General Information
Languages- English (United States)Expert
- English (United Kingdom)Expert
- Chinese (Mandarin)Intermediate
- Chinese (Cantonese)Intermediate
- MalayIntermediate
- IndonesianIntermediate
- Chinese (Simplified)Intermediate
- JapaneseBeginner
- SpanishBeginner
- GermanBeginner
Groups I Belong ToCouch Information
Couch Available: Maybe Preferred Gender: Any Max Surfers Per Night: 3
Shared Sleeping Surface: No Shared Room: NoYou will have your own private room. I live in a house with a small private yard/garden and have separate room and living room for extra guests to stay. Sofa and bed is available. Plenty of parking space here that can fit 3-4 cars on my private driveway. Have all the beddings and sleeping bags ready for you here. All you need to bring is your open heart and smiles:-) Location is in the middle of LA, in between Disneyland & Universal Studio and close to Hollywood and downtown. Working schedule is flexible and usually be able to take you around or at least take you to the bus/train station. Will pick/drop you off at the airport if I'm free. I also have a bicycle that you can use to cruise around the neighborhood. Its a very safe neighborhood here. I have all the informations (maps, directions, tour books, etc.) for the tourist and non-tourist spots, shopping and places to eat/drink that I can give you. I will show/help you to see the REAL LA not just as a tourist, but also as a local people. You will travel, play, eat, drink, party like a local here:-) Internet/WiFi & local phone calls is available freely in my house. High speed Internet/WiFi, burn CD/DVD, download MP3 songs, IM chats & domestic phone calls is freely available in my house. Breakfast is provided if you are nice or else you eat dirt:-)
The best way to fully enjoy LA is by renting a car cause we don't have good public transportation here and also LA is very spread out and big. All the tourist places is not concentrate in one small area. The car rental here is very cheap, about $30/day for unlimited mileage and also the gasoline/petrol is very cheap too, about half price compare to Europe. If you can't find cheap deals on car rental, let me know and I can help you. I can also borrow you my GPS while you are here if I don't use it. I have plenty of parking space in my house where I have a long private driveway that can fit 3 cars.
LA, the great city! You know you are in LA when....
1. Where's the rain? We hardly get rain here, always sunny!
2. Where's the bus/train? We all drive here.
3. How come there is so many colorful skins? The most metropolitan city, nobody is majority here, everybody is from everywhere.
4. You heard some rattling sounds, thought neighbor having sex... but actually its an earthquake!
5. Seems like more cars than people here. You're right.. car is our second home. We spend so much time stuck in the traffic jam.
6. Last but not least.. I heard you screaming OMG Alex, you have a F big car:-)
Friends (555)
PEIRO 34, Several people Gossau, St. Gallen Switzerland Friends since September 2007 "A great guy I met through Steffi!" Friendship Type: Close Friend I vouched for LETSGOALEX
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SWISSGIRL79 30, Female St. Gallen, St. Gallen Switzerland Friends since June 2007 "met him in London" Friendship Type: Close Friend I vouched for LETSGOALEX
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Aurelie Nollet 28, Female Brussels, Brussels Belgium Friends since May 2007 "He hosted my friend and me in LA and we went together for a week-end to Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. Was great!!!" Friendship Type: Friend
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Patricia Samuelsson 23, Female Warsaw, Masovian Poland Friends since May 2009 "LetsGo....LetsEat !!!!" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Claire Wu 27, Female Guangzhou, Guangdong China Friends since February 2008 "known from CS and met in GZ, China" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Tatiana Sogabe de Carvalho 28, Female Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Friends since May 2007 "Alex took me and Aurelie to a sleepless adventure in LA, Grand Canyon and Vegas!" Friendship Type: Friend I vouched for LETSGOALEX
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Mai M 26, Female Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan Friends since October 2007 "I have met him in LA and showed me around and tookcare of me and my sister many places!!;-)I am definitely coming back to LA soon!!" Friendship Type: Best Friend
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Lene Juergens 23, Female Hamburg, Hamburg Germany Friends since July 2007 "he hosted me for 3 nights and showed me the "real" LA" Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for LETSGOALEX
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Hanna Mykolska 19, Female Saint Louis, Missouri United States Friends since April 2007 "Alex hosted me for 2 days in his amazing LA's house" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Steph Gerdsen 36, Female Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Friends since October 2006 "We met via hospitalityclub and stayed in touch" Friendship Type: Friend
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Personal DescriptionLIVE TO YOUR DREAM, NOT DREAM TO LIVE! Everyone is welcome! Always treat people the same way you like people to treat you! "To the world You maybe just one person, To that one person You maybe the world"!! I'm outgoing, friendly, open-minded easy going, funny and sometimes crazy. I have 3 cultures in me because of where I was born, grew up and raised, its like 3-in-1 special deal! Instead of surfing/hosting 3 people to learn their cultures, all you need is just me, buy 1 get 2 free, LOL! I travel a lot for my business/pleasure all over the USA and the world, usually once a month. I go to Europe, Asia & Australia/NZ few times a year. So if you like my profile, invite me and I can be there to share my travel experience and all the tips and tricks about CS. Since I travel so much, sightseeing for me is not as important as knowing you as a person and culture. Go cruising at least once a year from Caribbean to Mexico to Mediterranean, Europe & Alaska. Have flown more than a million miles and next goal is drive & cruise a million miles! I live my life to the fullest! We have only 1 life to live, go see the world and enjoy life:-) I even been to Hell and Death Valley and came back safely! I know this world is better:-) Yes, there is a town called Hell in Cayman Island! To sum it up, I've been to Death (valley) and Fucking Hell (see my pics and you know what I mean), LOL:-)How I Participate in CSI have been to many CS events as close as my hometown LA to as far as Europe (Germany, France, Switzerland, Holland, Ireland, Austria, Spain, UK) and Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, China). I even flew from USA to Holland just to attend the Sinterklaas event in Rotterdam, France for the Xmas market event in Alsace, Valencia Spain for the Fallas Festival and Switzerland for the awesome Paella! Sounds crazy but its true!
I'm one of the organizers for the best/biggest CS Europe event called CS Paella in Switzerland for the year 2008 CS Paella 2008 and 2009 CS Paella 2009.
I also organized many events in my hometown in LA and overseas when I travel.
I used to be LA's city ambassador and changed to Nomadic ambassador cuz I travel a lot, usually go to Europe and Asia few times a year.
I'm a CS freak:-)CouchSurfing ExperienceHad people from all over the world stayed here before and showed them around. Met at few thousands CSers worldwide (of course not all on my friend's list), hosted at least 130 CS/HC guests, surfed at least 50 couches and traveled with 40 CSers before. Organized many CS events in LA and co-organized one of the best/biggest CS Paella event in Switzerland. Attended CS meetings worldwide, from USA to Europe to Asia. I really enjoy it!
InterestsTravel, friends, chill out, singing, music, party, dancing, cruise, talking, sportbike racing, etc..... Like to meet people from around the world and learn their cultures. PhilosophyLearn from yesterday, Live for today and Hope for tomorrow!!
Do what you want to do, Not what everyone says you should do!
I have always preferred having wings than things!
Make your own money, Don't let money makes you!Types of People I enjoyOutgoing, easy going, open minded, party and friendly. I don't care where you come from, sex, religion, age, race, etc... cause all these is just artificial facts. Don't judge the book by the cover!Teach, Learn, ShareWe all should be able to get along in this small world. Don't be greedy and take advantage of people. Lets help each other. This world will be so much better off if we have real trustworthy friends everywhere we go. Imagine what this world will be if we built bridges instead of walls... and CS is one of the bridges to make this world better! Let's roll!!One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneTraveled every state in the USA including Hawaii (every island) & Alaska. Drove most world's scenic routes eg: Road to Hanna (Hawaii), Grossglockner (Austria), St. Bernard/Gotthard (Switzerland), Amalfi Coast & Dolomite Rd (Italy), Rhine River & Romantic Rd (Germany), Cape Reinga (New Zealand), Homer/Seward to North Pole (Alaska) & cross country USA drives eg: LA-Vancouver on PCH , LA-NY, Orlando-Key West, LA-Chicago, Yellowstone, etc.
Seeing Nothern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Alaska, its like live colorful painting show in the sky!
