CURRENT MISSION

To meet quality couchsurfers so we can share positive experiences together!!!

ABOUT ME

SALUT! HOLA! HOWDY!

Me presento brevemente aqui para no aburriros con un bio demasiado detallado. Soy de una mezcla socio-cultural y genetica bastante compleja: Canadiense, Americano, Espanol, Dominicano, Taiwanes... Mormon, Catolico, Judio, Arabe... Ateo, Agnostio...

Soy un gai divorciado y trabajo en Toronto como guia, editor, tutor, y profesor de ingles y espan~ol. Me encantan los perros y tengo un hijo chihuahua...

Mis intereses son muy variados... los deportes, la naturaleza, el cine, el vino y las cocinas de todo el mundo, la filosofia y la politica, y me encantan la musica y la marcha de noche.

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I'll offer you a brief intro in order to not bore you with an excessively long bio. I'm part of a complex socio-cultural and genetic mix: Canadian, American, Spanish, Dominican, Taiwanese... Mormon, Catholic, Jewish, Arabic... Atheist, Agnostic...

I'm gay and divorced and I work in Toronto as a tour guide, editor, tutor, and English/Spanish instructor... I love dogs and I have a chihuahua son...

My interests are quite diverse... sports, nature, movies, wine, world cuisines, philosophy, politics, and I love music as well as clubbing.

PHILOSOPHY

In Plato's allegory of the caves, some slaves were chained inside a cave and all they ever saw were the shadowy patterns on the cave walls projected from the fire in the cave. To them, those silhouettes represented the 'real world' and they feared leaving the cave to see the actual world. In my view, a lot of hatred and animosity in this world are due to this phenomenon of ignorance. Many people are convinced that what they know is the truth, and yet if they left their caves and saw the 'other' world they would probably cease to behave or think the way they do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Through CS.ORG I have met mostly wonderful and exciting people I would have never met by staying in hotels and by visiting tourist traps!

Unfortunately, there are also a few members on here who are either using this site as a free or inexpensive form of accommodation and some hosts who seem to be using this site as a dating-website!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS experience was with GERDA in St. Denis, Paris.

It was so WONDERFUL... I will never forget how positive the experience was.

THANK YOU GERDA!!!

Interests

Films that explore unique human conditions.

Haute cuisine from every corner of the world.

European art (esp. medieval or from different royal periods)

Swimming, hiking, jogging, gym workouts, cycling, and tennis.

• dogs
• arts
• wine
• instructor
• clubbing
• politics
• movies
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• atheism
• sports
• tennis
• swimming
• economics
• teaching
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS:
La Peste (Albert Camus)
Naissance de la Prison (Michel Foucault)
Bodas de Sangre (Federico Garcia Lorca)
Cien An~os de Soledad (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
Sons and Lovers (D. H. Lawrence)
Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
The Prince (Niccolo Machiavelli)

FILMS:

Dallas Buyers Club (2013) by Jean-Marc Vallée

Prisoners (2013) by Denis Villeneuve

Rush (2013) by Ron Howard

De Rouille et d'Os (2012) by Jacques Audiard

Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Limitless (2011) starring Bradley Cooper

Shame (2011), Jane Eyre (2011) starring Michael Fassbender

La Piel Que Habito (2011), Hable Con Ella (2002), Carne Tremula (1997) by Pedro Almodovar

Biutiful (2010), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Mar Adentro (2004), Segunda Piel (1999) starring Javier Bardem

Blue Valentine (2010), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Half Nelson (2006), The Notebook (2004), The Believer (2001) starring Ryan Gosling

El Secreto de sus Ojos (2009) by Juan José Campanella

Gran Torino (2008), Million Dollar Baby (2004) by Clint Eastwood

Amores Perros (2002), el Crimen del Padre Amaro (2002), Y tu Mama Tambien (2001) starring Gael Garcia Bernal

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) directed by John Cameron Mitchell

Boys Don't Cry (1999) starring Hilary Swank

M. Butterfly (1993) by David Cronenburg

Farewell My Concubine (1993) by Kaige Chen

The Elephant Man (1980) by David Lynch

MUSIC:
Shy'M
Cascada
Chayanne
Lady Gaga
Roman Lob
Demi Lovato
Kelly Clarkson
Robbie Williams
Carly Rae Jepsen
The Canadian Tenors

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm a world class political junkie!!! Not only do I read THE ECONOMIST every week to learn about every issue arising from every corner of the world, but I actually stay up watching election returns from Spain, the USA, Canada, France, the UK, Germany, Australia, Italy, Israel, Japan, and Taiwan. I care about what kind of government is chosen because the world is a pond of elliptical waves... one stone dropping will have ripple effects on all other parts of the world. What amazes me is how a people will write its own history!

AMAZING!!! Gay marriage in the UK was advanced and made a reality by Tory PM David Cameron (the conservative Tory PM).

AMAZING!!! Habemus papam!!! The new pope is Spanish speaking from Latin America!!! He has kissed and washed the feet of men in AIDS hospices... why can't he go a step further and approve of same-sex love???

Teach, Learn, Share

By all means, let's learn from each other!!! I can't wait to sit down with my new couchsurfing friends with a glass of wine in hand... and share knowledge and skills with each other!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Dominican Republic, Spain, Taiwan, United States