Hi everyone,

I've been on couchsurfing for a while but it's only now that I've decided to try it out-- so though I have no references as of yet, I promise I don't bite!

I am part Spanish, part Argentine, born in Egypt, and grew up all over the place (Argentina, Syria, Spain). I also spent a semester of university in Toronto, Canada. Now I have moved to Durham, N.C. to pursue a Ph.D. in Art History.

What can I say about myself... I love backpacking, I love hiking and I love combining both. The wilder the trip, the better.

I am the type of person who conducts a full-on investigation when preparing a trip. I look at necessities and options, make schedules and counter schedules on excel, maps on paint, and then a powerpoint to explain the plan to my friends. Then, when the trip starts, I throw all those plans out the window. I really enjoy planning for the trip and knowing the territory I'm going to explore, but then really letting it take me where it wants to-- after all, that always leads you to the best experiences.

I love to have fun and look forward to meeting new people. I'm also very polite (at least according to Spanish standards). My rules as a guest are to be friendly, helpful and to make myself as invisible as possible in terms of clean up. The one thing I require is that you be gay-friendly.

I love learning about the culture and history of a place, and will probably find the weirdest plans through sketchy websites. The good news is they usually work. At the end of the day, there's nothing I love more than recapping our adventures over a beer or alternative alcoholic beverage.

Anyways, I look forward to hearing from you all, if you're interested to get to know me!

Sincerely,
Felipe A.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet new people in new places.

Interests

• arts
• photography
• walking
• painting
• hiking
• backpacking
• art history
• history
• historic sites
• film photography
• local food
• museums
• local history
• diners

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'll give you 3. I have:

-Gone off backpacking through Indonesia for 3 weeks, to attend the wedding of a good friend.

-Done 200 km on the Camino de Santiago (and if only I could have continued)

-Gotten accepted into a PhD program and moved to the USA

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Egypt, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic