CURRENT MISSION

Trying to find make some progress professionally while getting to see the world while I still can.

ABOUT ME

Never liked these self-descriptions. I like speaking Spanish, reading (fiction and social sciences), playing soccer, listening to electronic music, traveling, and pigging out on good food (especially Indian food).

PHILOSOPHY

Life is short; try to enjoy it while you can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's been very good so far!

Interests

Reading, listening to/playing music, playing/watching/reading about soccer, sports, some video games, hanging out with good people, travelling

• video games
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• sports
• soccer
• world cup
• social science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Just about anything by Milan Kundera, especially the Unbearable Lightness of Being
The River Why by David James Duncan
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean
Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald

Short stories:
Flannery O'Connor is probably my favorite, I've read everything she ever wrote. Raymond Carver is great, too, and I've always been a big fan of John Cheever.

Lots of others that I can't recall off of the top of my head.

As far as movies go, I'm not even going to say. With books it's easy to name off my favorites. I can't at all with movies. I really enjoy movies but there aren't any that really stick out as favorites, except for maybe Goodfellas. I really like Alejandro González Iñárritu, Wes Anderson, and the Cohen brothers as directors, among many others.

I like lots of different kinds of music. I have a classical and jazz background (really like the West Coast guys: Brubeck, Desmond, Mulligan, etc.) but I like hip-hop and rock as well. Radiohead is my favorite band. I really like Nine Inch Nails too. And the Pixies are probably my third favorite band. If I had to give my top three.

Since I originally wrote this description five years ago or so, I've gotten really into electronic music. Guy J and Guy Mantzur are my two favorite DJs.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going to the World Cup in Germany in 2006 and seeing 5 games (3 US games) was pretty amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Hmm...I can play piano and saxophone and know a bit about DJing. I feel like I know a lot about the social sciences for someone who has never been to graduate school. My Spanish is good. That's about all I can think of.

I'd love to learn more about how I can find/succeed in a career.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Advice on Mumbai, maybe my time (Saturday night/Sunday, some weeknights), and anything else you need. I consider myself to be a pretty good host.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, India, Mexico, South Korea, United States

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