I was born and raised in Chicago and I love sharing this great city with travelers and continue to explore it myself. I'm vegetarian and can recommend good vegetarian places to eat in Chicago! With me and travel, it was love at first sight! I have always loved meeting people from other backgrounds and learning about other ways of being in the world. Teaching and education are topics that I love exploring and discussing. Mindfulness and nonviolence are also areas that I'm constantly learning more about.

Hi. I'm a travel-holic and an extrovert. I am an outgoing and pet-friendly person. I mostly travel to places where I know people. I am fully vaccinated, clean, and organized. I love to cook, have cocktails, and meet new people and old friends. I am a big sports fan, so I apologize for the sports talk if you aren't one. I have a diverse background and am open-minded to all types of lifestyles.

I'm a software engineer, I like to learn new programming languages and create apps. I'm very open minded and spontaneous. I love working out, ride my bike, a long running in summer, travel, explorer the world and learn from other cultures. I enjoy meeting new people and sharing in their experiences and world views. I like sports like volleyball and soccer in summer time. In winter I love the museums, opera, movies, dinner with friends, indoor swimming, cooking and baking.

I am an artist and wanderer with a soft spot for exploring new places. By trade I am a musician, I play the viola (ever heard of it?) and the violin. I've been very lucky in that my work has allowed me to see the world. I perform in professional orchestras all around the mid-west, mostly everywhere between Iowa and Michigan. My career has taken me to the deep south, California, Colorado, Canada a few times, and even as far as Europe. It really is my passion and I enjoy bringing people together through music. I am obsessed with cooking. Sometimes between work trips I only have a few hours at home before taking off again, and I use that time to make meals for my next adventures. My cooking style is quite meaty, fatty, and spicy, much to the chagrin of my partner. I find excuses to cook even when I don't have to. There's just something so therapeutic about the transformation of simple ingredients to invent something greater than the sum of its parts. Just like with music, I also love to bring people together through the art of cooking. I've lived in Chicago for 11 years now and I imagine I'll be here a while longer too. I would love to show you around to some of my favorite sites, restaurants, and things to do if you are visiting this wonderful city. There is a running and biking trail right next to Lake Michigan and from where I live you can get a really nice view of downtown. Also you can swim in the lake if it's warm enough! I hope to keep using Couchsurfing to learn all about different cultures. So far everyone I have hosted and stayed with all had amazing stories and experiences to offer and I want to keep up the pattern!

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Hey Couchsurfers! I'm an intellectually curious and open-minded guy who earnestly believes that humanity's only chance at survival hinges on doing a better job of both listening and talking to each other. So here I am! My work schedule keeps me pretty busy, but I am happy to at least offer my couch as a place to crash, and schedule-willing, hang out and show visitors around this awesome city.

Chicago's public art walking tour in the Loop: https://maps.app.goo.gl/kchoeAMish4QbRDU8 @urbanartluv on instagram I speak rusty German ;) I love hosting couchsurfers. Most of my guests have become friends, including some pretty close friendships. It's been a really wonderful surprise for me.

CURRENT MISSION Estudiando y planificando mi viaje a China( hay que actualizar eso) , donde quisiera gastar un buen tiempo de mi vida Finishing my carrer on Finance and Plannig my trip to China where I expect to spend a long time (yo upgrade some info) I study photography right now, If you want I could shoot some pics for u, but I dont consider to myself as a proffesional yet, just learning I like painting, I tried it too, and I try to learn to play piano, read music! sol-fa ABOUT ME https://instagram.com/al_bert.3?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Also you can reach me faster here !! ⬆️ La verdad no sé como describirme, en fin me gusta viajar, hacer amigos, conocer sitios y culturas y aprender de ellos...!!