Went to a village called Fucking in Austria. Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Australia, Austria, Belgium, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bahamas, United Kingdom, United States, US Virgin Islands, Vatican LIVED: Malaysia, Singapore, United States WANTS TO GO: Argentina, Bhutan, Brazil, Guatemala, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia IS GOING TO: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam References
From Calvin Chong Alor Star, Malaysia Oct 28 Positive I can't believe I've forgotten to write Alex a reference. gawd! He's the guy that really embodies the CS spirit. When i had a 1day transit in LA, he went out of the way to take me to a party -get in touch with the LA CS scene- and took me around Hollywood. Everything in LA is far away and luckily he drove us around. Easy to chat with. Friendly!! So much to share with you about the States! Swell guy!
From Diane Seijas Whittier, United States Oct 9 Positive Alex came down to our house to one of our first couchsurfing events, which was a house party. Alex is a very cool person to hang out with and is very easy going! you should def meet him!
From Steven Platteeuw Roeselare, Belgium Oct 4 Positive Alex! Even though we only met briefly a couple of times, he left a great impression on me. Always smiling, always in for a good laugh. A genuinely good person with the heart in the right place. If you're looking for a reason to go to Los Angeles, Alex is your excuse!
From Jing Jin Meishan, China Oct 1 Positive Nice guy! Smart and Caring
From Beatrice Francois Corona del Mar, United States Sep 27 Positive Alex is full of surprises, he is a party animal. Outgoing, and i am certain that he is a charming host.
From Andreas Schulz Bottighofen, Switzerland Sep 17 Positive We met in LA and spent a cool evening together.
From Holly Rodriguez Charlotte, United States Sep 14 Positive Alex is super outgoing and just a overall awesome person! He actually conviced me to join Couch Surfers!
From Nilsa Mendez Irvine, United States Sep 14 Positive alex, you are very cool! it was very nice to meet you.
From Jared Solomon New Delhi, India Sep 14 Positive my man Alex smiles like a king.. although we spoke briefly it was just too much fun... my sixth sevent and eight sense tells me he is AWESOME :)
i will go with you to KL anytime broo but there is nooo way that I will even look at that seafood :P
From TINáCSKA Frankfurt on the Oder, Germany Sep 10 Positive Alex was my very first Couchsurfer I hosted and I can only say...thank you for taking my virginity;) Alex was a gentleman through and through! Really nice and smiling person. And always passionte about cs.
From Veronica Mullen Charlotte, United States Sep 7 Positive Alex is such a great person. Even though I only hosted him one night of his visit here to Charlotte, I was able to hang out with him every day. Even though we kept things low key, I still had a lot of fun. He has such a great attitude and so many wonderful stories and tips about CouchSurfing. Alex is welcome here anytime!
From Dave Lowe Charlotte, United States Sep 6 Positive Great guy, always a smile on his face. Grade A human here....
From Frank Seijas Whittier, United States Sep 3 Positive Alex came to a party we had at the end of the summer and showed us his upbeat personality. He was very positive and informative. He rides a motorcycle and that's really cool.
From Massimo Bennardo Pistoia, Italy Aug 11 Positive So many good friends in common...we just had to meet!
From AMII Krakow, Poland Aug 5 Positive Alex came for our 1stKrkGathering..especially fromLA! &was the shining star of a dancefloor..not only cause of the coolest (lighting)Tshirt ever but also the craziest dance movements &outgoing attitude that connects everybody. It's not ur Tshirt that adapted to the music rhytm but the music adapted to ur heart beat!:)
From Sabrina Fernandez Savage, United States Aug 5 Positive He is absolut ThAt cool guy! Always joking and smiling. A very vivid and and funny person. Looking forward to greet him in Germany!
See u soon!
From Gottfried Mayer St. Gallen, Switzerland Jul 27 Positive Alex is great company and a very well travelled man! We briefly met at the Paella in 2008, but in 2009 I finally got to spend more time with this guy. He knows a lot about travelling and I spendt some quality time with him and his family at Irene's birthday party.
Hope to see you again soon and you're always welcome on my couch.
From Vanja Schoch Amsterdam, Netherlands Jul 16 Positive Meeting Alex was a huge inspiration!! He lives CS with all his might: eagerness to learn more about people regardless of their origines and share with them what he discovered, all the while enjoying himself and wanting others to feel better. Thank you!!!
From Wolfgang Weinmann Linz, Austria Jul 13 Positive I get to know him on the paella and wedding party at Vince´s place in Swiss. We talk about the differences between Chinese and Western people and how Chinese people think. We had a good and long conversation that the good things in life are free. So keep in touch Alex ;-)
From Linda and Robert Nordin Oslo, Norway Jun 12 Positive We met him in a gathering in Singapore, and had a great time together in Zirca Nightclub the very same night.
From Johnson Riggs Reno, United States Jun 12 Positive One heckuva guy; I wish he had stayed longer. A prolific CS'er with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
From Hee ok Cho Seoul, South Korea Jun 6 Positive Alex is kind to find another couch for us because he cannot be a host for us.
So I was so impressed for it and appreciated about it!
From Ania Wolna Krakow, Poland Jun 4 Positive He seems to be a cool and sociable guy:) hope I will have a chance to meet him again and get to know him better:)
From Olga Wojcik Taciszow, Poland Jun 3 Positive Alex is a nice, funny, open minded and trustworthy guy. Good for a chat and a beer or huge tram party!!! :D Thanks for your company and great conversation. I wish to repeat it soon :).
From Toni Walia Warsaw, Poland Jun 3 Positive I always have great pleasure meeting a fellow Singaporean. Alex was no exception. It was great meeting up with him and we had a chance to hang out. We also went to the 'Stadium' for breakfast. I hope to meet up with him in LA. Cheers.
From Jeff Chou Flushing, United States Jun 3 Positive It was great meeting Alex in Dublin, we actually know a mutual friend, you never know who you gonna meet in this small world. See you in LA or NY.
From Patricia Samuelsson Warsaw, Poland Jun 2 Positive Haha...you sure did lose this round Alex ;) But you're still the coolest cousin! We had lots of fun, and I hope you'll come visit me again sooooooon! LetsGo & LetsEat!!!!
From Barbara Slomba Perpignan, France May 31 Positive Alex! I am so glad that I had a chance to meet you! it was fantastic experience and i can't wait to see u again:)
From Quetzal Nottingham, United Kingdom May 26 Positive Alex has a huge presence, a mighty laugh & an even bigger heart. A genuine devotee to all things CS & a great fun guy to be around. Was a real pleasure meeting you in Krakow & hope to repeat the experience again pretty soon
From Ondrej & Hanka Prague, Czech Republic May 20 Positive Have you ever met the CouchSurfing spirit quintessentially in it's finest? Not yet? Meet Alex!
Alex can be described with any positive superlative :) He's an even, good-tempered guy and has so many CS experiences and funny stories to share. If you ever get a chance to meet or host him - do so!
Looking forward to meet you again, grab some beers and go for some Czech countryside/cottage fun!
From Anesa Burkic Huntington Beach, United States May 8 Positive Always in good spirits and a pleasure to be around.
From ABBOTTOBBA Incline Village, United States May 7 Positive Not that Alex needs my reference (he is probably the most seasoned, involved expert on CS I have ever met) but I will write one anyway because he is awesome. Stayed with us a couple nights (one in Reno, one in Tahoe) when we had twelve people staying at my house and he was still stoked to hang out even though he had to get up early. Full of laughs, enthusuastic enough to reignite my dream of starting a hostel (which is now under way), and tons of cool stories. My pleasure to host him and I can't imagine us not crossing paths again.
From Lucas Lichtenwaldt Dinuba, United States Apr 23 Positive Alex was able to stay with us for a night while he was attending a HAM convention. Alex is the epitome of couchsurfing. Alex is friendly, trustworthy, and easy to talk to, and an excellent guest. He is everything couchsurfing should be.
From Warren Sterling Lake Forest, United States Apr 1 Positive Alex is a fun loving guy. He gets out and has a great time.
He loves to live life and dance. I hope to meet up with Alex many times in the future.
From Suzy Lin Los Angeles, United States Apr 1 Positive alex is a ball of fire ! endless energy with an upbeat attitude. great seeing you around buddy!
From Eileen Ji Emeryville, United States Mar 31 Positive meeting alex at the highlands was the highlight of the evening. he's so friendly, outgoing and easy to talk with. i hope he'll be able make it to joby's cape party the next time i'm in town hint, hint :-) otherwise, look forward to the next time we see each other again.
