If you like '90s R&B and have read all the Harry Potters, we will be great friends.

I live in Atlanta, Georgia in the States, I teach middle school at a small progressive private school, I used to be a youth pastor, I like baby back ribs. These are the most pertinent facts about me. Just kidding. But it's a start!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

A friend and I (both named Daniel :-/ ) are coming to Spain and Portugal for two weeks and we want to make new friends and maybe find cool places to stay!

We start in Barcelona and then make our way to Granada and Sevilla for a few days. After that, we go to Lagos to enjoy some fun on the beach before heading to Lisbon and then Madrid to fly home. Be our friends, show us cool things, and let us entertain you with all of our wit and charm!

Un amigo y yo (ambos nosotros somos Daniel :-/ ) estamos viajando a España y Portugal el 16 de julio para dos semanas. Buscamos nuevos amigos y tal vez unos lugares para quedarnos!

Empezamos en Barcelona y entonces vamos a Granada y Sevilla por unos días. Después, vamos a Lagos en Portugal para disfrutar de la playa antes de ir a Lisboa, y entonces Madrid para regresar a los EEUU. Tal vez queréis ser nuestros amigos durante un poco del viaje?! Os prometo que somos divertidos y graciosos :)

Interests

• culture
• singing
• dancing
• yoga
• drinking
• reading
• languages
• eating
• laughing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
- Soul
- Gospel
- Jazz
- Bluegrass
- always Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston

Books:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Lord of the Rings trilogy by Tolkien
Telling the Truth by Frederick Buechner
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
East of Eden by Steinbeck
I Asked For Wonder by Abraham Joshua Heschel
Fidelity by Wendell Berry
Three (all the writing included therein) by Flannery O'Connor

Movies:
the Color Purple
The Prince of Egypt
All things Pixar
Good Will Hunting
Forrest Gump
Chris Nolan films
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Pan's Labyrinth
Disney '95 and before

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was a very chubby kid but I lost 75 pounds (even though all I ever want to do is eat and drink constantly)!

Also this one time I was climbing in a cave in Guatemala and I almost fell and died... but then I didn't.

Teach, Learn, Share

Singing harmony.
Running until I look like I've been beaten up and drowned.
Watercoloring pictures of birds for Mother's Day.
Listening and asking good questions.
Child's pose.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I promise to sing you songs and make you laugh.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Nicaragua

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States