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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish
  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Filmmaker
  • No education listed
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To screen my films anywhere that would host me.

ABOUT ME

Independent filmmaker, and beach lover. Avid camper, cyclist and Mexican food aficionado. Love the simple things in life, dinner, good conversation and a good belly laugh.

PHILOSOPHY

To not me a passive observer but an active participant. Change only happens through action!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm knew to couch surfing, but used to live in a house that hosted many couch surfers.

Interests

Travel, reading, music, bicycles, film, documentaries, jokes, history

  • documentaries
  • dining
  • cooking
  • mexican food
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • camping
  • surfing
  • history
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Dispossessed by Ursula Leguin, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, EndGame by Derrick Jensen, Days of War Nights of Love by CrimethInc, anything by Stephen Gibson or Neil Stephenson.

Music: Tribe Called Quest, Dead Prez, Bonobo, MIA, RATATAT, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Calle 13, Tricky, The Pixies, Rage Against the Machine, Four Tet, Mogwai, The Roots, Promoe, Bomba Estereo etc, etc, etc

Movies: Any doc by Adam Curtis, Amelie, V for Vendetta, Children of Men, American Beauty, Fight Club, anything by Ken Loach, El Mariachi, El Infierno etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've climbed a 120 foot redwood in order to conduct an interview with tree sitters protecting the trees from logging. Cycled 1,110 kilometres from central British Columbia to Whitehorse in the Yukon.

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to learn how to grow food and how to cook Thai food. I can teach you how to make a flan and tiramisu as well as an excellent marinara sauce and the best tacos you've ever had.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Saint Lucia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S., Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Puerto Rico, United States

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