From Vicky Jiang San Francisco, United States Mar 30 Positive ALEX IS THE BEST!He is sooooo nice!We met long time ago and talked for hours and hours...It's so hard to keep track with him cuz he is never in town and he goes to Europe too often.(yes...way too often...*me jealous*)
we shuold hang out again before you leaves for Europe this time!
From Derik De Baun Torrance, United States Mar 26 Positive First met at Edina's Anti-Valentine's Day party then again at Trent's Million Member March party. One day i'll be as well travelled as he is.
From Gordon Moss Tampa, United States Mar 26 Positive Alex is a good guy to party with. He's one of the kingpins of Orange County. I look forward to meeting him again.. and again.
From Eduardo Tello Santa Ana, United States Mar 24 Positive I've hanged out with him at two events, he is really cool. He truly has the spirit of a couchsurfer. I wasn't surprised that he was or is an ambassador of csing. He is really easy going and brings lots of spirit to any event.
From Anh Khanh Mai Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France Mar 24 Positive I met Alex during a CS party at the Mai Tai bar. He's a real friendly and easy going dude. Too bad I didn't have enough time in California to know him more as well as the other CSers I met during the party. But the world is small and I hope our path will cross again.
From Salvador Hernandez Los Angeles, United States Mar 24 Positive Alex is such a good guy, funny and has a nice and interesting conversation.
We were discussing about some places in Mexico and when is the best tiem to go there and couchsurf there to have such a good time, hope to see you soon Alex.
From YANES Ensenada, Mexico Mar 24 Positive Alex is so funny! We met in the cs cheese and wine event. He was everywhere always with a smile on his face and an interesting chatting.
He is very nice and appreciative.
Nice to meet you Alex!!
From Calvin Chow Los Angeles, United States Mar 24 Positive Alex is a great, energetic guy and always fun to be around. I always look forward to hearing about his travels.
From Oscar Lencioni Ensenada, Mexico Mar 23 Positive We meet in the One million members event of CS in Irvine,CA. He is a really amazing guy, has a lot of positive energy and very friendly. hope to see you soon in another event over there or here in ensenada.
From Baltasar Estrada Costa Mesa, United States Mar 23 Positive Alex is a great example of the couchsurfing spirit. He is welcoming and easy to talk with. Its great to sit with him and hear about his worldly travels.
From SOPHIA-P Irvine, United States Mar 22 Positive Alex is really easy to talk to and so much fun to hang out with. From crazy Hollywood nights to refined wine parties, he will make you feel comfortable and show you a good time. See you again very soon Al!
From Francisco Martinez Buffalo, United States Mar 21 Positive Met Alex at an Orange County and Long Beach events. He seems a cool person and very talkative. Will definitely hag out with him again.
From Maarit Koivula Long Beach, United States Mar 19 Positive Such a great person! Alex always attends the events in our area, and I've been happy to get to know him. It's lots of fun to be around him!
From Hanne T. Fisker Teddington, United Kingdom Mar 19 Positive I sent out a wish to go to Joshua Tree and Alex caught it on the airwaves and wrote me out of the blue, if I wanted to join him on a day-trip to Joshua Tree next morning... My oh my WOW!!!! Alex is open, easy-going and makes sure you feel welcomed where ever you go. Beside Joshua Tree, he introduced me to other wonderful couchsurfers too... Alex, thank you soooooo much, I had a marvelous day!
From Jamie Deadmond Seattle, United States Mar 16 Positive I met Alex In Ballard at the Lock-N-Keel this is a Great Place for a Great Conversation! Alex has Lots of good stories I’d like to hear more! Till Next time!
From communiKate ruiz Madrid, Spain Feb 25 Positive most delightful...alex being an OG couch surfer, makes you feel like you fit right in. hes a crazy fun guy that knows alot about this world.
From Eva Mittermaier Long Beach, United States Feb 24 Positive Alex is crazy. He makes me laugh, a lot. He is a really fun person to be around, and he definitely knows how to have a good time!
From Danny Setiawan Brooklyn, United States Feb 22 Positive Alex was the life of the party and made everyone feel welcome. Such a great f*%@ing A!
We certainly have to go makan and minum ,my teman!
From PRESS1 Upland, United States Feb 16 Positive Alex is a great CSer! Loads of fun....I've had the chance to talk to him at a couple CS events here in LA. I expect to be seeing him quite a bit more as he lives out on the far side of LA closer to where I am! Letsgo...drink!
From YUKO YUKO Tokyo, Japan Feb 8 Positive He is my 1st guest. It was the next day of my moving. But he stayed at my place without complaining. And he told me a lot of topics about CS. It was so fun. He is too generous as a guest!
From Chin Nyap Tay Singapore, Singapore Feb 8 Positive Alex is the king of couchsurfing! Just check out his profile page and you'll be awed. Dude! U should so make a career out of this!
From Elnie Sumantry Singapore, Singapore Feb 8 Positive Alex is one cool cucumber. He is a very resourceful person- I really appreciate all the tips that he gave me. And boy... can he dance! Alex knows how to enjoy himself. You just can't help but feel super comfortable in his presence. Thanks for a great time!
From Paulo Bravo Cancun, Mexico Feb 7 Positive We sang Karaoke in Shibuya after eating in a CS gathering in Tokyo. He loves to jump while he sings and dance, and of course the Sake helped us both. Good times.
From J. Lee Chiba-nyutaun, Japan Feb 7 Positive Watch out! This "kid" is a hyper yo-yo!!! Lol
Alex, when are you gonna rock'n roll again in Tokyo man?
From Crystal Murphy Birmingham, United States Feb 5 Positive what a great guy....i simply cannnnnnot wait to finally meet him :)
From Suzen Chan Singapore, Singapore Jan 24 Positive We were supposed to meet up and have coffee and chatting. I am sorry that we couldn't meet up as I wasn't feeling well. It's really a pity that we had missed out the chance of meeting in person.
I might be planning to go LA at end of May 2009 (not confirm). If really confirm that I will be going, hopes to meet you at Disneyland.
From Shariffah Raudha Singapore, Singapore Jan 23 Positive You HAD to leave early didnt you?!! haha... Hope to catch you ard Mister!!!
From NYATUH Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Jan 11 Positive This guy has seen A LoT!! Glad to have met and spent the evening with him (and kathlyn and Marcell). They really help in making me understanding (MORE) about the principle of CS. Hope to CS with u guys someday.
From Alejandra Alezziabel Anaheim, United States Dec 16, 2008 Positive Alex is super friendly and easy going guy!
From PHILLYGIRL Los Angeles, United States Dec 11, 2008 Positive FANTASTIC person, lights up a room with his smile and terrific dancing abilities. :) Can't wait to hang out again!
From Lynette Siew Singapore, Singapore Dec 6, 2008 Positive He's a nice guy, very helpful to me and I'm so glad to have known him... He makes my dreams come true!(: haha.
From Trent Nguyen Newport Beach, United States Nov 30, 2008 Positive This guy is amazing. You really should check out his dance moves. Asian can dance! haha He is a great guy and brings a lot of positivity to the group. I enjoyed his friendship from the first day!
From Liuba Taran New York, United States Nov 20, 2008 Positive Alex is fun! easy to get along with,kind and easily open to strangers, whom he met just on the roof of hotel in LA(like me. heheh)He really took care of me, prepared green tea, persimmon & giving me rides to wherever(without car its not so easy in LA) treating with Chinese food(now i can say -i like it!), sharing anything he could offer. And he promised me an unforgivable motor bike ride! will see tomorrow!
From Chris - Cross Washington, United States Nov 15, 2008 Positive alex is so dope! we were suppose to meet up but time and time again i couldnt find time cause i was plannin for my move- so he came to my place and helped me run errands! he even got me a boba and fried tofu.
you rock!
From ANGELDFOTOS La Verne, United States Nov 2, 2008 Positive I've had bried interaction with him and look forward to getting to know him.
From Chazanov Family Los Angeles, United States Oct 30, 2008 Positive Was really great to meet you and find someone else who shares my mindset regarding CS. Love to meet again sometime!
From THOMASTT Tettnang, Germany Oct 22, 2008 Positive First Alex wanted to surf my couch in Germany, but I was in Australia, so we finally managed to meet for lunch in LA...
Alex is a cool, funny and generous guy - always welcome!
Update Juli 2009: Alex surfed my place, with his family, I really like all of them: Very good, communicative company and very trustworthy - hope to see you again!
