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Overview

  • 6 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Sign Language - American, Spanish
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Ordinarily I am a student In San Francisco, but for a sho...
  • I've completed an associates degree and soon hopefully be...
  • From Moorpark
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My mission, among many other sub missions, is to live as much as possible and make as many memories as I can. I love meeting new people and trying new things every day.

ABOUT ME

I love to roam from place to place meeting new people and making new memories and stories. I have a passion for acting and teaching, along with many other passions to many to mention. I have an urge in my life to see as many things as I can and overcome any challenge. I am an incredibly optimistic person and can often find the good in people and the fun in bad times.Im very easily passionate about ideas, and often energetic and enthusiastic about them. I am a fun and happy person and I enjoy sharing that love of life every day.

PHILOSOPHY

One of my strongest philosophies is to live to each moment. to often are we distracted in our own lives by thinking about the future or the past. thinking about things that don't affect us and things that we cant change bog us down slowly until each day becomes more of a routine. I hope that I never have a routine day in my life, I feel that life is brighter when we see it and are thinking of nothing else but right now. personally I try not to think about a day behind me or a day ahead, and focus on my days as they come.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently i'm in between houses in san francisco until I get back so i'm unsure if ill be able to take couch surfers, but while i'm travelling i'm looking for hosts that can find room for me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have no surfing experience so far, but hopefully ill build some steam as i travel around Europe for a little while

Interests

Travelling, Talking, Stories, Adventures, Books, Acting, Writing, Driving, Teaching, Singing, Poker, Frisbee, Hiking, Camping, Rock climbing, Public Speaking, Building, Photography, Sky Diving, Music and Meeting New Friends

  • writing
  • books
  • singing
  • photography
  • acting
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • poker
  • music
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • skydiving
  • rock climbing
  • teaching
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourite books are either 1984 or slaughterhouse 5 (by Kurt Vonnegut) I enjoy fiction the most in the books I read, but I also enjoy history if its well written. My favourite movies are both fight club and Harold and Maude. I enjoy some things from every genre of music, but my favourite types of music are often folk, classic rock, and indie music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

everywhere i go is amazing and ive seen such wonderful things, but i think one of my favourite memories is hitching a couch to the top of an old muscle car and bringing it to the beach, the next step was me and only one other person carried, rolled and slid this couch to the top of a mountain made of sand by the beach, not a hill, a mountain. once we finished this we scotch-garded it and left it with a sign to enjoy the view, but surprisingly it vanished two days after that.also ask me about skydiving in ireland and hiking through the grand canyon

Teach, Learn, Share

Some of the things i've learned while travelling is to always have a pack of cigarettes on you as well as a lighter, even if you don't smoke. I know it seems expensive and strange, but there are many reasons to do this. first it is one of the easiest ways i've found to meet people if you don't mind having one for the cause. asking for a light from someone is a great way to simply start talking to a person. another reason to have them on you is to give to people you just met as a sign of friendship and certainly doesn't hurt the chances of them liking you, and the last reason to carry them around is to offer if your in a slightly dangerous area. as said from an old teacher of mind its hard to hurt someone that wants to give you something
another thing ive learned to always have a pen and paper on you if someone has a helpful idea, or just wants to give you there info.
And never forget your towel

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