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Overview

  • 22 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • student & political aficionado
  • B.A. University of Utah
  • From Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To finish school and to be fluent in Spanish

PHILOSOPHY

"Don't tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you traveled." - Mohammed

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate by opening my couch to anyone in need. There's no reason to rent a hotel when traveling - couchsurfing provides a much richer experience of the world

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed in Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA and even my hometown Salt Lake City, UT. I always have a valuable experience with couchsurfing, the diversity and excitement of surfing in just my familiar surrounding - SLC - was surprising and eye opening.

"tout ca grace a vous"

Interests

Politics, current events, traveling, learning, people, the world and how it operates, among many others..

  • politics
  • traveling
  • surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Historical biographies and political and social theory books are my favorite. I enjoy all music, books, and movies that motivate and ignite an emotion.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw an organic cockfight in Mexico. That was pretty cool.

Teach, Learn, Share

The true value of travel is not in strenuous sight-seeing, it's in opening one's heart to feeling

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Haiti, Jamaica, Lebanon, Puerto Rico, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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  • 7 Vouches
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