CURRENT MISSION

Travel, enjoy life as much as possible, give love and accept love. Know what I want in my life from career to relationships.

ABOUT ME

I am currently working in Nashville, TN for a few temporary positions at Nissan and Christian Capital Music Group. I used to work for a startup company called Trumpia and was a part time Professor at Glendale and Fullerton College teaching Political Science. My former career as an engineer (7.5 years) was at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, CA.

Enjoy life especially international travel. Making a career change from Aerospace Engineering to Teaching/Entertainment Industry. I enjoy improv and attend Second City and iO West Improv in Los Angeles.

Studied Chinese Mandarin for 2 months in Beijing at Beijing Foreign Studies University and traveled to Korea in the summer of 2011. It was quite an experience.

PHILOSOPHY

"I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live."
Martin Luther King Jr., Speech in Detroit, June 23, 1963.
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It is not the things we do in life that we regret on our death bed. It is the things we do not. Find your passion and follow it. And if there is anything that I have learned in life, you will not find that passion in things. And you will not find that passion in money. Because the more things and the more money you have, the more you will just look around and use that as the metric — and there will always be someone with more. Your passion must come from the things that fuel you from the inside. That passion will be grounded in people. It will be grounded in the relationships you have with people and what they think of you when your time comes - Randy Pausch
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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.
We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
- Albert Einstein
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"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."
- Stephen Hawking
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“If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.” - Will Smith

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can show them around the Nashville Area when I am not traveling. Right now I am fairly busy with work, school and teaching but if I am available I would love to share my stories, experience, lessons, etc. with other couchsurfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couch surfed in Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, NYC. I love it and the people have always showed me nothing but love. And I have couch surfed mostly with girls which can be difficult being a guy however I think it shows that I'm a cool, down to earth, respectable, intelligent, smart type of person...A Ladies Man :-)

Interests

Improv (Second City, iO West - See fellow alumni that came from these schools like Tina Fey (30 Rock), Stephen Colbert, Steve Carrol (40 yr old Virgin, The Office - American Version), Bill Murray, John Candy, Chris Farley, Mike Meyers, and the list goes on....
Politics - Documentaries covering various events that are not talked about much in the mainstream media.
Learning about culture/language - Asian, Latin, Middle Eastern Studies

Dancing...Was learning Salsa/Merenge but I haven't done much for the past year...
Piano...was learning but not enough time with full time work, school for Political Science classes and Improv.

I love international traveling, sightseeing, meeting new people.

• arts
• culture
• documentaries
• dancing
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• piano
• communications
• teaching
• engineering
• history
• mathematics
• political science
• science
• sightseeing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Inception, Freedom Writers, Food Inc, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Corporation
Beer Wars, Hacking Democracy, Globalization the New Rulers of the World, Hot Tub Time Machine, I am legend, Step Brothers, Avatar, Donnie Darko, The Departed, Gladiator, What The Bleep Do We Know?, The Matrix, V For Vendetta, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Orwell Rolls in His Grave, Palestine Is Still the Issue, Occupation 101, Gandhi, The Network, Motorcycle Diaries, The Pianist, Star Trek 2009, Waste = Food, Warriors of Heaven and Earth,Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, The U.S. vs. John Lennon, The War on Democracy, The World According to Monsanto, Why We Fight, Zeitgeist, Zeitgeist: Addendum, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, Batman: The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, The Prestige, Borat, Bruno, The Usual Suspects, Hotel Rwanda,...there's more just need more time to think about some of my favorites.
Music: Political Educational Hip Hop Music like Immortal Technique, Common, Talib Kweli, Akir...
I also like Movie Scores like Hans Zimmer, James Newton, and the list goes on...
Stand Up - I like Dave Chappelle, George Carlin (RIP), Jamie Foxx ( very talented - Piano Player, Singer, Comedian, Actor...he does it all), Jo Koy (Filipino Comedian - very funny great MJ impression!), Joe Rogan - He is actually really funny and very up on current political events, I was surprised to hear he was a comedian but he gives a great act and usually interacts with his audience.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being able to travel the world, not many people have had the chance to travel to the countries that I have.So far I have traveled to Prague, Vienna, Venice, Munich, Dublin, London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Seoul, Tokyo, Manila, Ho Chi Ming, Vientiene, Bangkok, Taipei, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, Singapore, Beijing, Wu Tai Shan (In China), Hong Kong again :-)  Most recenly was Korea which was an interesting and amazing trip to experience.  Mexico City, Havana (Cuba), Rio De Janerio (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Cusco/Machu Picchu (Peru), Bogata Colombia.

Teach, Learn, Share

Everyone with a creative, positive and realistic personality but with lots of hope. I love meeting people from all types of backgrounds. Its good to meet new people with different interests. Learn from each other and realize just how similar we are.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my immense knowledge in Aerospace Engineering, Global Politics/History, improv from my training at Second City and iO West, tutoring services in math, science, politics/history and English, my expertise traveling to 32+ countries, my love for music/arts/entertainment, my love for life and passion to live a fulfilling and loving life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, United States

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