMAZING experiences, and I love the community.

Interests

All types of music and food. Speaking Spanish as much as possible, art, film, literature, outdoors. Did I mention new, exotic, and good food? I love to cook, and will try anything at least twice.

• arts
• literature
• education
• dining
• cooking
• running
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• snowboarding
• soccer
• teaching
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Tetro, Bonobo, Buroughs.
City of God, Neil Young, Hunter S. Thompson.
Y Tu Mama Tambien, Cultura Profetica, Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Apocalypse Now, Lou Reed, Stevenson.
etc., etc., etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've helped hundreds of children in many ways develop into amazing, slightly-older children.

Teach, Learn, Share

Portland, OR

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, United States

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