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Resumen

  • 8 recomendaciones 5 Confirmadas y positivas
  • Idiomas que habla bien English
  • 48, Hombre
  • Miembro desde 2011
  • Teacher, Traveler, Actor
  • MFA-Acting, NYC; MA-English Language Teaching (in progress)
  • De Stanhope, NJ
  • Has completado un 100% de tu perfil

Sobre mí

CURRENT MISSION

healthier 30s so I can still play in my 40s

ABOUT ME

I'm 36 and still trying to ignore the calls to settle. I love to go out and also love my work. After stints in South America, Turkey, South Africa, and Korea, I recently moved to Melaka, Malaysia, and I'll be here for 1 more year.

I am a bit reserved at first, but I just like to assess the surroundings before I jump in. But when I do jump in, you have a sick dancer and a karaoke madman who will hang with you as long as you can stand. I'm an actor/artist (just picked up guitar and can play some chords) at heart, and I love meeting travelers to exchange the stories with. The greatest thing about traveling for me is that I find myself befriending all sorts of people I would have never given a chance to. I've found some of my best advice and closest friends that way.

PHILOSOPHY

Wow. "The philosophy of me": Don't get "black out" drunk. Drugs and borders don't mix. Listen more than you speak. Respect others. Always remain a student. Be easy on yourself. Exercise more than you smoke! And assuredly I've been a walking hypocrite of a few of these mantras (never the 'drugs and borders' though!)...

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've met tons of CSers traveling and I really want to get involved. I know I don't have many friends or reviews on here, but since moving to Melaka, I've hosted a bit and I love to be the tour guide!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Mainly the coolest travelers I've met...When I ask, "Are you on Couchsurfing?" the answer always seems to be, "Yeah, you?". I've hosted for the first few times this year and it's been really positive.

Intereses

Acting, singing, meeting new people, dancing to hip hop...I think I have a latino soul, but you'd never know it by looking at me. I love to read but don't read enough. I love to play sports and I'm crushing the badminton right now! Anything Brazilian. Love Brazil. And Cambodia as you can see from my yoga photo up there.

  • singing
  • acting
  • dancing
  • exercise
  • yoga
  • walking
  • traveling
  • guitar
  • karaoke
  • sports
  • badminton
  • tourism

Música, películas y libros

Love music, hip hop, chill, reggae, beach music, salsa, brazilian beats, dancing music that I can sing to. Still love to wail some Bon Jovi and Pearl Jam...anyday. Don't read enough books...it's a shame...love to read, and the last great books I read were, "A Fortune Teller Told Me", "Bright Lights, Big City", "8 Weeks to Optimum Health", and "Cultural Politics of English as and International Language" (for my MA).

Algo increíble que he hecho

We can talk about it. Some pretty cool experiences in NYC for about 10 years.

I did a horrible play with a star from "The Brady Bunch"

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I've found that when I'm about to reach my breaking point on a journey, that is when the good stuff comes.

Países que he visitado

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Laos, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Países en los que he vivido

Malaysia, Peru, South Korea, Turkey

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