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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Student
  • Financing and Banking Systems
  • From Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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About Me

I had a dream when I was kid that I wanted to grow up to be a pilot and that way I could travel across the world. For one reason or another that never became the reality, but now I am planning to travel across the globe, I have been saving for a while and I intend to go to as many countries and cities as I can. I don't have an specific plan as to where I am going to go, but rather I have an idea of the places I want to go and a lot of flexibility to change plans. I don't how long it is going to take 1 year, 2 years maybe 3, or maybe less.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would be staying at hostels for the most part, however nothing beats having a local explaining some of the dishes, traditions or the local club/bar that they frequent along with their friends. I believe that having a local that can help you achieve the whole experience of visiting a place and not only the touristy areas is what I am trying to get from Couschsurfing. I would love to have somebody that can show me the hidden gems in the city, those hidden gems that people visiting the city might overlook because they fall off the path of the touristy area.

Interests

My interests? I am pretty sure that I will write down what everybody else has in this area.

Music, movies, books etc. etc.

  • books
  • cooking
  • clubbing
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Arctic Monkeys, The Cat Empire, Mother Mother, Sublime, Manu Chao, basically a lot of things from jazz to rock. I just dislike Pop and top 40 kind of thing.

https://open.spotify.com/user/12141828395/playlist/25EsK8jCgSb095NNWxYgkr a little bit of my music spectrum!

Favorite books:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mart Twain
1984 - George Orwell
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
Rayuela - Cortazar
Crime and Punishment - Fiodor Dostoyevski
Pedro Páramo - Juan Rulfo
Crime - Irvine Welsh
The Tunnel - Ernesto Sabato
La Ciudad que el Diablo Se Llevo (The City the Devil Took) - David Toscana

Movies:
Mala Noche directed by Gus Van Sant
Cashback directed by Sean Ellis
Delicatessen directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Bent directed by Sean Mathias
Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni

TV SHOWS:
Californication
Orphan Black
Dexter
Orange is the New Black
Game of Thrones
Shameless (American version)
House of Cards
Penny Dreadful -Loved it-
Just to name a few but there are more...

But most of all I LOVE "RENT" the musical.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think that I am still waiting for that one thing I can consider to be truly amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

What I can teach: teach my host how to cook some basic Mexican dishes, I am a good cook or at least that's what I've been told. :)... I can help you with your Spanish. Tips to visit Mexico and have the best time.

What I can Learn: I would love to learn about the way you live, what would you usually eat and how to cook it, what is it that makes your city YOUR CITY.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share stories and traditions from the place that I am from. I don't if there is something you want to know and I am able to help you with that I would be more than glad to go ahead and do it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Mexico, United States

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