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Overview

  • 20 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Hebrew (modern), Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Software Engineer
  • University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, B.S. in Comput...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Taking it all in, bottling it, and distributing it to others.

ABOUT ME

I was born in Paris, and I moved to Milwaukee when I was 5. I have lived in USA ever since, and I can now say I have covered both coasts and some of the middle too. I love to travel, and I connect well with others who do too. My biggest regrets in life involve not taking the time to really go out and see the world in great depth, and I hope to correct this in the next few years. I want my couch to be a place where people feel comfortable and take advantage of the great location I have in this city. Then, maybe when I embark on my journeys in a few years, you can return the favor. :)

PHILOSOPHY

There is so much to see and to learn, and meeting new people is an awesome way to get a glimpse into other lifestyles, other cultures, and a different sphere of knowledge. Can we all just get along?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just joined, so this is all speculative, but I hope to host people traveling to SF. Also, I will be exploring some of the groups on the website in the meantime.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed by brother's couch in Boston quite a bit when he was going to school at BU. I would like to have more couch surfing experiences soon.

Interests

Socializing in any way. Live music. Skiing, cooking, eating, drinking, mixing cocktails, driving, playing sports. I like all sorts of activities. Usually, they fall into one of two groups. Those that I like enough to make time for, and those that I don't find time to do. Then, someone encourages me to make the time for something, and I realize I really love that too. So feel free to challenge me.

  • cooking
  • cocktails
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • live music
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • sports
  • languages
  • software

Music, Movies, and Books

There is too much to list, but here are some films I recently enjoyed:
En la Cama, Dot the I, Human Traffic, Bickford Schmeckler's Cool Ideas, and Wall-E.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw Idan Raichel play Caesarea (2009).

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking: Risotto, Cornbread, Vinaigrette, experimentation.
Drinks: Caipirinhas, Manhattans, Bloody Marys. Languages: French, Hebrew, English.
Professionally: Lots of software stuff. Lots of managerial stuff.
People: Me.
I'd like to learn about you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Saint Lucia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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