My name is Patrick. Born and raised and educated in Manila. Now I live in Las Vegas.

As a traveler, I care about both the locals and touristy stuff. I feel like a place is both. Like a person, places have this both internal and external self.

I'm not anything yet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet the entire world

Interests

It's weird but I like meeting people even when I'm generally shy. I like books, music, films, and tv.

• dogs
• culture
• books
• literature
• flying
• trivia
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• scuba diving
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Lana del Rey, Mad Max: Fury Road, Memoirs

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I do not know. I don't have this amazing thing that I've done. I don't sky dive, cliff diver, scuba dive. I think it's amazing that people can do it, that they don't feel uncomfortable doing it. But I'm also not saying that I won't.

Wait, I've thought of one: wake boarding. I did it once and the first time I got it right. The second, third, and fourth time I fell to the water on my face.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let us tell stories in person instead

What I Can Share with Hosts

Pop culture trivia like Lady Gaga's real name, the impact of the Kardashians to the concept of Postmodernism, or the pivotal moments in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel One Hundred Years of Solitude.

I have a lot to say but I'm basically a student so I can't offer that much. But trust me, in a few years or so, I'll buy you lunch. An expensive lunch.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Hong Kong, Macao, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States