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Overview

  • 6 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 25, Male
  • Member since 2018
  • Storyteller
  • Life
  • From Merced, CA, USA
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About Me

Que tal? I’m trying out the app after a few years away, and I’m excited to hang with everyone, start going to the meetups again, and just generally get back into the scene! I’m doing a long Latin America trip (north to south atm) and I’m keen to improve my Spanish and learn as much as I can about every place I visit!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet interesting people and learn more about the cultures and communities I visit than I would staying in a hostel.

Interests

  • writing
  • cocktails
  • hiking
  • martial arts
  • history
  • philosophy
  • hitchhiking
  • adventure travel
  • good movies
  • parkour
  • learning new things
  • calisthenics
  • psychedelics
  • good books
  • vanlife
  • herbal tea

Music, Movies, and Books

I love rock music (especially classic psychedelic and grunge), deep house, instrumental guitar/folk and a bit of everything else except country.
I vibe with some of the classic movies like Easy Rider and Apocalypse Now, and anything directed by Villeneuve, Tarantino and Del Toro.
My favourite book at the moment is Station Eleven, but I loved the Wayfarer series, Night Circus, Neuromancer, and everything by Ursula K. Le Guin. For non fiction I’m really into Albert Camus, Foucault and I’m interested in Bookchin’s social ecology.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitchhiked through every state and territory in Australia (except SA) including the Great Central Road: a dirt road from Uluru to WA called the longest shortcut in Oz🤘😃

Teach, Learn, Share

Language exchange, philosophical discussions, cultural and historical learning, food, tea, and everything else!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Great vibes and discussions, language exchange, I’ll do the dishes and pay for meals unless told otherwise 🙃

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Peru, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Hungary, Mexico, United States, Viet Nam

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