CURRENT MISSION

travel somewhere new once a year, host people from everywhere

ABOUT ME

I love everything about hotels. I work as a hotel consultant and dream about owning my own hotels one day. I like the idea of opening your house to others, providing a shelter away from home, and that is essentially what a hotel does.

PHILOSOPHY

8 hours work, 8 hours sleep, 8 hours fun fun fun. However, seems like work takes a bigger piece of the pie these days!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to participate by being a good host. I think couchsurfing is awesome - it gets people trusting each other, learning from each other, sharing great stories, and most importantly, making friends.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have yet to couchsurf myself, but I have hosted two couchsurfers in Los Angeles and one pair in Miami. I also met up for drinks with couchsurfers in South Africa.

Interests

I'm an avid runner - will run in any weather rain or shine, in snow or in desert heat. I'm currently training for a half marathon.

I'm a beach volleyball player. Play almost every weekend at Miami Beach.

I also love ice hockey - I'm a goalie but I'm pretty bad. Just not a good skater but I like blocking pucks.

I try to do random acts of community service. I joined the Rotaract Club and we do service projects from tree-planting to hospital visits.

But traveling is my number one hobby. I can't sit still and I dream about the next adventure.

• dancing
• marathon
• running
• drinking
• clubbing
• boating
• traveling
• kayaking
• hockey
• volleyball
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all kinds of music, I don't like to categorize myself. Pretty eclectic taste from 90s rock to Latin jazz, from house to salsa.

I'm a sucker for stupid horror movies, trying to see which one will really scare me the most. So far, the Exorcism of Emily Rose sends chills down my spine. Otherwise, I love westerns like Tombstone and 3:10 to Yuma. But recently I loved the movie Inception.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of two Americans (the other my friend) to kayak from isla Margarita to isla Coche - never been done before! We got from one island to the other in 4 hours but on the way back the waves got rough and had to be picked up by a tourist ferry boat.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my knowledge of Venezuela if anyone is interested in traveling there. I can converse in Spanish as well.

I like to salsa dance, so I can show some steps to people interested in dancing.

I also taught English to foreign students, so I can help with anyone trying to improve their English skills, any level.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Peru, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United States, Venezuela

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