CURRENT MISSION

Travel as much as I can before I start working a full time job.
Everyday, I try to eat good food, learn something new about the world, and do something adventurous.

BACKGROUND

My family is from the United States and Costa Rica! I just graduated from Duke University (studied Mechanical Engineering and got minors in Economics and Chinese)

I hope to have travel to all 7 continents before I turn 30 years old!

PHILOSOPHY

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
- MLK

Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.
- Will Smith

"Money will come and go. We all know that. The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room. Right here, right now. Salute, mi familia."
- Dominic Torreto (F&F7)

Pura Vida!
-Costa Rican Phrase

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travel the world.

Meet new people.

Learn about new Cultures.

Learn new languages (currently working on Italian and Chinese).

Using CS as a way to make new friends while traveling. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to host thus far - I've been living in a dorm room on a college campus for the last four years. I'll be moving to Cincinnati in October, so I hope I will be able to give back to the CS community by hosting travelers at that time :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I traveled to Chicago and made a new friend! I would love to meet new people during my euro trip this summer!

Interests

Sports (Basketball, Tennis, Football), Traveling the World, Photography, Latin Dance, Chinese Culture and Language

• culture
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• dining
• traveling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• tennis
• economics
• engineering
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I love the Batman trilogy by Christopher Nolan and actors like Will Smith, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and Leonardo DiCaprio. I prefer hip hop, R&B, and Latin music.

Recently, I've read several John Grisham and Dan Brown books, as well as historical books from the Bill O'Reilly Killing Lincoln series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba Diving at the Great Barrier Reef.

Sunset over Mount Fuji.

Active Volcano hikes in Costa Rica.

Sunrise at Angkor Wat.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you something about the United States (history, political stuff, festival, sports, etc.) I would love to learn about the different lifestyles/cultures that exist in other countries. I am always interested in learning new languages too!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge about the US or Costa Rica

English, Spanish, and Chinese Language and Culture

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Costa Rica, Guatemala, United States