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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning German, Italian, Korean
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • ESL Teacher
  • Masters of Environmental and Occupational Public Health
  • From Harrison, New Jersey, United States
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I find that the best friendships are made by the most random of situations.

ABOUT ME

First and foremost anyone that comes across my profile message me I really enjoy meeting new people. I have a goal to visit 30 countries by the age of 30.

When thinking about how to best express or explain myself to those of you who are interested, I realized how difficult it is to define Me. People have this idea of themselves or who they want to believe they are, but rarely do they provide a honest description allowing me to better understand them.

I could claim that I'm entertaining, intelligent, comforting, generous, eccentric, kind, funny and understanding which would be a portion of who I am. I enjoy being positive regardless of how messed up a situation I know I may be in. I also enjoy bringing people back to a state of self satisfaction and comfort, I enjoy hanging out with good company with no particular destinations in mind. These are the more delightful aspects of who I am.

The other qualities people tend to leave out are the negative or neutral characteristics. For instance, I'm also a procrastinator at times, a perfectionist yet I find beauty in most things that are imperfect, a glutton for self development and self-sacrifice, by usually putting others before myself regardless of the consequence, and I have horrible posture while sitting. These are all things that comprise my idea of Me, and who's to say that any of this is true until you discover it yourself?

If you want to know more, then talk to me. If you want to understand me better, then spend time with me, and if you just want to have a drink, I'll be more than happy to bring good coversation.

PHILOSOPHY

Meet, Plan, GO!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Yearling

Interests

Travel, Languages preferably Brazilian Portuguese and German

  • beauty
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • painting
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I live life to learn, when people feel bored that just means all learning has been cut off so get out there and learn from each other.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Presented a Venetian painting in the Palazzo Ducale in Urbino Italy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United States

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