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Overview

  • 8 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • scientist & entrepreneur
  • Stanford, Oxford, University of California San Diego
  • From Los Angeles
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

love every minute

ABOUT ME

I like surfing, painting, cooking, and playing guitar.

I talk about science and mexican food....sometimes at the same time.

PHILOSOPHY

Work hard, play hard

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In Stanford and need a couch? Go ahead and send me a message!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I think the most important part of this experience is that you get to interact with people, not just places. You cant find that in a guide book!

Interests

Food, Surfing, More Food

  • fish
  • books
  • dining
  • italian food
  • seafood
  • cooking
  • wine
  • beer
  • mexican food
  • partying
  • drinking
  • shopping
  • painting
  • guitar
  • fishing
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • teaching
  • science
  • tourism
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Electronic, though I love punk, jazz, and hip hop.

Books: A drunk poet named Bukowski once said "We have wasted History like a bunch of drunks shooting dice back in the men's crapper of the local bar"

Movies: Anything by the Coen brothers

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ate the worm in mexico

went sky diving in san diego

jumped a 20 foot vertical rock face on my snowboard, and tumbled pretty hard at Mammoth Mountain

road trip through the swiss alps

snowboarded whistler and blackcomb, canada on a powder day

caught sweet waves in san onofre, california and epic waves in san diego, ca

climbed to the top of the statue of liberty in new york

drank good wine and ate amazing food in bordeaux, france

ate amazing piella in barcelona, spain

full penthouse suite with friends at the bellagio, las vegas

good beer with my professor in munich, germany

epic pasta with my italian friends in rome, italy

kicked it in danmark with family

saw a reggae festaval in jamaica

chilled in london during christmas

partied hard in barcelona

Teach, Learn, Share

The Best Damn Guide to San Diego EVER:

The best surf in San Diego is in La Jolla. The best place to party is in Pacific Beach. If you go downtown, go to Fluxx or Ivy. The best burritos are from Trujillos, the best seafood tacos are from the fish shop in Pacific Beach, the best Italian food is from Cucina Urbana, and the best view is from Bali Hai. Party Schedule: Monday night = sleep, Tues = Taco Tuesday at PB Bar and Grill, Weds = Lobster Tacos at World Famous, Thurs = Searsucker in Downtown, Fri = Dinner at Johnny Vs in Pacific Beach and Drinks at Fluxx, Sat = Ivy or Stingaree, Sun = daytime Intervention at HardRock

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Monaco, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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