CURRENT MISSION

I can change the world, with my own two hands!

ABOUT ME

I LOVE my job! I love helping people. I love traveling. I love meeting new people. I love music. I love sports, especially futbol (soccer). I love speaking Spanish and any other languages other than my own. I love trying new food. I love LIFE!

PHILOSOPHY

We can change the world with our own two hands

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've never hosted or stayed somewhere with couch surfing. Now I have my own place on the Jersey Shore and I'd certainly be open to doing so. I have however, participated in CS events in Europe and especially during my time in Peru and met some amazing people, most notably on an impromptu trip to Mamacona, made at Limababel (the Friday night meetups in Lima) where I made some great friends that I know I'll have forever.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

See above

Interests

Chiropractic. Loving, giving, serving. Sports (soccer). Food. Espanol. Music. y mas

• dining
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• surfing
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music -- I LOVE music. I have traveled all over to see my favorite musicians. They include: MANU CHAO, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews Band, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Dispatch,David Gray, Grateful Dead, The Frames, Martin Sexton, Matt Nathanson, GLove and Special Sauce, Notorious BIG, Jason Mraz, Teitur, Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Adams, Bell X1, Ari Hest, Sergio Mendes, Railroad Earth, State Radio, John Butler Trio, The Swell Season, Citizen Cope, Lisa Hannigan and plenty of others

Books:
The Drifters -- James Michener (great travel book)
On the Road -- Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums -- Jack Kerouac
The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe
The Sun Also Rises -- Ernest Hemingway
The Unbearable Lightness of Being -- Milan Kundera
The Cellist of Sarajevo

Movies -- mostly foreign movies a very select few of which are...
"L'Auberge Espanol"
"Les Poupees Rousses"
"In Bruge"
"Amores Perros"
"Tropa de Elite"
"180 Degrees South"
"Hoop Dreams"
"Dumb and Dumber"
"The Sandlot"
"Willy Wonka" (the original)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Touring Spain in 2004 with my college basketball team (12 of my best friends), playing professional Spanish teams along the way, and most importantly being shown the world and acquiring the burning desire to see all of it.

Backpacking by myself through Europe in 2005, after graduating college, a truly priceless trip where I learned so much about myself and became the person I am now.

Living, working, loving, serving, and rocking out in Lima, Peru for an entire year knowing zero Spanish when I arrived, and leaving with incredible memories and lifelong friends

Teach, Learn, Share

Spanish and stories from around the world. I can also share an awesome chiropractic adjustment.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Peru, Sweden, United States