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Overview
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