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Overview

  • 27 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Server
  • Graduated college
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Flow with the river...

ABOUT ME

I love the sun and being outside. Also, I love the rain and snow sometimes, too, which makes me miss living on the East Coast. I hate wearing shirts. My favorite book is Ishmael, and my goal is to live my life as a gorilla.

PHILOSOPHY

No plan is a good plan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed in Colombia and in a few places around the US on my fall 2013 road trip, and now my roommate and I have hosted some folks in my apartment in San Francisco since I moved back to the city August 2014...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I originally joined CS to make connections with people in South America for my trip with my boyfriend in June, July, and August, 2013. I surfed with one person in Colombia (which was incredible) and all of my experiences in the US have been awesome. At the end of September 2013, we left on a cross-country road trip and have surfed with a few people in various places, all of whom have been great. I love the concept of CS and have nothing but good things to say about it! I moved back to San Francisco August 2014 and am excited to finally be able to host and meet new people that way!

Interests

La comida, el río, música y conciertos, caminando senderos y conocer nuevas personas! I'm pretty into physical fitness, so I try to do something active everyday: right now, it's a mix of running, lifting weights, indoor climbing, and yoga...

  • books
  • coffee
  • fitness
  • yoga
  • running
  • traveling
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Shortbus, Moulin Rouge!, Love Actually, The Sweetest Thing, The Chumscrubber, The House of Yes, Mean Girls, Gone Girl, Pretty Woman, Serial Mom, Lost Highway... Nine Inch Nails, Tool, She Wants Revenge, Sigur Ros, Peaches, Puscifer, Bon Iver... Ishmael and The Story of B by Daniel Quinn, anything by Murakami, House of Leaves, This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper, Island by Aldous Huxley, The Prophet, One Hundred Years of Solitude

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I didn't put a shirt on once for five days straight when I was traveling in Mexico with my family... That's one of my greatest accomplishments

Teach, Learn, Share

I think I'm a pretty good tour guide. I'll fry you eggs. We can drink coffee together.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give you some good pointers to get you started on enjoying your San Francisco visit, and I'll also tell you the things (I think) are overrated... If I have time, I may be able to hang out and show you around some or take you on an adventure!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Italy, Mexico, Peru, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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