I'm an opera singer. Cool, right? I'm 19, male, half Puerto Rican mixed with German, Cherokee, and French. I love learning. I'm big into philosophy and good art. I am a human being first, a musician second, and a singer third. I've won national awards and scholarships for my work in the arts and music. I am a humanitarian with experience in human rights - in every sense. I am a big believer in the idea that we all belong to eachother and we learn, share, develop, create, and inspire from those around us. I'm compassionate, smart, educated, and 6' 2", so don't mess with me ;). Haha

I am life's student.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The obvious reasons:

It's free, I get to meet AWESOME people, and I get to TRAVEL! How amazing.

Interests

Cooking (If I weren't a singer, I'd be a chef! I love cooking.)
Singing (everything and anything)
Piano
Music
Reading
Philosophy
People
Humanism
Taoism
Traveling
Love
Peace
History
Poetry
Literature
Plays, dramatic works

• arts
• culture
• literature
• poetry
• singing
• perfumes
• concerts
• human rights
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• opera
• history
• nursing

Music, Movies, and Books

Genres: everything but country music. Good music is good music.

Singers: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Anna Moffo, Christa Ludwig... Really, there are too many to name. It IS my profession... Haha

Movies: comedy. Drama. Romantic. Tragedy. Cool. (Not so big on horror).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have dedicated my career to people.

What people don't realize, from all walks of life, is how much they need art in their lives. It is the essence of our humanity, and I want to share that with everyone. It is who I am.

I've taken it to nursing homes, to Italy, to stadiums, to concert halls, to homes, to find a cure for AIDS, cancer, and ALS, and to the streets of the homeless, and I want to do more.

Teach, Learn, Share

"All I know is that I know nothing."
—Buddha

"It is man's natural sickness to believe that he possesses the truth."
—Blaise Pascal

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter."
—e. e. cummings

"To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand."
— Shakespeare, HAMLET, I:ii

“After all our studies we acquire only that which we put into practice."
— Goethe

What I Can Share with Hosts

My language, my culture, my music, my experiences, my laughter, my cooking, my conversation, my love for people, and I'm sure there's something I left out.

I'm a generous guy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States