CURRENT MISSION

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ABOUT ME

Not as crazy as I'd like to be...

I live for the experience. Experiences are what make it all worthwhile for me. I want to try it all.

And a few years ago, I was lucky enough to meet an amazing woman who shares this passion, and together we eat life up in a way I'd never be able to do on my own. I love her everything.

PHILOSOPHY

Be present.

Own your decisions.

Ditch the filters.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've had some of the best travel experiences of my life with CS, thanks to the generous, open-minded people who are in this community!

I love how CS has revolutionized the traveler/backpacker experience by connecting people who like people with local people who also like people...um...right?

Interests

Seeing people express themselves creatively makes me excited about life, whether it's through art, music, food, rituals, film, or crazy dancing. Love it all.

I think I love acting. That's new.

Tipping points fascinate me. Those moments in society when a thing or person or idea suddenly grabs the attention of the masses and changes the status quo. For example, the iPod, the sudden explosion of punk rock in the UK and US in 1976, and..hm...how about the faux hawk.

Y también me encanta hablar el español. Así que, si lo hablas, hazme saber para que podamos charlar un rato. Me falta demasiado la práctica! Y no sé por qué, pero una broma en español siempre me resulta mas gracioso que la misma broma dicha en inglés. Puede ser que la vida sabe mejor en español??

I like other stuff too.

• arts
• acting
• dancing
• dining
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• boxing

Music, Movies, and Books

Any movie by Stanley Kubrick or Quentin Tarantino. Born again Jim Jarmusch fan.

Jack Kerouac, Herman Hesse, George Orwell, Erich Maria Remarque.

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Music is a huge part of who I am. I love raw, unrefined music, like...

early punk (Bad Brains, Misfits, Minutemen)

old Delta blues (Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Lead Belly, John Lee Hooker)

roots reggae (Jacob Miller, Tuff Gong himself, Toots, Dekker)

old skool hip-hop (Eric B. & Rakim, Tribe Called Quest, Run-D.M.C.)

anything funky or edgy (Portishead, Primus, Velvet Underground, James Brown, The Cramps, Joy Division, Frantic Flintstones, Jesus Lizard, TV on the Radio)

and soft stuff too (Feist, Billie Holiday, Cowboy Junkies, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake).

I love digging deep with music, so Spotify has been an answer to my prayers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Almost died from raining lava.

Watched our bus driver negotiate his way out of a hijacking in Laos.

Jumped (willingly) into the Arctic Ocean.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Yobbo, Spanish curse words, and a great TFL stretch.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United States

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