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NOTE:
I used to host with my ex-girlfriend.

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哈囉哈囉哈囉！

很高興認識大家！

我是古古，土生土長的美國人，不過我家人是馬列爾事件中從古巴🇨🇺鄉下移民到美國。我爸媽跟兩個哥哥（兩個哥哥都還沒10歲）到美國是坐蝦船的。他們一離開古巴，房子就被共產政府沒收了，這種事情在古巴就是家常便飯。我們在美國，幫還在古巴的親戚家人，因為古巴的經濟一直都好不起來。（有興趣的話，可以多講講給你聽。可是當然也可以聊別的比較輕鬆的話題啦，哈哈）

自己後來拿了全額獎學金去讀史丹佛（中国叫【斯坦福】）讀資工系（中国叫【计算机专业】），可是我決定離開學校靠自己到處跑，在世界各地混口飯吃，體驗各個地方的生活。

我比較長期待過法國巴黎、上海、墨西哥、比利時、舊金山矽谷（中国叫【硅谷】）跟紐約曼哈頓。

現在算是在旅行，可是2027年我要搬去台北生活，蠻開心的

如果有人會想學英文、西班牙文或者法文，我很樂意幫忙！

一起努力喔！

Nice to meet everyone!

I've spent my adult life trying to scratch out a living for myself in
different corners of the world: New York, Miami, San Francisco,
Taipei, Belgium, Mexico, Melbourne, and Paris. I especially miss
Taipei.

I grew up in the United States as part of a low-income immigrant
family doing our best to support our relatives back in rural Cuba, but
I was lucky to get a full scholarship to study computer science at
Stanford University in California. I left Stanford before graduating
to travel the world and do my own thing. I can return to finish my
degree whenever I choose, but, right now, I enjoy life out on the road
too much to return to being a student. 🧑‍🎓

I'm so so happy to say that I'm going to be moving to Taiwan 🇹🇼 in early
2027 after some travel across Central Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin
America.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

我覺得一個人的價值並不是看膚色、護照等等，而是有其他更重要的點。

I want to live in a world where people do not feel limited by their
culture or geography. 🗺️

Interests

• music
• food
• china
• kindness
• paris
• taiwan
• community
• new york
• courtesy

Music, Movies, and Books

告五人

蘇打綠

張懸

李宗盛

怕胖團

原子邦妮

也喜歡其他語言的音樂，先保密，見面可以放給你聽聽看

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't think 'amazing' is really the most important adjective.

I'm more interested in experiences that are moving and experiences
that make me think, empathize, and understand than I am in doing
things that sound 'amazing.' 🎊

An example of a moving experience was working as a caregiver for an
autistic child for several years.

Another was volunteering to use Spanish to teach immigrants from
Latin America living in New York City how to cook affordable fresh
foods they found in their new urban context so that they didn't raise
their children on processed junk foods.

I also really enjoy hitchhiking and have had great conversations while
doing that in France, India, China, Thailand, Taiwan, San Marino,
Cambodia, and Iraq. 🚗

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be happy to teach English, Spanish, French, or Mandarin. I'm also really happy to learn anything, though you'd find that there are a lot of things I'm just really bad at. ✅

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a very flexible guest.

Some hosts want to spend time together, and I'm happy to do that.

Other hosts just want to offer a place to stay and do their own thing,
and I'm happy to allow them their time, space, and privacy. 🦜 🦜

Couchsurfing can be about cultural exchange and making friends. It can
also just be about helping other people fulfill their dreams. I'm
happy to help travelers see more of the world. 👍

Thank you in advance to hosts and welcome travelers! 🙏

About my hosting situation:

--Various metro/subway lines nearby. 🚇🚉🚄

--Feel free to use the kitchen. 🔥

--I am happy to help you navigate the city or show you around town if
that would be helpful. If you enjoy hopping on a bicycle, that could
be a lot of fun, too. 🈶

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, China, France, Mexico, Taiwan, Turkey, United States