CURRENT MISSION

to see the world and meet some good people, share stories and life experience, laugh, drink, maybe dance; in pursuit of general revelry

ABOUT ME

I'm Robbie, a regular-ass-dude from Portland, Oregon. I just graduated college and can't find a job. I desperately want to travel again but I'm broke! I'd love to host some surfers but unfortunately I live with my Mom currently--she'd be fine with it and we have space, but we live in a rural area not near anything of interest.

PHILOSOPHY

"When something terrible happens, write it down, or leave town" - Aaron Cometbus

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

meeting folks and hopefully hosting when I have space
also if you're travelling to Oregon and would like some advice, I'd be happy to help!
(Any questions about Xela, Guatemala as well)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Stayed in Copenhagen, Denmark with a nice guy named Rasmus.
Met some surfers in Portland that stayed with my friend Coleman, had some drinks and gave some local advice.

Interests

guitar, writing, basketball, folk-history, skate, subversive movements throughout time, dive bars, English Language Education, speaking Spanish, mass transit, zines, coffee, Punk Rawk (even though a lot of punx are jerx), Hip Hop (even though a lotta hip hop is whack) dancing, hiking, camping, sunny days in oregon

• writing
• dancing
• education
• coffee
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• camping
• basketball
• teaching
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Donnie Darko, Sweet Sixteen, Ghost World, Bottle Rocket, Motorcycle Diaries, Dogtown & the Z Boys, cool stuff. (most recent ones I liked were Adventureland and Sugar)

Against Me!, Atmosphere, Billy Bragg, Blue Scholars, Gaslight Anthem, the Hold Steady, Manu Chao, Lucero, JAWBREAKER, Immortal Technique, BRUCE, Jimmy Cliff, Defiance, Ohio, Bomb the Music Industry, Zion I, Bay area rap (NOT hyphy) trova.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, On The Road, Accidental Tourist, the Tatooed Soldier, Night, Invisible Man, The Tenants, Ragtime, Dispatches, DROWN and the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Naomi Shihab Nye, Chuck Klosterman, AARON COMETBUS.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

threw a bone off the edge of Volcan Tajumulco at the top of Central America.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm very open for writer's workshops, whether editing or just a close reading.
also, I'm open for translation from span/eng vice versa.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Guatemala, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States