CURRENT MISSION

To be polite, friendly and respectful to other people. To be a good person, keep my word always, act according to my principles. To value differences. To face my fears every day. to be proactive. To help others. to continually develop my talents and skills

ABOUT ME

I am friendly, easy going and physically active. I love nature, which is why my wife Xochilt moved to my farm in the countryside.

Xochilt is a lovely young woman, a communicator by profession, extremely tidy and with very well developed sense of sight, hearing and, above all, smell. She has an aversion to bacteria and to human or animal odors, so please approach her only when very clean, lol. She likes to cook, do the laundry and take care of our daughter, born in 2018, and of me.

I love people and usually get along with everybody. I like to talk and to listen to nice stories and jokes. I love to dance and to walk in the woods.

PHILOSOPHY

I like to continually improve myself. I am always learning.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We moved from Managua to Jinotepe, Carazo, a lovely state with a year-round spring-time weather. I will no longer be able to host people at Managua but you are welcome at my 23 hectare (58 acre, 33 manzana) farm, which is a dreamy place full of tree cover, just one hour away from Managua and 1.5 kms from the bus terminal in the city, which is the department´s capital. That is about 5 minutes by car and less than half an hour walking.

At the farm you can place your camping tent or hang hammocks. We have running water but currently electricity is only from solar panels. The temperature is very confortable, the topography is rather flat and my seven dogs reside there. All of them are friendly except the Rottweiler, which is tied down about two hundred meters away from the house. I also have cats and plenty of fish, mainly koi and butterfly koi.

At the farm I have 2.5 kms of paths, mostly under tree cover. I am planting fruit trees and placing water for wildlife to drink, all along the paths, to attract wildlife.

I kindly request people not to feed the fish, to be kind and not disturb the wildlife, which consists of howler monkeys, foxes, possums, squirrels, rabbits, weasels and plenty of birds. I also request visitors to dispose of garbage properly and not to distract the farm workers during work hours.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been lucky to host very nice people from Argentina, Costa Rica, East and West Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Guatemala, Poland, Russia, USA, Colombia, Guatemala, Japan, Malaysia, Great Britain, Denmark, Canada and Australia. So far, I have had only extremely pleasant experiences.

Interests

Glamour photography
Pets of all types
Horseback riding
Dog training
Hiking
Volleyball
Dancing
Helping people lead happy lives
Telling jokes
Languages
Applied Philosophy

• animals
• pets
• cats
• dogs
• wildlife
• birds
• fish
• rabbits
• arts
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• walking
• drinking
• equestrian
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• martial arts
• volleyball
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: The Count of Montecristo, Gladiator, My Fair Lady, Much Ado about Nothing, the Princess Bride, The Sound of Music, Home Alone, Forrest Gump, Something about Mary, La vida es bella, Sabrina, Pretendiendo, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Catch me if you can and in general, suspense, humor and adventure.

TV SHOWS: The Big Bang Theory, Revenge, Friends, 2 1/2 men

BOOKS: Paolo Coelho, Ken Follet, Stephen King, Og Mandino, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, J.J. Benítez, Gary Jennings and others. Historical accounts, the Bible, suspense, self-improvement and humor. Examples: The 7 Habits of highly effective teens, The House on the Hill, El Vendedor mas grande del Mundo, El Milagro más Grande del Mundo, Azteca, La Conquista de Mexico, The Eye of the Needle, el Código Da Vinci, Angels and Demons, Caballo de Troya, El Viajero, The Lost Symbol, The Wizard, The White Company, Sir Nigel, La serie "Los Hijos de La Tierra", etc.

MUSIC Bread, Abba, Maná, Simon&Garfunkel, Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias, Camilo Sesto

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Done: Piloted a plane, Skydiving, skin and scuba diving, bull and bronco riding, swimming with medium-sized gators and sharks, handling wasps, been stung by bees, wasps and jellyfish, bitten by snakes, dogs, cats, mice, rabbits, lizzards and a horse, defensively fought barehanded with an attacking wild buck, have caught many snakes, from boas and pithons to a large rattler, participated in a 100+ km bike trip and in martial arts exhibitions,learned to ride a unicycle, won dog obedience championships with several dogs that I trained, overcoming severe shyness and becoming very outgoing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have knowledge about photography, dog training and personal development.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Nature, a nice weather, a fantastic site to camp and bathroom facilities.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Chile, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Panama, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, United States

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