CURRENT MISSION

Experience the world and help people experience the wolrd

ABOUT ME

a school teacher, capoeirista, kickboxer, surfer. Lover of nature and culture. Not really a party person, will go out but I don't really drink. But I do love dance Salsa Merengue and Bachata.

PHILOSOPHY

An ordinary guy trying to live an extraordinary life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would love to see a city or country first hand through a local perspective.

Interests

Muay Thai, Brasilian Jiu Jitsu. musuems, surfing anytime I can leave DC.

• culture
• dancing
• bachata
• partying
• drinking
• surfing
• teaching
• museums
• salsa
• jiujitsu

Music, Movies, and Books

Music- Salsa, 90’s hip hop, World Music, Folk music, samba
Movies- Shawshank Redemption, Field of Dreams, Braveheart,
Books- Born Wild, The Little Prince, The Alquimist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In a conference with students I had the opportunity to ask Fidel Castro a question, I asked him which was his favorite baseball team, he knocked his hat off laughing at the question since everyone else asked him something super serious

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach- about Puerto Rican culture/political situation, the Orishas of the caribean
Learn- open to learn anything!
Share- culinary skills?

What I Can Share with Hosts

I’m a decent cook and love talking about how we can make the world a better place

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin (French part), Senegal, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, United States