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Overview

  • 10 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Italian, Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Policy research, campaigns, writing
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I think we'll get along.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Showing visitors the city I love and seeing other locations through the lens of a local.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

During Mardi Gras New Orleans 2011, I helped close friends host a couple dozen people from all over the world. I met some amazing people.

During the Fall-Winter of 2011, I traveled and surfed my way through a lot of Europe and encountered many incredible people. I can't thank those individuals enough for their hospitality and kindness.

Interests

Traveling, film, fine arts, music listening/performance, screenwriting, great books/articles/literature, late nights and early mornings, football (American), basketball, boxing, cooking, good beer, good wine, good food, good company.

  • arts
  • humanities
  • books
  • literature
  • performing arts
  • mardi gras
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • clubbing
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • fishing
  • snorkeling
  • cliff jumping
  • basketball
  • boxing
  • soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a lot of films. David Lynch and Gaspar Noe are two of my favorite directors.

Jazz, rap, trip hop and downtempo, ska, reggae, jam bands, thrash metal. Introduce me to it and, chances are, I'll love it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Top of the list are: Snake and Jakes Christmas Club Lounge and most the places I encountered while living in New Orleans; snorkeling off the coast of Placencia, Belize; wandering the open air markets of Marrakesh; visiting the Golden Temple in Amritsar; driving down Highway 1 along Big Sur in California; Avignon, France; ascending a live volcano in Iceland.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States

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