From Sheila Satin Oakland, United States Sep 25, 2008 Positive Alex is always the life of the party, making jokes, creating laughter and general foolishness. He makes you feel comfortable in his presence.
From Putu Resi Semarang, Indonesia Sep 25, 2008 Positive Alex is a good Friend.
One in a Million.
From XCFREAK Madison, United States Sep 19, 2008 Positive Alex stayed with my roommate and me while he was visiting Madison. He was a great guest, the perfect description of a couchsurfer who cares about meeting people, making connections, and seeing everything there is to see. Host him if you have the chance, he is full of wonderful stories.
From Hera Shinysmile Yogyakarta, Indonesia Sep 17, 2008 The Guru!
I adore his travel experienced and makes me wanna get one!
We talked a lot and get so much fun. I don't know how describe you more, maybe you equal with Dalai Lama. Hope we meet soon.
From Jesse Allhands Bregenz, Austria Sep 15, 2008 Positive Alex surfed my couch over the weekend and it was a positive experience for both of us! He was very friendly, outgoing, and upbeat. He has a good sense of humor and is a fun guy to share jokes & stories with. I hope I get to see him again sometime!
From Mihaela Carmen Buga Strasbourg, France Sep 1, 2008 Positive I met him at a CS meeting! I remember him asking me if I have a brother, because I am so much like him! It was so nice to her that form a person that heve never seen me before:)A pleasure to meet him, and ...I still have the little gift you gave us at the flammekueche party in december!
From Becca Gebhard Redondo Beach, United States Aug 25, 2008 Positive Really enjoyed talking and hearing about all your adventures! A very experienced couchsurfer, with a lot to share.
From LYNN LYNN Seattle, United States Aug 25, 2008 Positive Alex lives up to his Nomadic status. Though we only chatted for a brief moment, he shared some awesome advice on my upcoming travels thru Western Europe. Thanks Alex!! I look forward to keeping in touch.
From roseline n. L. Singapore, Singapore Aug 14, 2008 Positive Even though I didn't meet him personally, but we wrote each other couple of times and he is very helpful and nice. I ended up shop 'til I drop on my last day stay in LA because of his useful shopping tips.
From Stefano Assanti Lugano, Switzerland Jul 29, 2008 Positive alex surfed my couch for a night, we spend a little time together eating Ticino specialities and respondig to his many questions about our region!!!
From Casey Fenton San Francisco, United States Jul 23, 2008 Positive I really enjoyed many a conversation with Alex. I am sure you will too!
From SERENDIPITOUS Schaijk, Netherlands Jul 23, 2008 Positive Alex is such a good person. It is because of people like him that CS is such a great place. I enjoyed our talks over several beers late into the night. He was always there to help with this huge event. He is an experienced world traveller that has loads of insight. It was such a great experience meeting you Alex.
From Wicher Visser Zurich, Switzerland Jul 21, 2008 Positive Alex and I met at Vince's Paella 2008 in Gossau. This seasoned traveler showed an amazing mood for party, talks and good times. An overall great guy who spreads around good vibes. The world needs more of these people!
From MACHITA75 Oslo, Norway Jul 11, 2008 Positive Alex is a great guy. We met for the CS Paella meeting at Vinces' place where we were co-hosted for 6 days. Alex is helpful, entertaining, interesting, nice and really funny and we had a great time.
I was also so lucky that I got to meet him again when I visited Marco in California for dinner and drinks. It was great. Alex is a wonderful person.
We also met for CS Paella 2009 and I must add that its always a pleasure to meet him. Only thing Im sad about is that I missed him when he was in Oslo with his family just before the Paella -I wanted to host YOU !! Well, if you come back again you are more than welcome Alex !
From ASHLEY SF Pristina, Kosovo Jul 10, 2008 Positive Alex is the perfect laid-back California guy! After talking a bit in chat, we met up at the Paella 2008 in Switzerland of all places, even though we are both from CA! He is a cool, easy-going guy and I definitely look forward to seeing him again sometime soon!
From Maurizio Mangano Milano, Italy Jul 9, 2008 Positive Tha magic of CS?? To become FRIEND in very few minutes. This is what happend between me and Alex. GREAT man!
see you soon man!
From Amelia Borntrager Nosara, Costa Rica Jul 8, 2008 Positive Dear Alex....we met at Vince's paella....he is genuine and lovely. I know how sad he was to have to leave Switzerland :( I hope someday to surf his couch in LA and hear more about his travels!
From ☆ Simo ☆ Chiang Mai, Thailand Jul 7, 2008 Positive Alex stayed with us in Lugano.
He's nice, funny, friendly, open minded, obsessed with local food, likes smelly cheese and ice cream and he's really into the CS community!! ;)
Maybe i'll see you in Malaysia for the chinese new year...i'd love to try your mum's special dishes! :D
From ONLYONE London, United Kingdom Jun 30, 2008 Positive Had a relaxing time with Alex during his layover in London. We had dinner and talk the night away till late. He is energetic and love his travelling (jet setter:).
He will travel miles & miles to attend fun cs events wow hahaaa. Thanks for my bday dinner that was really sweet of you.
From Bettina and Tobias Diez Friedrichshafen, Germany Jun 29, 2008 Positive Alex was a very very nice, gentle, honest guest to us Unfortunatly there wasen't so much time to talk to each other but time for a good chat on the lake was of course a "must". He seems to us like a good friend. After secondes the ice broke and we could trust each other very well
We hope to see you again...you always see each other twice in life!
From Zaed Aznam Wellington, New Zealand Jun 26, 2008 Positive honestly this guy is awesome!!!!though we only met one time,one night in KL, but the feeling is mutual man!!!.we hit it off with our fascination with China,and the fact that he will be in Vienna again next year preparing for my visit!,and later i discovered that he almost lost his senses with some random act he performed! top-notch and definitely vouch him!
Godspeed dude!
From BEBE Los Angeles, United States May 31, 2008 Positive Alex has super powers to be in three continents at the same time, and that is a Fact!
His presence makes any event super fun, he always has great advice on where to go, what and who to see when you're traveling, and it helps that he knows everyone on the planet :-)
From Nielsen Pereira West Lafayette, United States May 23, 2008 Positive Really nice guy. He gave me a ride and we chatted for a while at a party in Lafayette. He even had 'party lights' handy, so it looks like he's the type of guy who knows how to enjoy life and party.
From Dayton, United States May 22, 2008 Positive it was a wonderful exploration with Alex. he always has a way to make ordinary extrodinary
From Andrea Santos Lafayette, United States May 22, 2008 Positive He was such a great guest. Alex is a interesting and sweet guy. Good good vibe.
I hope to see you again!
From CSMALEA Redondo Beach, United States May 13, 2008 Positive Alex is the master of couchsurfing. Has a lot of good tips and is in the know:) really nice guy who is also helpful with directions.
From SABAZIOS Warsaw, Poland May 12, 2008 Positive Alex is nice and funny guy - although the first time I saw him I was thinking about assassinating him, because I realized he was the one refused me the couchsurf at his house ;-)) Later I changed my mind - I liked him and we already had one corpse in the house, too much work with burying them both ;-)))
From Tobias Deml Montreal, Canada May 12, 2008 Positive Alex is a extremely outgoing guy, and we meet at all kind of meetings in LA. He got a firm handshake, man, I like that!
But tell me, how can you work 2 days and play 5 days a week? ;-)
From Brett Rann Melbourne, Australia May 11, 2008 Positive How lucky was I to meet an ambassador on my first LA party! I think that makes you a 4 in 1 deal! Was good to meat you and have a chat. And certainly, if you're coming by Melbourne AUS you have a place to stay.
From Jessica and David Beck Shihmen, Taiwan May 9, 2008 Positive Had a great chat and enjoyed his view on traveling the world...
ps. please make me a CS musician!!!!
From RAPHAEL SPAIN 007 Los Angeles, United States May 9, 2008 Positive This guy is awesome! Best person to invite to your late night parties!!! He is a true trooper and can party all night!!! If you get a chance to meet him, you will be glad you did!!! He is a great person, friendly, and loves music!!! Best chill person!!!
From SERENZIA Milano, Italy May 5, 2008 Positive I will write reference in next days.
From Karen Sun Beijing, China May 2, 2008 Positive Alex is a super nice guy, I can talk about everything to him. He took me to a very local and distinctive bar, I like that place very much. Hope we have chance travel together someday!
