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Overview

  • 14 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Coordinate stuff
  • BA from Arizona State. MA in International Policy and Dev...
  • From Mesa, AZ
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Experience and live

ABOUT ME

I am in Austin, TX working for a study abroad company sending students to and coordinating our programs in Central America & the Caribbean. It's really nice working in a job that deals with international travel and cultural exchanges daily. I recently graduated with my masters from a school Monterey, CA in International Development. I hope to use this knowledge to positively impact my surrounding environment. I had a phenomenal opportunity during my studies to spend 6 months internship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, completing research on security and development in the favelas. My entire time there was extremely enriching and fascinating. I grew up in the heat in TX and AZ and have loved living in California. Austin is one of the greatest cities in the world though!
I love to do and see anything I can, taking in all the breathtaking experiences life has to offer.

PHILOSOPHY

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosted by a number of fantastic and generous people and in turn I have hosted some.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Really good times with great people.

Interests

Beaches, Travelling, Learning, Playing Games, Riding the Bus, Flying in Planes, Taking Trains, Music, Concerts, Festivals, Reading, Eating ( I really love eating), Partying, Shlepping luggage, the internet, wikipedia, etc. There are many interesting things that interest me.

  • concerts
  • festivals
  • environment
  • dining
  • partying
  • flying
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • languages
  • study abroad
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I love documentaries, and also funny movies like Hot Rod and Superbad. The Beach, Babel, Crash, 8 Mile, X-Men, Ultima Parada, Bus 172, The Party, Inglorious Bastards.. My favorite book is A Clockwork Orange. I enjoy a wide variety of musical genres.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Oh boy, this is tough. I can't say, it's all amazing to me.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share languages, like English, Spanish and a bit of Portuguese. Travel experiences. Politics, american and international politics. Development politics. Local information.
I would love to learn anything, but I love learning languages and about other ways of life... and food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, El Salvador, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Slovakia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Costa Rica, Spain, United States

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