I just moved to London from New York City. I'm pretty busy right now, but I'm available to host on weekends if you're desperate.

https://instagram.com/v_porras/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like meeting local people and experiencing real life.

I had multiple great experiences couchsurfing while traveling and hosting. The CS community is the most interesting, diverse and kind group of people I could ever imagine.

Hosted by: Laurie - Andre - Mathias - Ghazwan - Soykan - Farzad & Yousef - Huner - Shlomi - Joori - Rafael - Ahmed - David - Vitor - Ricardo - Trong - Varun

Hosted: Martyn - David - Elsa - Aneta - Krystal - Alberto - Sofia - Terry - Axel - David - Sabik - Dušan - Joshua - Caleb - Nick - Phillip - Lauren - Carina - 근동 - Alex - Michele - Valentin - Key - Dimitri - 순욱 - César - Hebé - Samuel - Hao Chuan - Josef - Charlie - Alexandre - Camille - Yann

Interests

I've always loved exercising and getting my heart pounding. Right now I mostly run and lift weights, but I dabble in rock climbing and frisbee. I used to be extremely focused on rowing in university and swimming in high school. In my opinion, running is one of the best ways to explore a new city.

In my opinion, cooking is the perfect artistic pursuit. It engages all your senses, and can make a crowd happy like nothing else. Also, because you can't really capture the experience of eating, the only way to share cooking with future generations is to teach others.

I'm also a huge computer nerd, working as a software developer and all. Believe it or not, I actually really enjoy programming, and I sometimes do it competitively.

• dining
• cooking
• exercise
• running
• instructor
• drinking
• traveling
• billiards
• cycling
• swimming
• rowing
• computer science
• science
• climbing

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I could teach you some of the basics of programming. It's pretty cool to be able to control computers. I also used to be a swimming instructor, so if you give me a pool, I can teach you how to swim.

I'd love to learn what a day in your life is like. If you're hosting me, you could show me your favorite places. If I'm hosting you, you could tell me about your home, or the places you've seen on your travels.

I'd love to share great food and drink with you, whether we make it ourselves or discover it in a secretly brilliant restaurant.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Macao, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom, United States