CURRENT MISSION

Livin the Dream

ABOUT ME

Grew up in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago, when I was in grammar school and high school I was an athlete, football and basketball were my sports, when I was 22 started working in the family business (Real Estate Investing), my first year I bought, remodeled, and sold 7 houses, great money but did not like the lifestyle, got a job working for StudentCity.com and lived in Mexico working Spring Break, that is when serious traveling and living started for me, Mexico, Dewey Beach, Austin, Mexico, San Diego, then back to Chicago. Was not going to give up traveling so I started working as an English professor in Spain, love Spain! Spent two years there, learned Spanish. After Spain I spent some time in the Dominican and Mexico. Landed a Career with Audley Travel and now I’m a Country Specialist of Chile, Argentina, and Antarctica http://stories.audleytravel.com/chris-watkins-south-america, check out my South America Story. Most recently travels England, Argentina, Chile, England, Spain, England, Brazil, Uruguay, Antarctica.

PHILOSOPHY

the golden rule is a big part of my life. Life is short, I really don’t believe there is time to waste, I go for my dreams and I have no regrets

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When surfers come to my home I want to show them a great time, I like showing off the best qualities of my city and when I travel I want to meet great people

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far Couchsurfing has been a great Experience, great people that understand that the World is a play ground and we should all check it out.

Interests

sports, people watching, seeing new places, history, writing, physical activities, camping, reading, swimming, most of all I have list of things I want to accomplish in my life and I love crossing them off

• writing
• athlete
• reading
• traveling
• investing
• camping
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• swimming
• business
• teaching
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Billy Madison, Rock and Roller, Anchorman, Die Hard, The Big Lebowski. Think and Grow Rich, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robinson Crusoe, A Time to Kill, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I like all kinds of Music, and my favorite is Classic Rock and Roll. www.wdrv.com The Drive is my favorite radio station from ¨Good Home Chicago¨

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw the cliffs on the Northern coast of Spain, that was pretty amazing. One time I gave a large amount of money to an orphanage for Christmas…that was a pretty amazing feeling. I saw the Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina. The wildlife of Antarctica was the most beautiful thing I have seen on my travels.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well since I have a back ground in Real Estate investing I can answer questions that deal with buying homes, I don’t know everything and I do know a lot of things.

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