From Gary Fung Los Angeles, United States Apr 26, 2008 Positive He is a really nice guy. I am really impressed because he tries every possibility available to help travelers. You will never be lonely when you come to shiny southern california. And well, he is the ambassador of our City of Angels, what else can I say?
From Federico Laguzzi Buenos Aires, Argentina Apr 20, 2008 Positive We hang out two times in Paris. First we met in a bar with Sarah and another couchsurfers, and on sunday we share the Sacre cour sight
From Marzia la giamaicana Los Angeles, United States Apr 19, 2008 Positive Should there ever be a price for "Outstanding Couchsurfer of the Year" I would definetly give my vote to Alex! He is trustworthy, helpful, and actually sacrifices a saturday night to pick up a couchsurfer he has never met before from the airport.
I am very thankful for your help in LA! See you soon...
From Arthur and Jessica Vidal Berlin, Germany Apr 14, 2008 Positive Very relaxed dude.
We spoke for a lil long while but I didn´t feel it at all cuz it was a really nice atmosphere and this guy is very cool...
We sure still have lots to talk about.
working out some ideas.
Peace
From SALMONLOV Hollywood, United States Apr 11, 2008 Positive I took him to Mt. Wilson and he almost drop dead there LOL. He needed CPR but I was off duty. Sorry Pal!!! So there you go! He almost release his will to me before we get over the top of the hill (hell to him)....NO KIDDING!!! :P
Nice try Alex! Next time Mt. Witney!!!Okay???
From Gosia Krasowska Warsaw, Poland Apr 6, 2008 Positive FUN, EASYGOING, SMILING, TALKATIVE - ALL THE COOLEST FEATURES U COULD IMAGINE!!
From Matthijs Bood Utrecht, Netherlands Apr 5, 2008 Positive It was a lucky coincidance that Alex was on the phone searching for a place to sleep in the hostel and that he turned out to be a enthusiastic Couchsurfer! It was so much fun to go out in Utrecht with Alex. Beacause he's so fond of the Couchsurfing project he is a perfect guest.
From Sarah Marcadé Paris, France Apr 3, 2008 Positive I had a fantastic week end with ALex, from Bastille to Sacré coeur... Hope to see you in LA asap
From IMANOL Puteaux, France Apr 3, 2008 Positive We only met during one or two hours in the rainy cold night of paris, not enought to appreciate him. I hope to see you longer next time, I'm sure you're full of funny story about the world you've crossed in the mainly direction. good trip, good work and welcome back in Paris
From JP1978 Amsterdam, Netherlands Apr 3, 2008 Positive We met in the Fallas meeting in Valencia and he seeemed a friendly guy!
From Adele Lau Beijing, China Apr 3, 2008 Positive Alex, are you sure you want to see me again? Lots of people hate seeing me because that would mean them not feeling well. So yea. Haha. AND how was your virgin chicken essence drinking experience? Tell me! :D
Alex is so easy-going and fun-loving, for all I know he's flying around the world more than the cabin crew! Alex has so many anecdotes to share, so many stories to tell, so many places he has been to... Ah! People, just message him already!
Alex, it's great knowing you because YOU are totally rocking with the CS spirit!
From Powell Paguibitan Marietta, United States Apr 1, 2008 Positive I had a great time in vallencia with Alex. I would love to hang out him again as he knows how to have a good time and always has a smile on his face.
From Toño Morales Madrid, Spain Mar 31, 2008 Positive We met on a sunday, -not one of my bests because some love problems- and was a fresh experience having beers and going trough sunday's MAD and enjoying as much as we could.
Cheers guy!!!
From SAIDOU THE DJAMBAR Paris, France Mar 31, 2008 Positive It was a pleasure to meet you in Paris and let you taste Lebanese food.
Hope to see you again very sonn, France or USA.
keep it up. you're great guy
From SALSACHICA Sceaux, France Mar 30, 2008 Positive Met thru a commun CS friend. Alex seems an easy going guy, he joined us in a late raining afternoon for a coffee first, then a walk in the Marais then for libanese food. Didnt have much time to talk to him but seemed to be a curious and nice guy
From AMELLIANE Paris, France Mar 29, 2008 Positive An absolute pleasure to meet Alex finally in Paris. He joins us for a night and we had great time sharing our CS stories experiences, eating lebanese foods and walking around Place des Vosges & Le Marais. Alex is very kind and a true CSer with a lot of experiences of travel.See you soon in L.A and yes, without my jacket for the rain ;-)
From aquamarinelau Barcelona, Spain Mar 28, 2008 Positive Hey KONG@@ So we've back to Barcelona and still talking about our super nice trip in Valencia! Surely our paella dinner was so much fun, not to forget all your worldwide adventures! It was really a pleasure to meet you there, hope to see you later somewhere in the world! (where's your next stop? XD)
From Penny Yeung Evanston, United States Mar 27, 2008 Positive Alex is great! Friendly and funny guy. We hung out a bit at the Fallas festival and went to get paella together. Yum. He told us great couchsurfing stories (he's hosted 100+ people), and I trust that he'll be a wonderful host if you ever decide to stay with him!
PS Yes sorry I didn't get to see you guys off the next day...Hope you and Andy enjoyed Sevilla =)
From Harald van Gils Amsterdam, Netherlands Mar 27, 2008 Positive It was nice to meet a fellow ambassador. We spoke only briefly, but he seems like an active and friendly guy. His name says it all!
From Marge Allegro Rome, Italy Mar 27, 2008 Positive I just had a chat with him during the crazy nights we spent in Valencia, but it was enough for understanding he's a friendly and active man!
From Marisa Posada Barcelona, Spain Mar 26, 2008 Positive Hey! Friend!!...Alex is a really positive guy!...he has a lot of energy and is nice person. I hope see you soon Alex.. big huge!
From Sarah Inglewood Victoria, Canada Mar 26, 2008 Positive I had a great convo with Alex at the Amsterdam meetup! He's an open, friendly and enthusiastic guy. Great to talk to! Hope to see you again Alex!!
From Juanjo Pons Algemesi, Spain Mar 26, 2008 Positive he came at the last time bringing fresh air to the tired members who began the meeting some days ago, and u cant understand if u dont stay here how needed it was. he is amazing and funny very funny, loves the divertiment and by his side u dont get bored...a nice partner for going out and enjoy one event like the fallas...
see u next year, Alex!
From Juan Carlos Polo Barcelona, Spain Mar 26, 2008 Positive Alex is a great guy! He came to fallas meeting and we spent a great time there! He is kind and helpful and I'm really happy to met him in Valencia. It was a pity don't spend more time with him. Hope to see you in july in Switzerland!!
From Andrea Leuci Naples, Italy Mar 26, 2008 Positive met him in berlin.
he's a funny guy,and i guess he has a lot of stories to tell you.he's been basically everywhere.
we had fun clubbing and pubbing one night in berlin.you'll have fun with him too.
From Jason Michaud Seattle, United States Mar 26, 2008 Positive Alex was an excellent guest, he gave me the impression that he has done this before...hehe.
All kidding aside, it was great hanging out with him. He certainly was polite and tried his best to 'fit' into my life without altering it too much, but half the fun of hosting is showing guests a good time! He's a good guy, would recommend him to anyone, and wish him happy travels!
From Justin Hefferan Orlando, United States Mar 18, 2008 Positive Alex is living the life that any CSer would envy. A constant traveler, Alex has many stories and experiences to relate. I wish you luck on all future travels, take care.
From ANJA/BERLIN Berlin, Germany Mar 15, 2008 Positive Alex is a really crazy funny guy. we had lots of fun, even when we were lost in poland :). Alex, thanks for the nice time, hope to see you again in Berlin or LA...
From Christian Hasentempel Berlin, Germany Mar 15, 2008 Positive Alex is a very open minded and cool guy. It is impressive how much he has seen of the world. I showed him a little bit the Berlin underground nightlife and we cruised around Berlin and ate Currywurst and Döner Kebab. I guess we made the most out of it, because we had only a few hours to do something together. I expect him for the next kinky Kitkatclub meeting and it would be a pleasure to have him form LA as special guest. I am pretty we will meet again soon, maybe singapure, tokyo, berlin or LA!
From Caspar Bauermann Berlin, Germany Mar 13, 2008 Positive Alex is a true, very active Couchsurfer. Like I call myself. He came to Berlin to stay at Anjas place, what is only 5 minutes walking from my house. We went twice to the same bar to meet a few more CS. Nice evenings. Alex is good to joke around with and I admire all the trips he makes. Hope to see you both at the Berlin Beach Camp in May and the Swiss Paella in July. Active members like us will allways meet again somewhere. Take care.
