CURRENT MISSION

To experience life and meet wonderful people.

ABOUT ME

I recently quit my job of being in charge of billing for a small medical company. As a hobby, I'm currently working towards preserving the legacy of local musicians. I research their careers, conduct interviews with them (or their families if they have passed away), and write articles about them that are published in the local newspaper. I also just bought a button diatonic accordion and am learning to play old school conjunto standards. After I feel comfortable in conjunto style, I also want to learn Cajun, Zydeco and Vallenato (Columbian) style accordion.

I really like watching a wide variety of films. I spent most of my youth watching foreign cinema, independent cinema, classic American cinema, and silent films.

I also enjoy sports like MMA, submission grappling, boxing, kickboxing, billiards, and American football.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am hoping to participate by surfing, and getting to meet new people. Also, once I fix some house issues, I hope to start hosting people that are going to be in the Rio Grande Valley area.

Interests

Foreign cinema, silent cinema, regional music, diatonic button accordionists, writing, researching, literature, mixed martial arts, American football, billiards, food, regional history.

• arts
• writing
• literature
• dining
• movies
• billiards
• music
• surfing
• sports
• boxing
• martial arts
• american football
• soccer
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

So some of my favorite directors include: Werner Herzog, Les Blank, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Luis Bunuel, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Billy Wilder, Ermanno Olmi, Federico Fellini, Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, Chantal Akerman, Alfred Hitchcock, Samuel Fuller, Yasujiro Ozu, Sergei Eisenstein, Franois Truffaut, Jane Campion, Jacques Tati, Jim Jarmusch, Jean-Luc Godard, Andrei Tarkovsky, Whit Stillman, Jean Cocteau, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Todd Haynes, Terrence Malick, Mike Leigh, David Cronenberg, John Ford, David Lynch, George Melies, Krzysztof Kieslowski.

Some of my favorite musicians include: Esteban Jordan, Johnny Cash, Tommy Emmanuel, Django Reinhardt, Little Joe y La Familia, Bob Dylan, Texas Tornados (Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez y Augie Meyers), Willie Nelson, The Beatles, B.B. King, Ennio Morricone, Tom Waits, John Cale, Paco De Lucia, David Bowie, Ruben Vela, Popol Vuh, Nino Rota, Nico, Elliott Smith, Ernesto Guerra, Clifton Chenier, Cat Stevens, Leonard Cohen, The Smiths, Georges Delerue, Judee Sill, Rolling Stones, Frankie Caballero, Emmylou Harris, Oscar Hernandez, Joel Guzman, The Cure, Marc and Ann Savoy, Kraftwerk, Townes Van Zandt, The Mountain Goats, Talking Heads, Emmylou Harris, Beat Happening and others I can't remember.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some things that Esteban Jordan has done on his diatonic button accordion have left me awestruck.

Also, certain moments in the films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger have also left me in awe.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to introduce people to things I am passionate about. I am very enthusiastic about esoteric music, obscure films, and niche entertainment forms.

I would love for people to tell me what matters to them in life and what they are deeply fascinated by.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States