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Overview

  • 20 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2005
  • Entrepreneur - Designer
  • B.A. from UCSB in Philosophy and East Asian Cultural Studies
  • From Napa, CA, USA
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About Me

Own my own business helping Companies, Freelancers & Artists who want to grow their brand presence, profits, internal systems and team abilities.

I work remotely, live half the year in Colombia and am generally traveling or in California the other part of the time.

Love helping people for a living & getting to know culture.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have been Couchsurfing for quite some time. Originally it was for cost-effective traveling while getting to know cultures and places through locals. It is still is, but generally, I am hosting or meeting up with cool people nowadays.

Interests

Obsessed with culture. Love getting to know people and their perspectives. Developing a brand around slang, idioms, and colloquial language.

Nature fuels me even more than people.

Art & Tattoo enthusiast.

Love good Coffee & Wine (& Whiskey)

Communication is really important to me.

  • arts
  • tattoos
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • wine
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • business
  • entrepreneurship
  • nature
  • laughing
  • conversation

Music, Movies, and Books

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Kurt Vonnegut, Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, Jorge Jorge Luis Borges, Tim O'Brien, Jack Kerouac. Some Kawabata. Murakami. Huxley.

magical surrealism, whit, grit, insight, individuality and style

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Created a work-life environment where I can travel/live where I want, and help people around the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

All the things.

English & Spanish.
Slang & Idioms.
Efficiency & Productivity
Business & Social Media

Gosh, what can't I Teach, Learn or Share?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tales of my travels. A wealth of English Idioms. Kindness. Deep conversation. Giggles. Comfort of realness. Sense of Adventure. Wine. Travel tips. Hugs. Dancing. & Lots more...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Japan, United States

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