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Overview

  • 32 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish; learning French, Japanese
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Entrepeneur, traveler, promoter, producer, restaurant own...
  • University of Minnesota, B.A.
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I live in Mexico and sometimes the United States. I also spend a lot of time in Brazil and occasionally traveling to other countries.

ABOUT ME

I like to travel, meet new people, enjoy life and learning. I hope to be able to do this my entire life. I am social, adventurous, and I like to have fun. I can be serious at times, but usually don't take life very seriously. I also would like to meet you so send me a message.

PHILOSOPHY

I try and enjoy life to the fullest and in this way, bring joy to others and leave the world a better place.

I know we can't all stay here forever
So I want to write my words on the face of today
And they'll paint it ~ Shannon Hoon

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been participating for over 8 years and I love surfing, hosting, and just meeting CSers. I have been to a few meetings but I would like to stop in one place and be able to host people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had so many great couchsurfing experiences in South America, North America, Europe and Africa. The world is full of amazing people, and couchsurfers never let me down.

Interests

  • photography
  • philanthropy
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • wine tasting
  • nightlife
  • traveling
  • painting
  • music
  • live music
  • electronic music
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • snowboarding
  • skateboarding
  • rock climbing
  • languages
  • road trips
  • beaches
  • electric guitar

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Rear Window (Any Hitchock), Apocalypse Now, Groundhog's Day, just a few. Music: Too much, I like everything. Jazz, Reggae, House, Deep House, Rap, Hip-Hop, Folk, Samba, Rock, Reggaeton, Bluegrass. You name it as long as it is well made. John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Jorge Ben Jor, Chet Faker, Bon Iver, Kendrick Lamar, Alt-J, Erykah Badu, Trampled by Turtles much more. Books: Catch-22, Slaughterhouse 5, The River Why, On the Road, The Stranger or Jorge Luis Borges.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am thankful for having done many amazing things, but I think hiking with my sister to see mountain gorillas in Rwanda was the best experience of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love sharing conversations, music, travels and anthing else. I like to teach and learn about the same subjects. I really like language, geopolitics, philosophy, music, economics, food, and have an interest in everything.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain, United States

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