ABOUT ME

Artist. Teacher. Guitar Luthier. Friendly, peace-loving, accommodating, open-minded, creative. I love to meet new people and travel.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love people. I want to meet you and hear stories and share bits of wisdom I've picked up along my path. I've hosted surfers from Australia, England, Brazil, Russia, and many parts of the United States. Can't wait to host you! Anyone is welcome. This is also an LGBQT, immigrant-friendly home.

Interests

Music. Art. Building things with wood (I build guitars in my basement. I can show you how it's done). Engaging and courageous people. I like to read, play music, have conversations about the nature of the universe, and occasionally do figure drawing and watercolour painting.

• arts
• yoga
• drawing
• music
• solo travel
• mysticism
• watercolour
• watercolor
• teaching spanish
• bossa nova
• human connection

Music, Movies, and Books

One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Alchemist.

Music: I really like any music that is moving and not vapid. Some examples would be...Bob Dylan, Mazzy Star/Hope Sandoval, Led Zeppelin, orchestre baobab, trio matamoros, Foster the People, washed out, Jimi Hendrix, bob Marley, I love bossa nova....World music: Fela Kuti, Ali Farka Touré, Cuban music, boleros, Santo Daime hymns, icaros del amazonas y ceremonias de ayahuasca.

Movies: what's eating Gilbert grape, the silence of the lambs, City of God, titanic (yes, Titanic. I would jump into that movie and marry Kate Winslett and live forever), steel magnolias, American Beauty, the matrix

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Machu Pichu and a summer in the sacred valley.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach Spanish. I also give lessons in guitar and watercolour painting.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel stories, ability to fix lots of things around the house (carpenter). I can paint a watercolour portrait/figure painting of you or your house.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru, Spain, United States