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Overview

  • 114 references 31 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Senior Financial Analyst / Drummer
  • MBA, Emory University / BS in Management, University of A...
  • From Jackson, Alabama (where the skies are so blue)
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Be the Outlier, Raise the Mean

ABOUT ME

I'm a Senior Financial Analyst with Autotrader.com by day, and the drummer for Gran Mestizo (Latin Rock Fusion) by night. I'm half-Trinidadian, I have a black belt in karaoke, and I take being silly very seriously.

PHILOSOPHY

Increase the overall happiness of the universe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In Orlando and Atlanta I invite folks to drum circles and nights on the town. I've hosted 14 wonderful people and surfed in France, Germany, Poland, Ecuador, Boston, New Orleans, Orlando, and Atlanta.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Sang with a Mariachi Band in Krakow, Poland.
Practiced French with a cartographer in Paris.
Partied all night in a Freiberg bar then spent the next day walking around an old mine.
Watched an Israeli army ceremony at Autschwitz.

Interests

What's going on with people,
Laughter,
Music (playing and listening),
Sports (playing and watching)

  • dancing
  • walking
  • chess
  • poker
  • music
  • karaoke
  • spelunking
  • sports
  • business
  • cartography

Music, Movies, and Books

My tastes are all over the place, I probably like the same things you do. My favorite movie is Dead Poets Society, music group is Red Hot Chili Peppers, and books are Happiness in Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went caving for my first time in Ottomuhl, Germany. Used no equipment other than a flashlight and managed to overcome my fear of small spaces.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can Teach: Percussion, English, Basic French, Business, Basic Buddhist and Taoist Philosophy, Chess, Swing Dance, Basic Salsa, and Texas Hold'em Poker
Would Like to Learn: Everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago

Countries I’ve Lived In

France

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