CURRENT MISSION

To spread the travel virus

ABOUT ME

We are lovers of all cultures and worlds perhaps because we are products of many!

TJ is Filipino-American, born and raised in LA.
Mauricio is Ecuadorian-American, born in Ecuador and raised in LA.

We work, travel, write, paint, pay off school loans and meet new people!

We both recently graduated from Art school in Pasadena, CA and are working hard towards our creative development as a writer/director and visual development artist.

We've traveled to Japan, Germany, Ireland, UK, France, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Philippines, etc... and won't be stopping there!

We're well rounded, outgoing and adventurous people who have been fortunate enough to see a good part of the world, but I'm aching for more. Traveling is a virus that can't be cured... and we would never wish to be cured... ever! We're addicted to observing and learning about other cultures that are far from my own, so we can grow as better people of this world and further our understand of what makes our world tick.

Oh and we love ice cream too. =)

PHILOSOPHY

"I know I will never get to see every inch of this world, but I can at least try."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As couchsurfing addicts we just love meeting all these new people and having the world in front of us, through other couchsurfers!

Thank you couchsurfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amazing!

I've had so many great experiences with my couchsurfing hosts! It's better than I expected and I'm so happy I decided to give this a chance.

I've gained friends throughout the world and I'm not stopping now!

Interests

Writing
Directing
Photography
Traveling
Learning
Art
Meeting new people
Watching old and foreign films

• arts
• culture
• writing
• photography
• movies
• traveling
• painting

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Departures, UP, The Hurt Locker, Garden State, Paris je t'aime, No Country For Old Men, The Darjeeling Limited, Poetry, In Bruges (compliments of Kelly my host in Brussels), Blue Valentine...

Music:
Beatles, MGMT, Jason Mraz...

Books:
The Lovely Bones, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill A Mockingbird...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We haven't been everywhere in the world (at least not yet) but Ireland is one of the most beautiful places known to man... and for now it is.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to know about culture shock and living in a poor third-world country... I could talk your ear off for hours.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States

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