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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, Portuguese
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Journalist/Urbanist
  • Columbia College Chicago
  • From Chicago
  • Profile 70% complete

About Me

I'm currently working as a journalist, photographer and documentarian. I've also gone back to school recently to get my Masters degree in journalism. I'd like to be a teacher someday.

Some of my passions include music, indie films, yoga, vegan cuisine, traveling, house / EDM dancing, and more.

My main passion is fútbol. I live and breathe it. I play whenever I get the chance.

Something to know about me is that I'm very committed to activism that builds social and economic justice in Chicago, and beyond. I also want to have fun, travel the world and meet interesting people along the path of exploring the beauty in this world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I don't like hotels and I love the idea of connecting with local people. Hostels are nice, too, but I love the idea of being inside someone's home. It is more interesting, to me. I think we can move beyond transactions that involve currency and move towards building transformative experiences.

Interests

Digging through my mountain of books
Going wild and acting like a fool at music festivals
Learning new languages
Most things related to fútbol (soccer) [FC Barca is my team]

  • books
  • acting
  • beauty
  • music festivals
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • soccer
  • teaching
  • history
  • journalism
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Bossa Nova
Tony Bennet
Nas
Toni Morrison
James Baldwin
Stan Getz
Galeano
Cortorzar
Octavia Butler

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had a conversation with Pelé, the brazilian fútbol legend

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach a little bit about Acroyoga, thai massage and yoga

I'd like to learn to play the guitar

I'm happy to share my cooking skills preparing a meal for hosts (I'm mostly vegan)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Acroyoga
Thai Massage
Bodywork
Chicago history
Convos on urban planning

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Mexico, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cuba, United States

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