Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I’m generally a long-term traveler, who loves to be fully immersed in a place. Couchsurfing appears to offer the opportunity to feel like a local in less time than it usually takes me.

Intereses

• animals
• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• design
• interior design
• graphic design
• education
• vegetarian
• meditation
• politics
• movies
• reading
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• kayaking
• geography
• history
• international relations
• journalism
• volunteering
• adventure travel
• urban exploration
• travel
• art
• universe
• knowledge
• ocean
• exploring
• zero waste
• yoga and meditation
• queer culture

Música, películas y libros

I love soca, the sound of the steel pan, and 90s R&B.

A few of my favorite movies include: Liar, Liar; Bad Boys II; The Birdcage; The Family Stone; Little Miss Sunshine; Batman Forever (not taking it back); American Psycho; Juno; The Notebook; Crash; The Truman Show; Hairspray; Mean Girls; The Wedding Singer; The Departed; Lucky Number Slevin; Paradise Now; The Beach; Home Alone; Home Alone2; Hitch; Matchstick Men; My Best Friend’s Wedding; Requiem for a Dream; Sound of Music; Fight Club; Inglorious Basterds; The Lion King; American History X.

Yikes! Favorite Books. I’ll go with these for now: Homegoing. The World According to Garp. The Magic. An American Marriage. My Age of Anxiety. Assata: An Autobiography. Bad Feminist. What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker. Just Mercy. The Power of Now. More Than Enough. Milk and Honey. All Boys Aren’t Blue. Guru (Rupaul). The Handmaid’s Tale. I’m Judging You. One Hundred Years of Solitude. Well, That Escalated Quickly. Born a Crime. Me Talk Pretty One Day. The Sympathizer. Letter to my Daughter. The Best American Short Stories 2018. The Cruel Prince. Dear Girls.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Quit my job to travel. That was 2015. I’m still making it happen.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Travel stories, suggestions, and search tips. Good company. Skills exchange—I’ve picked up many interesting ones along the way. Collective meditation and healing practices.

Países que he visitado

Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Grenada, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States

Países en los que he vivido

Canada, Ireland, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States