CURRENT MISSION

To learn Spanish and engage with Argentine culture.

ABOUT ME

I love music. I have a taste for yummy food from all over the world. I'm very comfortable mingling with people from varied backgrounds and cultures. I enjoy a good beer. I love hiking and the outdoors. Books and music are very important to me. I love good conversation. I laugh about everything (no matter how sad and tragic) and am not easily offended.

PHILOSOPHY

Personal philosophy: treat people with kindness and respect and take an interest in everything around you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I´ve been to a few fun gatherings in Salta, Argentina. Now that I´ve relocated to Cuenca, I would like to get together with CS folks here. I don´t have a couch (or even an apartment yet!), but I'd be very happy to meet up for a beer or coffee or participate in some other fun activity.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

see above.

Interests

folkloric, jazz, russian lit., chomsky, tango, beer, independent art films from around the world, poems, language, sad songs, celebratory songs, dancing, political ethics, classic films, mountains, trees, camping, conversation, empanadas y humitas.

• arts
• culture
• books
• poetry
• dancing
• tango
• cumbia
• ethics
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• politics
• movies
• music
• jazz
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• history
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I'll list three favorites in each category:

The Science of Sleep, City of Lost Children, and The Squid and the Whale. Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited, and Bach's St. Matthew Passion. Dostoyevski's The Idiot, Kundera's The Art of Laughter and Forgetting, and Kerouac's Desolation Angels.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everything's amazing to me. I'm amazed to still be alive!

Teach, Learn, Share

Know a decent amount concerning: Jazz Music/History & US and International Politics. Would like to learn about: Spanish language, Salsa & Tango dance, & Cumbia/Raggaeton/Salsa music.