CURRENT MISSION

Finding the beauty that lies within Ohio's cold, snowy, grey winters.

ABOUT ME

I'm hungry for life, experiences, knowledge, and great conversations with great people.

I will never pass up a chance to play soccer, a few brews and conversation at a local pub, and a chance to see the world from a different perspective.

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life to represent myself, my family, and my culture. I have so much to offer the world, and I also have so much to learn.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would love to host people swinging by the area. Anytime works well with me.

I am currently planning a trip that will be on a motorcycle from Bluffton, Ohio to Chile. I am going to need some major couch surfing to make it! If anybody else has either done this or would like to join feel free to give me some tips or let me know!

Interests

Soccer, travel, culture, languages, reading, jogging, coffee, music, biking, mountain climbing, kayaking, wandering, good conversations, Critical Pedagogy, learning, the color green, dancing, the beach, adventures.

• culture
• coloring
• beauty
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• pub crawls
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• cycling
• kayaking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

The only movie I own is "The Goonies". I like watching movies, but have found few that I would like to watch more than twice. Movies that are good enough to make me potentially buy are: Babel, Crash, The Motorcycle Diaries, and Hotel Rwanda.

I have a very eclectic taste in music and generally I gravitate towards happier, up-beat songs. The bands I am currently addicted to are: Bacilos, Sie7e, Mana, Juanes, Jump Little Children, U2, and Julieta Venegas.

I used to love reading, studying my Masters has changed that at the moment, especially since I am thesising. Granted, Paulo Freire is awesome...but I am a little tired of reading him and I am greatly anticipating post-thesis books to dive into.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Euro-triping, Been in an Indian wedding, Drove to Mexico, Worked with Proyecto Azteca, Cruised along Pacific Coast Highway. The good stories come out after 2 beers at a bar.

Teach, Learn, Share

Skill sets- Sentence diagramming, teaching grammar structure, painting, interpersonal communication, finding new ways to cook sauerkraut, discovering new mixed drinks.

I would love to learn more about- Everything.

Countries I’ve Visited

South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Mexico, United States

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