My name is Ralph and I came to the US in July of 1985. Originally my intention was to get my Bachelor in Electrical Engineering and return home. But I fell in love with this country and I made a ton of local friends. After graduating from The University @ Stony Brook I decided to stay and enrolled in the MBA program at Hofstra University. Now I work as a Field Engineer and I try as much as possible to enjoy my life ...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started to study Spanish 2 and 1/2 years ago. I'm looking to find conversation partners who are native speakers to expand my knowledge of the language

Interests

Language Study,
Reading
Martial Arts
Travel

• arts
• reading
• traveling
• martial arts
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

I love all type of music as long as they're are not extremes like Hard Rock or Gangster Rap

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Independance day, The Day after Tomorrow, X-men, Captain America, Thor, The Avengers ... etc

Books: The alchemist, The count of Monte Cristo, The 3 Musqueteers, Papillon, Gangland, Catch me if you can, The Godfather, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am a 3rd degree Black Belt in Japanese Ju Jutsu

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach Martial Arts

Learn Spanish, learn through he eyes of others

Share my knowledge of French and English and my positive outlook of life

What I Can Share with Hosts

My love of living

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Haiti, United States