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San Diego, California, United States
@GABRIEL.PATTERSON
Member since 2012
CURRENT MISSION Learn, read, relax, and help others. ABOUT ME I have made lots of positive changes in my life in 2021 and I look forward to new adventures and challenges. I've quit my job in aerospace engineering and I have begun teaching, working in advocacy, and trying to become more serious about photography.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Brunch
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I have hosted a couple of people in the past and I've surfed a few times back when I was in the Midwest. I am currently in my hometown of San Diego but I live in my ADU tiny house so it's a tiny 150sf space that can't really fit guests.
Music, Movies, and Books
Music: Anything really. It's gotta have a good beat. Never liked country Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, and basically anything Marvel. I get so nostalgic of my comic book collecting days as a kid. Current Book: Between the World and Me Favorites: Caste, Grapes of Wrath, Affluenza, The Well Dressed Ape, The Demon-Haunted World
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Drove 6 hours, by myself, in the twilight hours, through the Peruvian desert, to watch condors soaring on thermals over a cliff overlooking a beautiful valley at Cruz del Condor.
Teach, Learn, Share
Building things is a hobby and I have done quite a bit of home remodeling. I can give lots of tips that can help a home remodel but hopefully I won't be asked to remodel a kitchen while couch surfing... unless it is somewhere in France on a Villa, then we can make a deal! ;) As far as hobbies go, I can teach some rock climbing skills, I've done plenty of long backpacking trips, and would share any of the camping, hiking, backpacking skills that I have.
My Interests
The outdoors keeps me going, camping, hiking, rock climbing, running, playing sports. I am always interested in the local coffee spot, breakfast food is what keeps me going, and I like to read and write, although I'm not a great writer. As far as bigger interests are concerned, travel is mandatory and I really love to meet locals wherever I'm at and see the spots that they frequent as opposed to the "top 10" of a given city.
