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Overview

  • 28 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Chinese, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • I teach English in Guinea, W. Africa with the Peace Corps
  • Degree from The University of Arizona
  • From San Diego, CA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I want to host people that are visiting W. Africa.

ABOUT ME
I teach English to high school students in Kouroussa, Guinea. I love to travel and Africa is my 5th continent where I've lived and worked. I will finish in August 2018 and plan on travelling for 10 months after!

PHILOSOPHY

I live life to try new things. I have had the opportunity to travel, and I am addicted. If you can teach me something or challenge me, we should be mates.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to offer to place to stay to travellers and hear about their tales. My house is on the main road from Conakry to Mali, so stop by and we can go swimming in the Niger!

Interests

Travelling, trains, music, books, swimming, teaching, learning

  • arts
  • books
  • modern art
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • coffee
  • drinking
  • gardening
  • boating
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • sports
  • boxing

Music, Movies, and Books

I made a goal to read 200 books while in Peace Corps and you can always find me reading something. I read everything, but my wheelhouse is travel books and crime thrillers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have traveled the MeKong Delta in Vietnam on a boat and bought cold beer from a woman passing by in her boat.

Took trains across America, India and China.

Seen the sun rise from Angkor Wat.

Jumped 30 meters into clear waters in the Philippines.

Snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like meeting people from all over the world. I have lived and worked on 5 continents and getting to know the locals is the best way to understand and love a place.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook and help out around the house and provide some entertaining stories. My friends love them but they've heard them all already. I also have a large ebook collection I can share with you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, China, England, Ethiopia, Greece, Guinea, India, Italy, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, Guinea, Taiwan, United States

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