CURRENT MISSION

Everybody Refuses, Nobody Loses

ABOUT ME

I'm a graduate student and I've lived in DC for longer than I had intended (4 years). I like to bike places around the city. I would always drive but I don't have a car.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Just hosting (so far but hoping to take some trips in the future)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met some great people through CS. Everybody we've hosted has been really interesting and had great stories, and everybody's always down to hang out or have a beer.

Interests

chupaderos, learning languages, linguistics, history, the news, machetes, maps, dogs, cooking, oysters, driving places, flea markets

• dogs
• cooking
• beer
• news
• cycling
• cartography
• history
• languages
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Rock, Canadian Bacon, Starship Troopers, Dante's Peak, The Big Lebowsky, Crazy Heart

Music: Lydia Mendoza

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Norman and I were turned away at the front gate of the Chipsy factory in industrial city of Medinat 6 October, Egypt. The guard, after laughing uncontrollably for several minutes at our story of meeting the director of the factory in a tiny rural wedding in Abu Seer several months previously, told us that the man we were looking for (who had promised us tours and free chips) was not "chief" of the factory, but "chef" in the employee cafeteria.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Honduras, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palestine, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, El Salvador, Germany, United States