I forgot I had a couch surfing account until recently because I never once used it. For my traveling before, I've stayed at a combo of bnbs, hotels, hostels, inns, and homes of friends. Now in 2023 (almost), I'm eager to finally complete the circle and revel in the couch surfin' mysteries.

My story begins in a small town on the northeast fringe of Los Angeles. It wasn't until my mid-twenties I turned mild adventurist, leaving my westcoast bubble behind. I taught English in Madrid for 9 months and in that time had my fill of getting to know Spain along Western and Central Europe.

Flash forward five years. I'm now roam New Mexico. While there are many things that I'm fond of my home country, it is not big enough to confine my want for greater possibilities.

Personality-wise, I'm shy at first, but open up the more we talk. I try to be respectful as I can, so there will no misunderstandings. I like to make people feel at home or if mine, as if it were theirs.

I keep clean, don't drink, don't smoke, and don't judge those that do.

My Spanish is decent. I dabble in Portuguese and Italian. French, though I once studied it, was too difficult to master. Catalan is my current challenge.

Triple vaccinated (2 vaccines, 1 booster)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's novel to me and I seek to widen my outlook by sustaining long-lasting friendships from all corners.

Interests

• writing
• dancing
• reading
• karaoke
• cycling
• basketball
• sightseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: A Tribe Called Quest, The MC5, Jimi Hendrix, Jazz (all kinds), EDM (house, drum and bass, progressive)

Movies: Arthouse, foreign films, the classics

Books: As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, The Bridge Over the Drina, Kitchen Confidential

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I shared a cabin with a Woodstock-seasoned hippy in the Santa Monica mountains. There he taught me the fundamentals of construction and a wackier way of looking at the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's break bread over some homemade recipes, new words, and good fun.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My time
Help with groceries
The Philosopher's Stone

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Spain