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Overview

  • 8 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, French, Hawaiian, Hebrew (modern), Hindi, Japanese, Spanish, Tagalog, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Professional Tennis: Player, Coach, Teacher, & Studen...
  • Bachelor`s in English & Certified Tennis Professional
  • From San Diego, CA Houston, TX Las Vegas, NV VERO BEACH, FL now
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I wud lyk 2 serve my LORD on the Professional Tennis Tour

ABOUT ME

I am a Tennis Professional. I have been playing professionally for the passed 2 years. I have just finished coaching on the Women's tour these passed 2 months & I have been a teaching Pro since 2001 (8yrs).

I am playing on the Men´s Professional Tennis Tour & am traveling quite often. It gets very costly & boring staying in a hotel week in & week out. Therefore, I thought it might be more adventurous & beneficial to partake on this website. I am very easy to get along with for I am a man of God. I am a devout Christian & hope to bring other Christians together for the good of our world. However, I do not judge or try to enforce religion ... I have my beliefs, but I do not judge other religions.

PHILOSOPHY

I have recently committed my life to my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. I am his HUMBLE SERVANT glorifying Him on the Professional Tennis Circuit. I do not discriminate against other religions because religion is based on FAITH; therefore, if your God is different than mine, c'est la vie. I love everyone!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I intend to spread the word about this wonderful site. More importantly, once I have a stable homebase, I plan to host many others who pass through my city. Since I am currently traveling FULL- TYM (2-3 weeks per month on average) & I do not have my own STABLE place to host others, this s all I can do 4 now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Most recently:

5.31.09
Couchsurfed Rob Patton's pad in Abilene, Texas on my drive cross- country from Charlotte, NC to Tucson, AZ= TOTAL 28HRS. DRIVING TIME over 3 days. Had fun staying in a 1920s home with modern upgrades. Awesome Mexican Ice Cream at the Palateria. Great company too!

5.30.09
Couchsurfed Brandon Orozco's dorm at the Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was my first time at an Air Force Base & Brandon was great in touring me & sharing his room & life stories over sumptuous meals.

5/08
Couchsurfed Ms. Paula's place once again for the 100th time. I had a blast as always although I came home DEAD TIRED from Training ALL DAY at Harbour Island. Thanks for letting me do laundry & being so SWEET!

2/08
Couchsurfed once again with LadyPaula, Sir Buddy, & BK in St. Pete for a week. I arrived 1am Sat. morning & Miss Paula was nice enough to pick me up from TPA (& save me a $30 SuperShuttle Fare). I stayed on the AMAZING AIRMATTRESS for until Friday the following week. Grace & Peace b with you fellow Christians :)

1/08
Couchsurfed another night with LadyPaula late last minute accomodations= what a friend! She even agreed to watchover my car for the 3 weeks I will be home in Vegas. To top it off, she even took me 2 d airport :)

Couchsurfed Jim's couch in the Tampa Bay area near Wesley Chapel. What a different, yet interesting experience in a CLOTHING OPTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. He was very nice & I had yet another positive cs experience :)

12/07
I just left Miss LadyPaula's place down at St. Pete. She called me on Christmas Eve & took me in as her adopted family member to her Family Christmas dinner. She really showed me some Southern CHRISTIAN HOSPITALITY ... taking me in as Jesus would. Otherwise, I would've been all alone :( This meant SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH to me & JESUS!

I stayed with John Nigra, THE IDEAL COUCHSURFING HOST! I also asked to stay with him at the drop of a hat. He is HUMBLE, SUCCESSFUL, GENEROUS (beyond imagination) & CONSIDERATE. I am having blast & DJ is the best bodyguard one could have!

I stayed with Kim Pham for 2 nights at the drop of a hat! I enjoyed my stay with her on her L- Shaped couch. I had interesting conversations with Kim & her philosopher roommate. We saw "Lil Childun"= real flik.

noviembre de 2007
Me quede con Carmen (la madre de couchsurfer Cesar) en Puebla, Mexico. Estaba bien tambien en la quinta mas grande ciudad en Mexico. Tome el camion todo parte.

Me quede con Alejandro Hernandez en Queretaro, Mexico y todo estaba fantastico! Me diverte mucho y probe la cultura de Queretaro de Alejandro y un otro couchsurfer Fanny Sanchez :) Estaba mi primera vez usando couchsurfing.com y tenia una muy buena experiencia!

Interests

SERVING CHRIST, Playing tennis 4 Him, Coaching PERFECT (PRO) TENNIS, reading The Holy Word, singing 80`s & 90`s LOVE SONGS, ballroom dancing, LATIN dancing, Modern dancing (including Hip- Hop, Tecno, & Pop) watching movies & exploring new cultures.

  • singing
  • dancing
  • ballroom dancing
  • environment
  • clothing
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • tennis
  • languages
  • philosophy
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies= ROMANCE- A Walk 2 Remember or Serendipity
Drama (chik flix), Comedy, Action.

Music= Christian, Smooth Jazz, Chill, 90´s Hip- Hop

Books= Bible, Passion of Christ, Count Your
Blessings, Rich Dad Poor Dad Series of books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

MIRACLES OCCUR RIGHT B4 MY EYES such as:

Rebuking of spirits, personality changes of a 180, Money suddenly appearing, opportunities arising out of nowhere.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: tennis, good morals, christian beliefs.

Learn: languages, bible study, & cultures.

Share: ANYTHING & EVERYTHING :}

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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