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Madrid, Madrid, Spain
@robertl19107225
Member since 2009
Been living in Madrid since September 2013, but am originally from the United States (Texas). I love traveling and have been all over Europe and a little bit in my own continent. CS has opened a whole new world and I only wish I had started using it sooner. In the short time I've been using it, I've met so many interesting, funny, and generous people while traveling. I am excited to travel to new places, not only to see the sights, but also to meet new people and experience new cultures with locals.
Interested in Baseball
Interested in Dining out
Fluent in English
Learning German
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I only recently started using CS, but every single one of my experiences, as a host and as a surfer has been amazing. By far, the best part of traveling has been meeting Couchsurfers and exploring new places and making new friends along the way.
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: garage rock, psychedelic, punk, post-punk, Krautrock, bossa nova, samba, Frenchie stuff, soul, jazz, classical, Texas country (http://www.last.fm/user/mr_orange_ringo) Movies: Films of Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Werner Herzog, Alejandro Jodorowski, Milos Forman, Louis Malle, most French New Wave, Italian neo-realism, Eastern European cinema. I'm also fond of clever and witty animated movies, ala Toy Story, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Lego Movie :) TV: Louie, Maron, Peep Show, The Daily Show Books: way too many. I'll just leave this here - https://www.goodreads.com/mandrake
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Excavating a Maya ruin, with a perfectly preserved temple and ballcourt, in the rainforests of Belize. Driving the infamous C7 Highway, also known as 'Ceausescu's Folly' in the Făgărășan Mountains of Romania. And accidentally driving down the tiniest merchant-lined caddesi in Çesme, Turkey, with my friends in the backseat laughing hysterically, a few Turkish policemen on the corner, and somehow making it through without killing anyone or getting arrested.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can make you pancakes. And borscht.
My Interests
agriculture, archaeology, urban planning, linguistics, baseball, food, music, film, riding bikes
