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Overview

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  • Fluent in English
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Finance Industry
  • Bachelor Degree from UCIrvine (Political Science and Busi...
  • From Orange County, Ca, USA
  • Profile 55% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Saving up money to travel the world for a year....sharing my couch in the meantime so hit me up! Nothing more I'd rather do right now than fill my passport with stamps and create lifelong memories along the way.

ABOUT ME

I was raised here in Southern California....got out of college a few years ago and took a job in the financial industry trading commodities on the open market....
I live walking distance from the waves in Huntington Beach so those of you who are looking for a couch at an international hot spot, let me know! I have a great group of friends and try to surf to keep the balance but I just haven't been fulfilled lately. I mentor a teenager through the a popular volunteering organization here in the states. This is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. I met someone the other day who had been to 90 countries and realized 5 minutes into our conversation that there was something different about her. She had a strong sense of purpose and really knew who she was. It was right then I realized I hadn't really experienced much of anything. I have lived around the same area for 26 years and there's a whole world out there. I'm ready to travel!

PHILOSOPHY

Laugh as much as possible, be yourself, and be interested in the stories of others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The way I am participating in the CS project is opening my couch up and maybe more in the future. I am brand new to this.

Interests

Surfing, guitar, music, sports, meeting new people,etc.

  • walking
  • traveling
  • stamps
  • music
  • guitar
  • surfing
  • sports
  • volunteering
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy all kinds of movies depending on my mood. I think it's amazing that people spend millions of dollars and months of time and energy to create this type of artistic medium and I all have to do is spend $5 to watch it.
Love all kinds of music, from the US to around the world.
I try to read a book every two weeks to keep my mind active. Pretty cool to me how someone can share his entire life's work by writing a book and I can read it and apply what makes sense to my life in a couple weeks.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have surfed the North Shore, Oahu during the winter time...and I really suck at surfing lol.

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