I'm a 19 year old student from Chicago. I grew up in Mexico City and later Chicago. I'm involved in environmental activism, social entrepreneurship, and looking at intersections of these fields.

https://www.facebook.com/brian.gomez.5201
linkedin.com/in/bgomez2

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couch surfing to connect to other folks who have similar interests as mine and are passionate about making a positive social change! I also want to learn from others about their experiences in their fields and their

Interests

Running, Climbing, Reading, Making Soap, Giving Tours, Farming, Making Art,

• arts
• environment
• running
• reading
• surfing
• rock climbing
• entrepreneurship
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

Los Ingravidos-Valeria Luiselli
The Thing around your neck-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Music: Porter, Ana Tijoux, Chilean Electro-Pop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I co-founded a non-profit called the Chicago Youth Alliance for Climate Action(cyaca.org) to mobilize young people in the city to learn and become activists for the environment and to think about their career choices and what impact and legacy they'll leave on the world

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a multi-passionate person and know a lot about environmental issues among other things. I'm currently learning Italian and would be cool to have someone to practice with! I can share my Spanish if your learning and am a laid back person that likes meeting other people!

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States