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  • Fluent in English
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Investor + Early TOMS Employee
  • UCLA
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About Me

ABOUT ME

I just returned from a 5-week Epic Adventure in Thailand and New Zealand. It was a trip filled with tigers, elephants, bungee jumping, cage fighting and all sorts of other once-in-a-lifetime experiences. I love traveling, exploring, and meeting new and interesting people.

I've worked at TOMS since the very early days of the company. It's been awesome seeing the business grow, and getting to put shoes on kids' feet (I've been on Shoe Giving Trip in Argentina, South Africa and Uruguay). I love figuring things out and creatively solving business problems.

A fun fact about me is that in college I ran for Student Body President and did all of my campaigning in a chicken suit. My party was the only group on campus to advocate a ski lift being built on campus - from the base of the dorms to the top of the school's highest building.

PHILOSOPHY

To constantly learn and explore, break fears, and connect with amazing people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm in the process of moving out of my apartment in West Hollywood, and relocating to Marina del Rey. I can't house Couch Surfers yet, but in the meanwhile, I'm down for coffee or drinks and meeting cool new people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I was in Thailand and New Zealand, I met tons of people who raved about this site. Seems like an awesome way to meet new peeps.

Interests

Traveling, exploring new and exotic places, constantly learning new things, Indian & Ethiopian food, reading, writing, movies, classic cars, mixed martial arts, etc.

  • arts
  • writing
  • dining
  • coffee
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cars
  • bungee jumping
  • martial arts
  • business

Music, Movies, and Books

The Royal Tenenbaums, Office Space, The Big Lebowski, Batman Begins, The Counting Crows, Dave Eggers, Chuck Klosterman, Howard Zinn, Noami Klein, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In New Zealand, I did three epic bungee jumps in three days. My second jump was at a place called Nevis. It's the second highest jump in the world. The jumping platform is held by cables in the middle of a canyon, and you have to take a cable car out there. So amazing and terrifying :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I've lived in LA for ten years now, and know the city really well. I would love to meet new people, and help them to explore this rad place.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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