CURRENT MISSION

I have crashed couches many times during the past few years and now I want to offer my own couch to fellow travelers in return :-)

PHILOSOPHY

Life is short! Enjoy it :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting people from all over the world and hearing their incredible stories.

Interests

exercise, martial arts, eating, cooking, running, exploring, making new friends, dancing (mostly bachata, reggaeton, merengue, salsa), seeing new places (especially historic and cultural sites like forts and ruins though I also love natural places like caves and waterfalls), photography (portrait, landscape)

• arts
• photography
• dancing
• bachata
• dining
• cooking
• exercise
• running
• socializing
• martial arts
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Any and all books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't know about "amazing," but one of the most memorable was driving a motorcycle from Hanoi, Vietnam down 1500 miles to Ho Chi Minh City in the south. I got to visit temples, beaches, battlefields, pagodas, mountains, ruins, palaces, caves, and rice paddies (in addition to hours and hours of dusty and dangerous roads). Rode a bicycle 800km through Jordan and 1000km through Switzerland. Swam with dolphins in Mexico. Hiked the full Annapurna Circuit solo. Earned a jiujitsu belt in Mexico. Earned a master's degree on a full scholarship. Taught a child how to read. Made my own kombucha. Lost a cardboard boat race by a split second against actual engineers. Cycled 100km through Rwandan forest. SCUBA dived the Red Sea.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Love for museums, food, and exercise :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Burundi, Chad, Honduras, India, Mexico, Spain, United States, Viet Nam