CURRENT MISSION

Love the life you lead. Lead the life you love.

ABOUT ME

I love to travel and meet other travellers and adventurous people. I used to have an office job, then I quit to travel and volunteer in Central America, then I owned and managed a hostel in Colombia for 5 years, and now I am back on the road again. I'm a pescatarian.

PHILOSOPHY

I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to meet new people, organize and attend CS events, help people practice English, and share my knowledge.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All good so far. I have surfed many couches and hosted many a couch surfer before joining CS, and since then I have met tons of wonderful people and many good friends through the site!

Interests

Traveling, hiking, backpacking, biking, camping, snowboarding, scuba diving, swimming, whitewater rafting, oceans, waterfalls, climbing, caving, adventure sports, ultimate frisbee, anything outdoors, Burning Man, speaking Spanish, progressive politics, live music, independent films, art, nature, animals, protecting the planet, American football, sushi, eating good veggie food, and drinking good wine or microbrewed beer.

• animals
• arts
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• vegetarian
• yoga
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• spelunking
• camping
• whitewater rafting
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• sports
• rock climbing
• american football
• soccer
• swimming
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Movies: The Big Lebowski, Shawshank Redemption, Requiem for a Dream, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Fight Club, Finding Nemo. Favorite Music: Phish, Widespread Panic, Wilco, Galactic, Spearhead, Radiohead, Funk, Rock, Jazz, Reggae, Electronic and almost anything live. Favorite Authors: Tom Robbins, David Sedaris, Paulo Coelho, Jon Krakauer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Too many to count but if I have to pick it's either swimming with whale sharks in Mexico, or helping a 90 year old woman vote for the first time.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a scuba divemaster and have studied yoga, massage, and reiki and I enjoy teaching/practicing them all. I also like to exchange English/Spanish lessons. And I am getting pretty good at motorcycle maintenance too. I love to learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a pretty decent vegetarian cook.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Thailand, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

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