I'm a very sociable 31-year-old mixed Latino from Dallas, Texas. I love to laugh and to meet new, open and friendly people from around the world. I teach English, Spanish and history and have a knack for literature and erudition, and I make funky, sample-based eclectic Hip Hop/electronic music.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I am starting my life over and I want to meet cool, new, interesting people who have a zest for city life and have/appreciate a sharp sense of humor. In other words, I would like to surround myself with funny and positive people and make many new city friends.

兴趣

• literature
• cooking
• music
• electronic music
• history
• volunteering

音乐、电影和书籍

Music: Afrika Bambaataa, Portishead, Caetano Veloso, Desmond Dekker, KRS-One, Samiyam, Wu-Tang Clan, Chavela Vargas, Charlie Parker, Fela Kuti, Martina Topley Bird, Kanye West, Descendents, Nina Simone, Sonny Rollins, The Strokes, Bikini Kill, Roc Marciano, M.I.A., Pusha T, The Beatnuts, Amy Winehouse, a.k. aye, , Joey Bada$$, Egyptian Lover, Iggy Pop, Rich Gang, Jlin, Mikey Dread, Wayne Shorter, Bola de Nieve...

Movies: 8 1/2, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Bicycle Thief, Drugstore Cowboy, Hable Con Ella, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Before Night Falls, Coming to America, Nacho Libre

Books: El laberinto de soledad por Octavio Paz, Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski, The Discourses of Epictetus, Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, El poeta en Nueva York por Federico García Lorca

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

I was honored by having a child named after me from a Liberian family I mentored and tutored while volunteering with the International Rescue Committee. They have become like a second family to me.

教，学，和分享

Recording/producing music with Ableton Live;
hacer frijoles refritos y otra comida casera;
How to rap (seriously);
How to understand the mechanics, prosody and cadence of rap, i.e. how to have
"flow" and be in the "pocket";
Teach you about the Universal Zulu Nation and the community-centered and spiritual/philosophical origins of Hip Hop

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I am an excellent home cook----specialty: Tex-Mex and regional Italian

我游览过的国家

England, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Spain, Virgin Islands, U.S.

我居住过的国家

Spain, Virgin Islands, U.S.