CURRENT MISSION

Explore Medellin, Antioquia and Colombia, find other drummers and musicians, learn more South American rhythms. I'm looking to practice my Spanish, meet new people, learn new things and also, to find other recreational frisbee players.

ABOUT ME

I'm an easy-going guy. I love to enjoy life and get inspired, travel and meet new people.

I own and run a company called Ripple Rhythm (www.ripplerhythm.com), a drum circle facilitation service that utilizes the power of drums, percussion and music for schools, corporate team building, parties and therapy for seniors and people with special needs.

I helped coordinate www.drummersinexile.com, Toronto´s long running Tuesday night drum & dance circle. Imagine 1000 people in a downtown park, drumming, dancing, spinning fire and having fun.

PHILOSOPHY

Drum Circles have taught me the most:
Listen as much as you play
Find and adapt existing rhythms
Be creative, take risks & improvise
Everything lives, grows, changes & dies
The World is the world´s best teacher
Keep learning and practicing
EnJoy!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've hosted in the past, and have found the CS community an amazing resource while travelling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven´t surfed yet myself, but while living in Toronto at the once infamous SHAH house, over the course of a year and a half, we happily hosted dozens of CS from all around the world, and it was great to get to know so many cool, talented worldly wanderers.

Interests

Freestyle percussion, drum circles, jamming, drawing/doodling, music (see below), cooking, photography, dancing, movies, recreational frisbee, hockey, dictionaries & English etymology, teaching, comedy, traveling, biking, hiking, camping, nature, meditation...

• dogs
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• meditation
• movies
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• drums
• hiking
• camping
• hockey
• teaching
• etymology
• frisbee

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: percussion, funk, afrobeat, electronic, reggae, rock, samba, salsa, world and fusion... basically everything but country:)
Books: Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, Kurt Vonnegut, Shakespeare, A Brief History of Time, The Far Side Galleries, Carlos Castanedas series...
Movies: Birdman, Whiplash, Grand Budapest Hotel Raising Arizona, Marvel Universe, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Princess Bride, Inception.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught almost 100,000 people how to drum.

I've eaten bees and horse meat in Japan (although not at the same time!)

Rescued by my dog while lost in on cloudy mountain.

Worked as a children's clown.

Done stand-up comedy.

Teach, Learn, Share

To Learn: Spanish. Songwriting, Composition, Recording, DJing.

To Share: Cooking, Hand drumming, Freestyle Percussion, Body Percussion, English Converatation, Frisbee, Meditation.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, cleaning, groceries.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, France, Jamaica, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Colombia, Japan

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