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Overview

  • 8 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, Portuguese
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2019
  • Biologist
  • Bachelor in Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Ecolo...
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About Me

Love traveling, meeting new people, and exploring around! My biggest passions in life are the outdoors, surfing, playing guitar, music, yoga, my dog Tuto, and Im an environmental activist.
Im one of the directors for a non profit NGO in Costa Rica called Costas Verdes. We dedicate ourselves to restore highly devastated coastal ecosystems from past agricultural practices. We create, leader and operate reforestation projects along beach front communities, and we look forward to expand our horizons and bring volunteers to help along the way!
Im also a Surf Instructor

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Im Couchsurfing because I wanna meet new interesting people of my backpacking traveling tribe, while I move on the road, and of course to safe a few bucks along the way! I wanna experience the real culture and meet real authentic local people, and so I consider couch surfing is the way to go!

Interests

  • culture
  • beer
  • yoga
  • music
  • guitar
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • road trips
  • beaches
  • travel
  • spirituality
  • slackline
  • freediving
  • exploring
  • islands
  • exploring nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: reggae, roots, dancehall, electronic (dubstep, house, deep house, chill out, electro-pop), rock (alternative, indie, classic), folk, acoustic, jazz, bossanova, latin rock

Movies: comedy, drama, science fiction, epic, kids

Books: the four agreements, EGO, You can heal your body, Unica mirando al mar, Let my people go surf, Barbarian Days, Into the Wild, A Wild Idea, The Midnight Library, The Beach, Sapiens, Of Orcas and Men, The Secret Life of Trees, The Story of Stuff, The Power of Now, Kook

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've planted over 96,000 trees to restore several coastal forests in Costa Rica.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching everything Im passionate about!

I love learning even more, just about any topic!

Sharing is caring! I'll share my dog Tuto too of course!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach about:
- surfing
- conservation
- plants and trees
- yoga
- coastal restoration
- guitar
- slackening
- driving
- touring and roadtripping
- best kept local secrets
- secret surf spots

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cuba, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States

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