From Zaikha Reza Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mar 11, 2008 Positive Hey fellow Malaysian! I'm so glad tht we've met finally after the initial email :)I feel bad leaving early tht nite but your smile and warm gestures will always be remembered. Hope to see you next CNY or whenever we're in LA! *fingers crossed*
From Andrea Fam Singapore, Singapore Mar 3, 2008 I distinctly remember him making my friend and i feel at home by cracking a joke and getting us to loosen our nerves and laugh.
a fun going and cheerful character!
From Yui Maekawa Franz Josef, New Zealand Mar 3, 2008 Positive Alex was the cause for the biggest CS gathering I've been to so far! It was a nice day to picnic at the beach! Didn't have much chance to talk to him, but I can already tell Alex is a very nice friendly guy. I hope to see ya again soon!
From Stewart Green Brigg, United Kingdom Mar 3, 2008 Positive "We only met for a few hours, but he seemed like a very nice guy, full of energy and life spirit."
absolutely I'll echo that.
Met him at the CS Pic-Nic at the beach in Singapore and if I meet him again then I will know him better
From Philipp Bergbusch Maastricht, Netherlands Mar 3, 2008 Positive Haha we met two times at CS meetings, one in LA and the other one in Singapore, and either him nor me can remember the first time in LA. Loose guy and fun to talk with, as far as I can say he's next to Peggy THE address if you're in LA.
Keep it rocking Alex I'll see you at a random meeting somewhere around the globe :D
From JACKKHOR Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mar 3, 2008 Positive wow... you are one fella who really knows how to party.. ^^
From Desmond Foo Tampines, Singapore Mar 2, 2008 Positive This guy is call Letsgo123. =p A very fun-loving guy who never fails to stop spreading the love. I truly enjoyed his company, and his knowledge about CS is abundant!!! He is Mr.World Traveller. Mr. Super nice guy too, because he is going to give me a FREE TRIP to LA. hooray...
From Jessica Tan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mar 2, 2008 Positive Alex is a fun guy to hang out with as he is easy going, have positive attitude in life and definately know how to enjoy life and have fun and best of all he can DANCE!! I admired his dancing skill and let me know when you back here in M'sia as I wanna see you do your signature table dancing again :P
From Audrey Ho Singapore, Singapore Mar 2, 2008 Positive He has soooooo many interesting experiences to share which comes attached with lotsa pictures!! I hope to be able to couchsurf with him when I go LA. Where's the free tix to LA!!??? :DDD
From Clara Lee Singapore, Singapore Mar 2, 2008 Positive Hearing say about how he hosted soo many couchsurfers and they all were interesting experience. He advices are very useful and im definately looking forward to request to guide me when im in LA! He is soo COOL! haha =]
From Jamie Yifei Ho Singapore, Singapore Mar 2, 2008 Positive Alex is da man with the biggest heart! With an abundance of CS spirit in him, he's fun loving and a true conversationalist! Your moment will never be dull when u're chatting up with him :) Hey dude, still waiting for my 1/2 priced air tic to LA :P
From Zing Yang Los Angeles, United States Mar 2, 2008 Positive alex is cool! he caught my interest cos he's a LA ambassador hosting/ organising a SG CS picnic gathering!!! isn't that amazing? :) His life experiences are amazing- and he's just one of those people who build others up with the positive things he has to say. I benefited alot just from talking to him and tapping on his experiences. Great wealth of life experience- and definitely a bundle of joy to be around :)
From Bridget Amy Singapore, Singapore Mar 2, 2008 Positive Alex is one awesome dude! Friendly, funny, smart and easy to talk to. We clicked immediatly and had a great time. I seriously can't wait to visit him in the US and I definitely think we should do a road trip to Vegas! Fun, fun, fun on a stick!
From Kenishere Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Mar 2, 2008 Positive We chatted a little and it's nice to meet him. Hope we cross each other's path, again.
From NORAHS2009 Waegwan, South Korea Feb 22, 2008 Positive Hung out with Alex briefly during the Lunar New Year holidays with other KL CSers. Definitely a go getter with lots of travel experiences.
Hopefully we'll get to catch up with each other again on the other side of the world, sooner if not later. Safe travels!
From Melisa Pang Cheras, Malaysia Feb 20, 2008 Positive Met Alex at CS gathering. He showed his enthusiasm for CS and travel. He is knowledgeable, willing to share with anyone, and he has great personality!Believe it, he is from the same town as I am, world is small. It was a great talk with him, and I do wish to meet you again!
From GHOSTBOY Antwerp, Belgium Feb 18, 2008 Positive Alex is a person with a big charisma around him. Wherever he goes, I think he's "in charge" of the situation. He's a nice person to have around.
From Liesbeth Heunen Almere, Netherlands Feb 13, 2008 Positive Alex is great! I had (and actually still have while writing this) an awesome time with him. He showed me the local places to hang out in Sitiawan and Lumut. And he also arranged some contacts in KL for me even before we met in person! Thanks Alex, i hope to see again in Holland!
From Delphine Bernard Singapore, Singapore Feb 6, 2008 Positive alex is a a very sweet guest! he talked with everybody at the party, made friends, had fn and it was just as if he had always been one of us :)...and he was among the ast to leave when we ended the party in a club! thanks alex for your good humour and sense of fun!
From Eunice Tan Singapore, Singapore Feb 3, 2008 Positive Nice guy and fun to be with. Will update more when I get to know him better.
From Helle Schmidt Logumkloster, Denmark Jan 30, 2008 Positive Alex is an extremely great guy! Me and two of my friends stayed at his place for five memorable days! He is such a generous and sweet person - always smiling! He is very helpful and gives advise about what to be aware of. Besides, he always comes up with a surprise! :D I highly recommend Alex as being your next host in the States! :)
From Tenna Lildholdt Rodekro, Denmark Jan 30, 2008 Positive Alex is the perfect host! He knows all about CS and he talks a lot:) He is a really great guy and is so helpful with everything.. One day you'll have to see the little mermaid in copenhagen :D
From Anne Lauritzen Bylderup-Bov, Denmark Jan 28, 2008 Positive Alex is one of the most positive and helpful people I have ever met. He likes to talk..a lot! :P
He is really kind and since I stayed at his place on my birthday, he arranged so many surprises for me! I will never forget.. He is so sweet and generous!
From OH DONNA Chico, United States Jan 27, 2008 Positive I met Alex at a gathering my friend Rob and I put together in La Mison. Alex showed up with a carload of people and was very generous donating rice and beans to the food bank and paying a huge part of the bill for the meeting. He was very entertaining and great to talk with. i really hope we have the chance to meet up again in the very near future.
From Martina Fleischli Niederglatt, Switzerland Jan 26, 2008 Positive First of all, don't miss this extremely activ and generous couchsurfer, he knows the city's best!
A friend and I spent 3 nights at his house in Temple City where we had the best time having all different kind of dinner and going out to a hilarious downtown hip-hop club. Alex is a very experienced, hospitable and interested couchsurfer who helped us organize our trip, lent us his gps and spent his rare free time with us.
Thank you very much for the great time and don't forget to discover the secret of Swiss bread!
From Andrew Richmond New York, United States Jan 7, 2008 Positive Alex is a fun and positive individual! We had alot of fun in Baja, even during our almost failed attempts to get home! Great CSer, hope to see ya soon!
From Claire Cowan Auckland, New Zealand Jan 4, 2008 Positive Hey Alex, i'm finally on CS! Alex was a good friend to me on my first night in LA when I needed someone to show me the big bad city! We had fun partying in west LA for the halloween parade. He had a scary costume and we took great photos.
From Rob Cochran La Mision, Mexico Dec 31, 2007 Positive Alex is a class-act. It was a good day for Couch Surfing the day Alex became an ambassador. He came down to party with us in Baja and bought a huge donation of rice and beans for our local food bank! He's confident, friendly, funny, and the dude can DANCE! :) I'm hoping he'll come back to Baja often for some fish tacos and cold cervezas! Regresa pronto mi amigo!
From Regis Courreges Montreal, Canada Dec 29, 2007 Positive Alex was extremely welcoming and a great host! Thanks for the tour tips Alex!
From Ramon Paniagua Los Angeles, United States Dec 27, 2007 Positive Alex is a great person to know and help you understand the local community of Couchsurfing as well as being involved in the international CS community. In short, he does the role of a CS Ambassador very well. I have had the pleasure of meeting him at different events and look forward to his friendship and learning from him... Very cool guy to know..
