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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • English Teacher in Spain
  • San Diego State University
  • From Long Beach, CA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To be exposed to as many different people, cultures, places as possible

ABOUT ME

I like Ultimate. I like music. I like to dance.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others well. Listen to good tunes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Host and be hosted

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My good college friend and roommate opened my eyes to couchsurfing by hosting people from all around the world. Since then, I've learned to love the impact that couchsurfing has on our community. I consider myself lucky because I've yet to have a bad couch surfing experience. I've learned so much about different people and cultures, but I can't wait to learn more.

Interests

One of my favorite things to do is go to concerts. I love listening/finding/discussing all kinds of music. I'm pretty competitive, so I also love to play sports and games. One of my favorite sports to play is Ultimate Frisbee. I love spending time near the water, too. As long as I'm near an ocean, lake, river, stream, pond or any other body of water, I'll have a good time.

  • concerts
  • coachella
  • oktoberfest
  • dancing
  • beer
  • music
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • skydiving
  • sports
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Poolside, Allen Stone, Daft Punk, Outkast, Biggie, Kendrick Lamar, Cut Copy, The Beatles, Electric Light Orchestra, Jack White, Dave Grohl, Spoon, Portugal. The Man, Cake, Delta Spirit, Gorillaz, Arcade Fire, The Sheepdogs, Bombay Bicycle Club, Miike Snow, Madeon, Franz Ferdindand, Father John Misty, Architecture in Helsinki

Movies: Fight Club, Dumb & Dumber, Braveheart, Idiocracy, anything Quentin or Scorsese

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Biking through the Amsterdam canals. Beer in Belgium. Sparty in Budapest. Pizza in Napoli. Vatican City and the Colosseum in Rome. The David in Firenze. World Championships of Ultimate Frisbee in Lecco, Italy. House music in Berlin. Skydiving in San Diego. Oktoberfest in Munich. Carnaval in Cadiz. Riding a camel in Morocco. Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. Coachella, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Primavera Sound.

Teach, Learn, Share

Music exchange. I love showing people their next favorite musician/band/song.

I'm in the process of learning Spanish so any one that is willing to teach, I'm all ears. I have a little experience as an English teacher so maybe we can have an intercambio.

I'm no chef, but I know how to make simple things taste great. I can always whip up a good meal if I have the right ingredients.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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