life is about helping each other... not about competing with each other.

Hi, my name is Daniel.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. As a potential host or guest, I appreciate your interest and I look forward to connecting with you.

ABOUT ME:
I enjoy meeting new people, sharing experiences, helping others and learning from different cultures.

Besides being interest in cultures and the world (as most Couchsurfers, I'd assume); I'm passionate about literature, music, and languages. I'm a big goofball, super silly and playful.

I was born and raised in Quindío, Colombia. Moved to the US in 2017.

ME AS A SURFER:
I don't travel to see places, but to visit people.
I enjoy the anthropological side of Couchsurfing.

AS A HOST:
I can go and explore the city laughing about life with you, or make us tea and chat about life and what we are taking out of it. Either way, please keep in mind: CouchSurfing is a community; NOT A FREE-AIRBNB NOR DATING APP!

I don't dance nor like going to pubs. I am very sociable in small and quiet environments, but terrible in large, crowded, and loud places. I understand some people want to have a 'nightlife' experience, but I'm afraid I won't be your best option for that.

Either as a potential host or guest, Couchsurfing is all about sharing, learning, and making meaningful connections. Let's keep this culture alive by making a more human and better world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get to know people, to learn about their lives, goals, and dreams. To satisfy my love for anthropology, languages, and cultures. To learn about the world. To help others and connect with friends I haven't met yet.

Interests

"Take my advice and live for a long, long time. Because the maddest thing a man can do in this life is to let himself die"... Taken from Don Quijote.

I want my life to be happy, healthy and peaceful...

• culture
• literature
• working out
• hiking
• languages
• philosophy
• sociology
• linguistics
• heavy metal
• guitar solos

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:

Rata Blanca
Europe
Pink Floyd
Dream Theater
Steely Dan
Edguy
Yngwie Malmsteen
Dire Straits
Symphony X
Deep Purple
Rainbow
John Coltrane
Dexter Gordon
Buddy Rich
Charles Mingus
Lee Morgan
Wayne Shorter
Beethoven
Bach
Scarlatti
Telemann

LITERATURE:

Borges (the story teller, not the poet), Roberto Bolaño (the novelist), Garcia Márquez (a few, not most), Murakami (I've read 80% of his work... and I used to like him a lot), Claudia Piñeiros (cool and light reads), Phillip Roth, Oran Pamuk, Vargas-Llosa (Yees, and I don't care what critics say, I had a great time reading his novels), among many many others.

When it comes to movies and TV shows, I'm a fan of sci-fi and psychological thrillers:
* The Butterfly Effect,
* Memento,
* Source Code
* 12 Monkeys
* Inception
* Se7en
* DARK
* The Russian Doll

And of course... Jeopardy!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending hours working on my Couchsurfing profile, hoping that someone will actually read it LOL

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a big Latin American literature nerd (proud of it 🤓 📚), so I can give you tons of recommendations on what to read... Or what to watch.
Same with Heavy Metal music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, India, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, United States