I'm a personable fun-loving (male) in my mid 30s. Born and raised in San Jose, I'm a Silicon Valley native working in the Internet tech industry.

I'm no stranger to opening my doors and welcoming people to live under my roof.

I'm an optimistic/upbeat guy for the most part and I'd like to think I can get along with most any types of people that would be using a site such as this...

I don't have a CS track-record but I do have several great reviews on AirBnb for what it's worth

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Decided that it might be a fun and interesting experience every once in a while.

I think that I'm here for cultural exchange -- I would prefer potential guests be from over seas or across national borders.

Interests

My pass-times include (but are not limited to) movie nights, reading, cooking, traveling, playing video games, weight-lifting, and grabbing dinner and/or a few drinks with friends and acquaintances some evenings.

• environment
• cooking
• drinking
• technology
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• track and field

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies, The Rules of Attraction, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Matrix, Inception, Strange indie films that do not end happily :)

Books - Snow Crash, Quantum Mind

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Worked at a start-up from the "house day" through two commercial office spaces and seven years of crazy changes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A guaranteed cultural exchange if you're not from the US. I've lived in Northern California my entire life so I know the lay of the land pretty well from San Jose up through San Francisco and most of the little Peninsula cities in between.

I've done the roommate thing for quite a while and more recently ran an airbnb location which has great reviews.

So a comfortable safe and casual environment would be the end result of those experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Jamaica, Norway, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States