Grew up in the slopes of the northern range of the Andes in Manizales Colombia, where the natural scene, on one side of snow caped nevados and deep blue mountains, and on the other multi-colored sunsets over the river valleys, were and early invitation to dream and late in life explore near and distant geographic settings dressed with all the varied enchantment of nature's landscapes. Early in life moved to the United States where I formed a family with wife Clarita and step-son Diego and later welcomed to the world two beautiful and loving twin Daughters Paula Andrea an Heidi Anne. As family and business responsibilities set in place, many of those early desires to travel the world took a place in the back burner; however since 2016 I have embarked on a yearly two month sabbatical to enjoy free spirited travel both domestic and international.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Not only it offers the opportunity to exchange impressions, ideals and interests of experiences acquired while traveling, but also the opportunity to enrich our life's with the vast array of cultural differences learned by meeting and making friends from all and different latitudes in the world. The kindness of hosting and humbling stories of travel ameliorate the non uncommon hardships encountered while traveling; and why not to be honest, it helps a great deal to experience the world on a budget.

Music, Movies, and Books

Sandlot, Hachiko, Irowill

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking to the bottom of the Grand Canyon and setting up the tent to spend the night by the edge of the Colorado river on the south rim.