CURRENT MISSION

To expant my skills at bridging cultural gaps and expand my knowledge of various cultures, traditions, and religions. Promoting multiculturalism :)

ABOUT ME

My inquisitive nature is what motivates me to learn about different cultures. I really enjoy talking to people around the world about their cultural practices and backgrounds.

I feel Indiana Jones was a hero to me as a kid. This dude was super cool, had all the ladies, was a professor, and he sported an awesome fedora. Dr. Jones could go anywhere in the world and he always knew the languages, history and traditions of the people in that part of the world. As a kid, I feel this motivated me to learn about the idea of multiculturalism. And it drives me today in most anything I do.

PHILOSOPHY

When I'm hosting, I draw inspiration from The Great Gatsby....")

Multiculturalism has spread so much over the last 10 years. With communications becoming more easily accessible and traveling has become more economic, we find ourselves in a world with much cultural diversity and various religious beliefs.

And I welcome it! :)

I enjoy learning about various cultures and history of the people I meet . I l feel I learn so much more by interacting with people who have different customs.

Bridging cultural gaps is an important part of growing as a person. The CS community is a great place to help with this idea.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host travelers when I can and I try to accommodate my guests.

2014: I am now planning some surfing for the first time very soon. Summer 2014 yeah!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed all over Mexico and parts of South America after I graduated with my BA. I only wished I had known about CS back then, but I still had a great time meeting people and staying with friendly host families I came across (especially Chiapas, MX and Ibague, Colombia)
It bring a smile to my face when I remember how accommodating and friendly these people were in my travels.

Interests

Salsa dancing, hiking, swimming, Hookah, motorcycle riding, comedy clubs and of course, traveling!

A good foreign film!
And a hilarious Comedy!

I enjoy a little Muy Thai for the exercise but I'm not an expert! (No kicking trees!)

• dancing
• salsa dancing
• exercise
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• swimming
• communications
• teaching
• history
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Water, Rudo Y Cursi, City of God, Amores Perros, Pulp Fiction, Dirty, Space Balls, The Hangover,El Mariachi, Napoleon Dynamite, There's Something About Mary, Oldboy, From Hell, Menace II Society, Don't be a Menace 2 Society While Drinking Yo Juice in the Hood....

Books:
Chronicals of Narnia, The Bachman Books, Fools Die, El Abogado del Diablo, Space Balls the book :), Memnoch the Devil, Always Running, The Tell Tale Heart, Benito Cereno, The Great Gatsby....

Music
Pretty much anything that is awesome!

Nirvana, Snoop, Eminem, Celia Cruz, Sonora Dinamita, Sonora Carruseles, Staind, Beastie Boys, Erykah Badu ect....

CHINESE MOVIES I LOVE:
Wu Jin Dao (无间道)
Fight Back to School
From Beijing with Love

KOREAN MOVIES :
Old Boy
Chingu

JAPANESE MOVIES:
Batoru Rowaiaru
Zatoichi
Koroshiya Ichi
Kunio-Kun (2013)

I would love to hear any recommendations form your countries fellow surfers!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cliff diving at the Venus pools in Hana, Maui, Hawaii.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTAfQvMkoj0

Scuba Diving Anacapa Island

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XvQeyYbRSY

Zipline across waterfall at the Cascadas de Misol
(sorry sd card corrupted when recorded :(

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a nifty hat trick with a fedora that I enjoy showing.

I learned to count to 10 in Japanese from this vid LOL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr_b9Z-B8Yk

I also know a few phrases in Japanese lol

Omae wa mou shinde iru!

Moshi moshi ichiban baka!

French: bonjour mademoiselle!

Arabic: Marhaba susta!

Korean: kamsamida

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States