CURRENT MISSION

Graduate having as much fun as I can along the way.

ABOUT ME

Well, my friends call me Gonzo. I'm a Spanish grammar and linguistic nerd, and hope to go into the Peace Corps after I graduate, teach high school after that, do graduate work in Spanish linguistics, and possibly become a politician in the U.S. once it's cool to say you're a socialist there (that is, if the country lasts that long, which, considering how we've been acting recently, is not looking real great at the moment).

I like to go out with friends, party, learn languages, read about nerdy scientific things on wikipedia, cook, and, o screw it, that's enough...

PHILOSOPHY

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians."

Take risks, but don't be downright stupid about it.

Carpe Diem: "eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die."

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently I'm using the project to keep expenses down and meet people as I travel through Europe. Hopefull once I'm back in the U.S. I can start hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted one couch surfer while living with friends in Grand Rapids. He was hitching to, well, wherever, I don't know.

Interests

Linguistics, learning languages, Spanish, chemistry, good food, music, meeting random people, and bubbles.

• acting
• flamenco
• dining
• cooking
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• chemistry
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Way too long to list, here's a sample, and I'm just doing music:

Classic Rock: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, The Kinks, Janis Joplin, Rush, Hendrix

Rap: Biggie, 2Pac, Wu-Tang, Eminem, Dre, Snoop, Bone Thugs, Baraka Noel, N.W.A., Public Enemy, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Common, Mos' Def

Folk: Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Jackson Browne, Paul Simon

Country: Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson

Punk: Transplants, Rancid, OpIvy, Sex Pistols, Lars Frederickson & The Bastards, Against Me!

Hardcore: Alexisonfire, Underoath, Zao, Thursday, The Chariot, Blindside

Rock: U2, Green Day, Mars Volta, Sparta, Electric Six

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flamenco performed by gitanos in a little cave in Sacramonte, Granada.

Countries I’ve Visited

Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States