Former journalist working for the State Department at the US Embassy. Friendly, kind, lots of stories to tell and show in Mexico City. Music lover, cinema junky. 420 friendly. Open minded. Traveler. Tattooed. Knows basic salsa steps.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to host interesting people from all the world. I´ve been on the other side trying to find a cheaper way to stay at expensive cities and trying to know something more than the touristic places.

Interests

Music (Pixies, Smiths, New Order, Joy Division, Pet shop boys, Beastie Boys, Bowie, Sebastien Tellier, Villeneuve, Galantis, Aoki, Miami Horrror, lost more) literature, cinema (Horror movies, Lynch, Kubrick, Kim ki-duk, Jarmush...) , theater, places, friends, cooking, wine, other cultures.

• pets
• literature
• theater
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• mexican food
• shopping
• movies
• billiards
• music
• history
• journalism
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Pixies, Smiths, Bowie, Beatles, Joy Division, New Order, The Stones Roses, Pet Shop Boys, Fangoria, Facto delafe, Miami Horror, Galantis, Soda Stereo.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Completed the Camino de Santiago (Camino francés). Survived as a freegan in Liverpool. Worked in the presidential pool for Obama´s visit to Cuba. Designed a strategy for the new US embassy in Cuba.

Teach, Learn, Share

Stories, local music, local history, how to cook Mexican food.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge of Mexico City. Would take you to places a tourist guide will never take you. Cook real Mexican food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Cuba, England, France, Italy, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England