From RUNIA Poissy, France Dec 27, 2007 Positive OMG, Alex has arrived! :) Yeah, the crazy guy from LA just dropped in at the XMas in Alsace Meeting. We had a nice chat about what CS really is about (we agreed, that "it is not a _dating_ site"). ;) Alex thought it a good idea to provide us CS people at Bruno's place with those geeky LED lights, no, man, that was an awesome idea. Didn't you run into some questions at the customs about that bag full of little electronic devices? ;) Nice fellow you will have definitely fun with. See you soon! You do not plan a stay at Prague in december, btw?
From Erin Burlington, Canada Dec 27, 2007 Positive Alex is a great friendly outgoing guy. Good times and lots of laughs.
From David FrẮnce© Buenos Aires, Argentina Dec 24, 2007 Positive We didn't get the chance to talk a lot but Alex seems to be very friendly
He really loves CS meetings and wherever he is on holiday/working, he'll do his best to go if there is any around !
He enjoys himself dancing, just as I much as I do :)
Alex, one day or another, I'll discover what is your secret, if you see what I mean :p
From Angel Hurley Irvine, United States Dec 24, 2007 Positive Alex has a ton of energy and will dance all night! He is very fun to hang around, always in great spirits!
From Charles Black Aliso Viejo, United States Dec 24, 2007 Positive Alex seemed like a really nice guy. He was friendly and in good spirits the whole time he was there. I wish that I had been able to talk with him more!
From R_O_X_Y Berlin, Germany Dec 23, 2007 Positive I had a lot of fun with Alex ! He's the type of guy you just can't get bored of ! Always laughing and making jokes he made the night at Bruno's place really funny. We had a great time visiting the Kaysersberg Xmas Market together. He's really generous and kind. I hope I will see you next April in the US ! And don't forget that you promised me to take me to the best places in LA :D ! See you !
From KELLEEOO Huntington Beach, United States Dec 23, 2007 Positive Alex is a dance dance dance dancing machine! Fun guy to have around.
From Deron Tse Los Angeles, United States Dec 21, 2007 Positive funny and nice guy. always a smile. i think he's a secret agent as it's always unclear as to what he does for a living. ;-)>
From TOOKI La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Dec 20, 2007 Positive Spontaneous and generous guy. We spent good time with a bunch of couchsurfers in Alsace during Xmas market!
From Thierry Schaetzle Reichstett, France Dec 20, 2007 Positive Very nice guy met at Bruno's home
From GEORGE70 Brussels, Belgium Dec 20, 2007 Positive We met in Rotterdam Sinterklaas party and Strasbourg Xmas market. We actually almost didn't talk but had fun on the dancefloor.
From Bruno Boettcher Schwindratzheim, France Dec 20, 2007 Positive well.... we have pictures of you carrying the CS-flag ;)
From Askala Askala Neuchatel, Switzerland Dec 20, 2007 Positive Alex... how to tell you... he is a funny funny guy. alwayse positif and openmind. you can discuss with him of all but after certain hours he is crasy and he never slept. hope to see you.
From Hervé Bauer Valbonne, France Dec 20, 2007 Positive Really crazy guy, I met him @ Xmas MArket in Alsace, hope it was good, and hope to meet you another times in others part of thiw big world
From Armandine Rue La Rochelle, France Dec 20, 2007 Positive We had a nice talk visiting the Petite France and Les Ponts couverts in Strasbourg! I hope to see you again!
From Mark Kirstaetter Furtwangen, Germany Dec 20, 2007 Positive Really cool, easy-going guy from the US of A, who has a lot of stories to tell and is fun to hang out with. :)
From ildsjel Zurich, Switzerland Dec 20, 2007 Positive It was very nice to meet with you in Alsace! You are a very open, kind and funny person, I truly hope I can come and surf your couch one day in LA!
Cheers and many happy travels :-)
From Sinan AKDAL Istanbul, Turkey Dec 19, 2007 Positive We met at the Alsace Xmas meeting and surfed the same couch for 2 nights. Alex is great company. At the same time, he can have lot of fun with everybody. I highly recommend him! Hope to see u soon.
From Femke Dekker Pijnacker, Netherlands Dec 19, 2007 We danced like crazy at the sinterklaasparty and he invited me to come to the US and stay with him.
From Fabian Dreher Bern, Switzerland Dec 14, 2007 Positive Absolutely crazy guy, the craziest californian i ever met! He's truly hilarious and i hope i'll see him again at another CS meeting/party!!!
From ♥Thomas♥ ♥Gosewinkel♥ Vienna, Austria Dec 13, 2007 Positive hes a very nice person and a great person to be on couchsurfing with
From GIUZE Penthalaz, Switzerland Dec 11, 2007 Positive Alex is simply a crazy funny cool guy!
It was nice to spend time with him and I hope to see you again.
From Elena Uta Liege, Belgium Dec 10, 2007 Positive Alex is very funny and open minded, ready to have party and have fun always. I liked him right away! I would like to spend more time together..Maybe we will come one day to LA :-)
Take care of you funny guy!!
From Francois Gerspach Delft, Netherlands Dec 10, 2007 Positive Smiling, energic, respectful and true-hearted... furthermore, i think that he definitely IS the guy you need in a party!! Hope we can meet up again in any part of the world, get drunk and dance like crazy!!!
From Wanderlust Girl Plaffeien, Switzerland Dec 10, 2007 Positive We danced and sang and posed for funny pictures, which hopefully will be kept in secret *lol* I had so much fun with him at the Alsace party, it was just hilarious. He kindly got me a fancy name tag at this huge meeting, so i didnt get lost anymore.
And remember Alex: we have a deal! (he probably wont remember anymore)
From Antoine Rolland Lille, France Dec 9, 2007 Positive Alex like to make parties, dancing, and to be crazy like me during some gatherings, he's a great guy, if you meet him you will have fun for sure ! I have met Alex during the Sinterklaas 2007 Gathering in Rotterdam and it was a pleasure to know him ! I hope to see you a next time, in L.A. or in Lille where a couch is already available for you !
From LeopoldR Bamberg, Germany Dec 9, 2007 Positive I met Alex at the Alsace Xmas market meeting. And he is simply amazing, a real miracle!! Full of fun, jokes, energy and CS enthusiasm. Looking forward to visit him or host him at my place!!
From Paige Brown Nashville, United States Dec 9, 2007 Positive Alex and I both surfed Renia's couch in Rotterdam! We partied the night away at the Sinterklaas party, he was very friendly and easy to get to know. I hope we meet again!
From Willem Bouman Rotterdam, Netherlands Dec 9, 2007 Positive We met at the 2007 Sinterklaas meeting, continued till early morning in the Consul Bar.. Funny, friendly, has lots of energy, so he GOES 123!
From Rénia Sastrowidjojo Rotterdam, Netherlands Dec 8, 2007 Positive Alex is a very spontaneous and super enthutiastic guy as he came all the way from LA to celebrate/join us at this Dutch celebration.That comes thru all his emails and in real life/person plus when he entered the Sinterklaasparty,there was no stopping him.
With great joy and pleasure he dove right into it,meeting old new friends and partied all night
long.And longer than i can manage.He's supernice and i'd love to visit LA just to see how he's living his life there.Probably to the fullest!Go Alex Go!
From ROSSI IN ROTTERDAM Rotterdam, Netherlands Dec 8, 2007 Positive We met at Sinterklaas and just chat a bit and he is funny and cool as he paid for Free Karma;)
From Dieuwke Hettinga Utrecht, Netherlands Dec 7, 2007 Positive Finally someone i could practice my Chinese on.. Then he claimed it wasnt that great.. :S
Was fun trying anyway!!
From BRIE Munich, Germany Dec 7, 2007 Positive By a stroke of luck, Alex was just passing through Dortmund the day I organized a meeting there, so he joined in the party and livened up the conversation with his nearly boundless energy and stories. I'm sure anyone would have a great time with him.
From Ferdy Arthur Rotterdam, Netherlands Dec 7, 2007 Positive Yeaaah! Alex is the friendly guy from the ever so sunny LA. I remember him saying "i want to see snow" in R'dam. He's sincerely interested in culture, travelling and people! and..this guy knows how to paaarty!! The sinterklaas meeting was an example: he is one of those guys who knows how to get the party started.
