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Overview

  • 13 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Software Engineer
  • No education listed
  • From Miami, FL, USA
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About Me

From Miami.

CURRENT MISSION

To meet like-minded travelers, improve my Portuguese, Spanish, see more of South America, expand my perspective by exposing myself to new ideas.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others the way you want to be treated. Leave the world better than how you found it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've hosted people while I lived in NYC, Berlin, and in Miami and I've surfed a bit through South America and Europe.

Interests

Travel, checking out in new cities, authentic cultural experiences, photography, swimming, diving, guitar, traveling, meeting new people, trying new bars and restaurants.

  • festivals
  • partying
  • guitar
  • piano
  • swimming
  • house music

Music, Movies, and Books

Electronic music, acoustic guitar, jazzy stuff, rock. Pretty much anything.

I mostly read books that expand my mind: philosophy, psychology, behavioral economics, personal development.

I watch almost no tv/movies these days.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

10 day Ayahuasca retreat in the Amazon rainforest.

Operated an illegal hostel in Brooklyn and hosted over 1000 people in one year.

Lived in an “intentional community” for a year in San Francisco with 38 people in a 12 bedroom house.

Went to Burning Man.

Did a 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play guitar or piano, how to properly use a DSLR camera, teach you the basics of crypto, teach you the basics of programming. and help you out with any computer problems.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I have a passion for cooking, and love to share that with everyone. I also travel with my guitar and enjoy playing chill, jazzy stuff.

I’ve traveled quite a lot and have a had a lot of life experiences, so I have plenty stories to tell :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, England, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Portugal, United States

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