Hi I'm Ren. I moved from Washington DC to Barcelona in January. I only planned to stay until May, but loved it so much I got a job at a startup and don't plan to leave anytime soon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because I have an extra room in my apartment and I would love to use it as an opportunity to meet new people.

Also, when visiting new countries, I would love to stay with a local and experience the culture better.

Interests

I love visiting new places, going to concerts (rock, electronic, and hiphop), reading (mainly scifi and books on entrepreneurship), and cooking.

• culture
• books
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• spanish food
• reading
• engineering
• entrepreneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

In no particular order:

Movies: The Life Aquatic, Fight Club, Into the Wild, Snatch, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Howl's Moving Castle, Leon the Professional.

Books: The Foundation Series, A Moveable Feast, ASOIAF, any of Malcolm Gladwell's books, Harry Potter

Musicians:
Electronic: Darius, AlunaGeorge, Snakehips, Zhu, Flume, Duke Dumont, Bassnectar, MK, Disclosure, Oliver Heldens, Tchami, Moon Boots

Hiphop: Chance the Rapper, J. Cole, Kanye, Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, Notorious BIG, Vic Mensa

Rock: Nirvana, The Arctic Monkeys, Jimi Hendrix, The Black Keys, Deathcab for Cutie, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Cake

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't know if I would consider this amazing or stupid:

I moved to Barcelona in January with no plan or money, and managed not to starve to death. I found a full-time position at a startup and now am going to live here for the foreseeable future!

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn, and when something catches my interest, I'll spend stupid amounts of time learning everything I can about it (until I get bored and move on to something else). So I feel like I know a decent amount about most things, and love to share that knowledge.

I can teach you how to speak Japanese, build a website, do mechanical engineering stuff (anyone?),

What I Can Share with Hosts

Whatever Spanish food they want!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan, Spain, United States