CURRENT MISSION

spread some smiles in this pretty world

ABOUT ME

hi y'all! name's victor. i come from the american south, trying a stint in the UK as a graduate student. what that means is that i listen to people's stories for a living. it is so much fun to get to know people - their histories, their ideas, their hopes and dreams. i think that's why traveling is so much fun, and why CS is awesome.

what else? i'm gay and queer, i think and talk and breathe social justice, i love to chat and share and make friendships.

PHILOSOPHY

people are inherently good and well-intentioned. life is short and goes by too quickly - so try to do as much as you can and make the most of everything. the world's not perfect, but appreciate what it's got us.

when life gives you lemons, give them to the stranger who didn't get any.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

have hung and gotten to love other couchsurfers during my travels :)

Interests

long bike rides
spontaneity
being easily amused
modern art. my feeble attempts at drawing.
activism.
caring about people and ideas. learning languages.
talking about emotions. listening and empathizing.
laughing so hard it hurts.
trying to cook. talking really fast.

• arts
• modern art
• cooking
• traveling
• drawing
• piano
• cycling
• world cup
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

lots and lots of books - a whole lot of african-american lit (native son, bluest eye, giovanni's room, fire next time); big appetite for nonfiction, books on society and cities, coming-of-age stories, and of course the classic stuff like harry potter and roald dahl

movies - juno
tv - the office, queer as folk, awkward black girl

music - run everything from motown to 90s boy bands to latin to top 40. favorites include the killers, keane, enrique, whitney houston, alicia keys, and mika

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

hitchhiked on the flatbed of a pickup truck with seven other guys to a world cup 2010 game in south africa

Teach, Learn, Share

piano; chinese or spanish or english; would love to cook together and learn/share a couple dishes!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, Canada, China, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States