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Overview

  • 24 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Japanese
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Travel / Photography
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About Me

Updated: August 2018

Born and Raised in Panama. 11 years in Alaska after that.
Easy going. Usually bad with superficial talk, better in Conversations that have a hint of transcendence. Love simplicity in all aspects of life even though I know by the Nature of the world some life must be complicated, at least to our Brains.
I'm easy, I love conversation with strangers; By the fire even Better.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Places are also people. I want to see the whole world, see in the eyes too of other travelers.

Interests

Not at all meaning that I have any idea what I’m talking about but this is what picks My interest:

- Philosophic Inquiry (Nature of Reality, Social Order, Consciousness, Etc)
- Scientific Utopias (AI-Robotics, VR, Genetical Engineering, Renewable Resources, Space Travel)
- Conservation of Nature and the limits to Human deterioration of the environment
-Long Expeditions In Nature and/or among tribal peoples of the world.

  • photography
  • woodworking
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • mountaineering
  • philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Thievery Corporation, Simon and Garfunkel, Jamiroquai, Eddie Vedder, The Cranberries, George Ezra. Classical and instrumental that I am not able to properly label.

The Screen: Woody Allen, Nolan Brothers, Ingmar Bergman, Almodovar, Fellini, Kurozawa, Studio Ghibli. Anime, Mystery and Sci-Fi in General. Documentaries about Animal/Nature Welfare, Social Justice and History in General.

The written: Jiddu Krishnamurti, Bertrand Russell, Alan Watts, Camus, Daniel Quinn, Jack London, Philosophy Books in General.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Get Lost in the Mountains of Alaska and survived my Unpreparedness after 3 days of hiking.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:

-Spanish and even English
-Basics of Photography
-Apple Computers/Devices useful tips

Learn:
-The language and culture of the country I'm traveling or the guest staying at my place
-The Passion or Passtime of my Guest

What I Can Share with Hosts

- 21 years in Panama
- 11 summers in Alaska
- Pseudo-Philosophical conversations
- Passion for Travel, Long Journeys

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, China, Costa Rica, England, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Northern Ireland, South Korea, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Panama, United States

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