CURRENT MISSION

to visit as many countries as years I've existed

ABOUT ME

I just finished a year of service in the Peace Corps and am currently a student at Arizona State University and am working as a substitute Spanish teacher. My passion is and has always been traveling- seeing new places, trying new foods, and especially meeting different people. I'm 26 and have a girlfriend. I live alone in Central Phoenix.

PHILOSOPHY

I really like the quote from Muhammed Ali which says, "It's a lack of faith that keeps people from accomplishing their goals. I have great faith in myself." A little narcissistic, but I like the message.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just want to make my space available, and meet some people from India with whom I might meet when I accrue the funds to travel there. Hopefully I will have made enough money by the summer of 2009 to make it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Nada

Interests

sports, especially snowboarding, surfing, and baseball. I enjoy also reading, writing, beer and of course, traveling.

• writing
• dining
• beer
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• snowboarding
• sports
• baseball
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

movies- Donnie Darko, Magnolia, Buffalo '66, Billy Madison, The Way of the Gun, Fallen, Y tu mama tambien, City of God.
books- Les Miserables, Poisonwood Bible, A Fine Balance, Corelli's Mandolin, Junkie, Crime and Punishment, Shantaram, 100 Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, anything by Salman Rushdie, John Steinbeck, Graham Greene and H.P. Lovecraft.
music- reggae, afro-pop, independent hip-hop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I traveled by myself in Peru. The memories I have of that trip are really special. Best food I've ever had, too.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Dominica, United States