My name is Juan Ignacio Pazmiño, I am 19 years old and live currently in San Francisco, California. I was born and grew up in Quito, Ecuador, a beautiful country filled with surprises. I love traveling and getting to know people from all kind of backgrounds, and I believe the only way of getting to know a city is by immersing in it through its people. I am a culture thirsty person. I am very proud of my country and its culture and traditions. I am a person that is easily moved and surprised by the artistic expression of the human being, I believe everyone can show their inner beauty through creativity. I am a respectful, well educated, and responsible man, I like to get to know people from all different backgrounds and learn different customes and traditions. I also enjoy Soccer (playing and watching). But what I love the most is traveling, getting to know a place and its roots and how it has changed over time, and I believe the only way to really immerse in a city is to live with someone who already knows it back to front.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couch Surfing because it's the best way to travel. CS provides not only a home away from home, but a complete cultural immersion in the place one travels to. I believe every person has something to offer, and that's what I want to discover by couch surfing.

Interests

I like hearing to music, painting, learning, making friends, playing soccer, watching independent movies.

• culture
• beauty
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• scuba diving
• soccer
• cultural immersion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Tame Impala, Rodrigo Amarante, Mac de Marco, Daft Punk, and others.

Movies: Fantástic Mr. Fox, Django Unchained

Books: 100 Years of Solitude

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sky Diving

Teach, Learn, Share

Spanish, Guitar, Soccer, Painting

What I Can Share with Hosts

Ecuadors culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Colombia, France, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, United States