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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Chief Happiness Officer
  • Masters
  • From Pasto, Colombia
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Spread happiness

ABOUT ME

My work colleagues kindly call me "Happy Man".I was born next to an active volcano in an awesome Colombian town called Pasto. In 2004, I left Bogota for Nantucket, MA with no money, no language skills, no friends, but a good cousin to crash with and a tourist attitude. My goal? To change the world.

I made it through graduate school and work in New York City and back in Massachusetts. This time Boston. In my previous life or now I say lives, I held several positions on Wall Street, worked as an energy consultant in Boston and organized anti-corruption programs in Colombia. I was also a valet parking attendant during long winters, waited tables in Mexican restaurants, sold cell phones in San Victorino-Bogota, and taught salsa and Spanish classes in Manhattan. Along the way, I've swapped stories with hippies, locals throughout three continents, former US presidents and even Nobel laureates, with whom once I shared the stage to give a speech in front of more than 3,000 people from upwards of 100 different nationalities.

I'm a full time tourist who strongly believes that the power of happiness can improve anything in the world. I hold a degree in business administration from Colombia, a master's degree in energy management from Columbia University, and used to live on Columbus Avenue in NYC. Truly Colombian, isn't it?

PHILOSOPHY

Tourist Attitude all the time

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted a couple of people back in 2009.

Interests

social entrepreneurship, technology, outdoor, travel, travel, travel, happiness, ukelele, art, video, gopro

  • arts
  • technology
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • business
  • entrepreneurship

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm currently living well by doing good.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, United States

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