CURRENT MISSION

"I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived... I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life" -Thoreau

ABOUT ME

We (Armando and Christine) met in Oaxaca, Mexico. Our relationship and our life is a meeting of cultures that is a never-ending learning experience. Our backgrounds are completely different, but our core beliefs are in harmony. We value family, integrity, honesty, kindness, simplicity. We are both resourceful, grateful and flexible.

PHILOSOPHY

Live simply.
We are building a small, solar powered house.

Favorite quotes:
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be. - Kurt Vonnegut

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have a small glamping cabin in rural Colorado.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We had the most amazing 3 week couch surfing trip. I was a little nervous at first about showing up on a stranger's doorstep, but the people who received us were so warm, welcoming, and wonderful that we will treasure forever the memories, and hope to develop some newfound international friendships.

Interests

We like spending time with family and friends, good conversation, salsa dancing, trying new foods, traveling. We like to putter about the house. We are a pretty quiet couple. I really enjoy watching the sunset.

• culture
• festivals
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• traveling
• surfing
• teaching
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Princess Bride, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, American Beauty, Donnie Darko, The Big Lebowski, Y tu mamá también, The Fifth Element, Run Lola Run, The Fall, Valentín, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Matrix, Office Space, Monsters, Inc., The Breakfast Club,
Music: Violent Femmes, Siouxsie and the Banshees, PIXIES, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, R.E.M., Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Molotov, Control Machete, Julieta Venegas, Santana, Grateful Dead, U2, The Ramones, They Might Be Giants, Janis Joplin, Jane's Addiction, Jarabe de Palo, Orishas, The Cure, Juan Luis Guerra, Maná, Clay Hillman, Echo and the Bunnymen, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, Sarah McLachlan, Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews Band, David Bowie, Jack Johnson,
Books: The Mists of Avalon, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, Harry Potter 1, Harry Potter 2, Harry Potter 3, Harry Potter 4, Cat's Cradle, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The World According to Garp, Sometimes a Great Notion, Catcher In The Rye, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, The Illuminated Rumi, The Diary of Frida Kahlo, Calvin and Hobbes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled the US with renaissance festivals.

Teach, Learn, Share

We can teach you to dance salsa!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States

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