Fun to meet him! We'll meet up, won't we? (coming to check the LA climate!!).
From Caroline Leuwers Cappelle-la-Grande, France Dec 6, 2007 Positive He really knows how to have fun in a party! We spent a large part of the night dancing!!!! Hope to see you again!
From Stijn Vernaillen Antwerp, Belgium Dec 6, 2007 Positive Met Alex at the Rotterdam Sinterklaas meeting and had some really nice chats with him about my time in the US of A. Great guy, love his lazer/light toys. We'll meetup next time I'm on the West Coast!
From Livia Lima Sao Paulo, Brazil Dec 1, 2007 Positive I met Alex in LA this year when I was going to Coachella Festival in Indio. He made the whole experience so helpful and everything so easy for me. We even celebrated my belated birthday and the drive to the desert was lots of fun. One of the most helpful persons I have ever met. We are now friends, we talk pretty often and he will visit my country soon! Alex, was great to meet you and now I am here in CS too!
From Ivelina Stoyanova Dortmund, Germany Dec 1, 2007 Positive Alex, I'm very glad to have met you, thanks for the laughters, the great time, and your relaxed and easy way to communicate :o) You're welcome anytime again :o)
From ERINBUTTERFLY Torrance, United States Nov 20, 2007 Positive Alex was a great sport! Not only did he have a smile on his face the whole time, he drove all the way from LA and then back just for a couple hours of laughs. It was a pleasure meeting him and I hope to see him at more meets.
From Andy Dahl New Orleans, United States Nov 20, 2007 Positive Who would of known you were such a great bowler?! Great to meet you.
From CouchCache Palm Desert, United States Nov 19, 2007 Positive This guy seems like the real deal for CS - totally up for the event, very enthusiastic. I hope he keeps comin' round these parts!
From Joanne Tan Los Angeles, United States Nov 19, 2007 Positive Met Alex at a bonfire and then again at a LA Decom. He is nice, helpful, outgoing and very active in the CS community!
From Bastien Genefort New York, United States Nov 12, 2007 Positive From SF to LA, Alex rocks California! He was so kind that he took a day to show us LA in his huge car, and partied with us and our host till the early hours of the morning. He's awesome, very considerate, and I'm sure LA will grow to a big active community with him :) And if not, just come and party in NYC !
From Deepika Yerrakalva York, United Kingdom Nov 8, 2007 Positive Really friendly and a seasoned traveller; hopefully we can meet up back in the Uk or somewhere else in in the world!
From Karen Ochoa Los Angeles, United States Nov 7, 2007 Positive It was very nice meeting you at the picnic. Thank you for the great welcome and looking foward to conversing with you at future events.
From Jaime Leiva Los Angeles, United States Nov 6, 2007 Positive It was a pleasure to meet Alex, he is nice and very friendly. We had a good time at Birds, he is the kind of person you like to be around.
From Sara Engstrand Copenhagen, Denmark Nov 6, 2007 Positive Alex was wonderfull, besides emmediatley starting to give me lots of information about San Francisco he was also fun talking to. Thank you!
From Aurora Juarez Amsterdam, Netherlands Oct 31, 2007 Positive Alex is one of the most enthusiastic hospitable CSers ever, when Janna & I had the possibility of not having a host in SF he offered us his hotel room and rides up as well! He even showed my friends who were visiting around LA and partied the nights away with us! Now that's a nice guy!
From BONABROAD Los Angeles, United States Oct 30, 2007 Positive Alex really knows how to have fun. Always happy, friendly and funny. A born mover and shaker.
From Nicolas Bégorre Issy-les-Moulineaux, France Oct 29, 2007 Positive Thank you to Alex! Bastien and I met him in San Francisco where he offered the oppurtunity to get a day off to guide us around Los Angeles. Very friendly and very nice I spend very good time with him.
From Janna O'Shea Brooklyn, United States Oct 29, 2007 Positive Alex is so knowledgeable about LA, he is the perfect tour guide! He drives all over creation for his job so he is always up for a random trip somewhere. He also seems to know EVERYTHING about Vegas, and will probably take you there if you ask nicely!
From Ana Mendonca Sao Paulo, Brazil Oct 28, 2007 Positive I`ve heard lot of good things about Alex. My friends stayed at his house and they told me he`s a very nice guide!!! I`m planning to go to CA soon and my first stop I already know where is gonna be: Alex`s house!! lol
From Chet McNeil San Francisco, United States Oct 28, 2007 Positive CS meeting
From Thomas Hafner Berikon, Switzerland Oct 28, 2007 Positive He is a funny and nice guy. we laugh and drunk together and had a lot of fun.see you next time in Switzerland.
From Rachel Leslie Edinburgh, United Kingdom Oct 25, 2007 Positive Alex is the best! He's hilarious, friendly and fun! (I'll see you in Budapest, Alex!)
From Guru Prasad San Francisco, United States Oct 24, 2007 Positive Wish I could come out with that name - letsgo123! You can spend a lot of time talking interesting stuff with Alex. And just look at that travel history - makes me envious.
From Cameron Guglielmelli Milpitas, United States Oct 24, 2007 Positive Letsgo123 is not justa name rather seems is a lifestyle. He is a high energy information machine. His knowledge base is strong and he loves to travel,too bad he was leaving town when I caught up to him. Next time your in the Bay Area maybe you can stop by the southbay?
From Eric Forsman Saint Louis, United States Oct 24, 2007 Positive Alex was a blast to be around during the potluck. His smile never faded. He has an energy to him that I could not get enough of. Not to mention the halarious things that flow from his mouth. I must require anyone around him to meet the true vip master.
From Whoolee Bozeman, United States Oct 24, 2007 Positive Alex was a really nice guy, and I know i've talked him before in chat, and he was also really nice then too...hope to see him again in the yay area!!!
From Melissa Arnold San Francisco, United States Oct 22, 2007 Positive Alex and I hit it off right away. He's a blast! I'm looking forward to more of our late night dance parties! ;)
From AGAGAJOWNIK London, United Kingdom Oct 20, 2007 Positive Mr. Gadget:D:D:D
From TANGERINE GAL Los Angeles, United States Oct 15, 2007 Positive Alex is everywhere! Omnipresent is a good way to describe him.
From Andres Castro Indio, United States Oct 12, 2007 Positive I am not worthy .Two days work and 5days play! travelling and having fun is his game. Met up at LA Bonfire. He had a unique nametag. talked to him and found out that he is such a nice guy.
From Mai M Yokohama, Japan Oct 12, 2007 Positive Alex,he is a really really nice person who i have ever met.He takes care of people very well.
He is absolutely a great guy;-)
From Christine Sande Larvik, Norway Oct 11, 2007 Positive Meet him when I was traveling in L.A. He took me and my friend, and two girls he hosted at that time, on a tour of Los Angeles. Best tour guide ever, real funny. The next day we went clubbing, and he really took good care of us,and helped us whenever we needed it.
From CLASSY Hollywood, United States Sep 28, 2007 Positive Fun beach bonfire!! Awesome Cali sunset!
From chee Che Mat Cork, Ireland (Republic of) Sep 27, 2007 Positive i thought i am the only Malaysian who is active in CS,but apparently theres another person who more active than i am. Alex is a very pleasant CSer to host, smile all the time and really easy going.can talk about anything with him.he traveled all over the world,so he have a lot to share.its a shame that only can meet him for a night.hope to see you again,sometime, somewhere.maybe even LA :D
From QUMPEL Warsaw, Poland Sep 27, 2007 Positive I met crazy Alex during the party at Aga's place in London! Always in good mood, full of crazy ideas and... technical gadgets like laser pointers and some lighters! Was nice to meet you and hope to see you again to hear the best stories from Ireland!
From Dani Blöchlinger Gossau, Switzerland Sep 23, 2007 Positive He is one of the funnys boys i meet and we had a great night together in steffis Alp. Man hope to see you again, let my know when you come again to switzerland.
From Peter Lind Aarhus, Denmark Sep 22, 2007 Positive It was fun meeting him at Aga's party, he's full of energy and spirit. We talked a bit and he was telling me of how he manages to see quite a bit of the globe, which I have to admit made me slightly jealous. He was handing out some light-gadgets as well, which was a bit of a hoot: nice input to the party ;)
Take care, will call if I ever make it to LA :)
From DOEDAE Berg, Switzerland Sep 22, 2007 Positive Alex is a easy going and a lot of fun! We spent some time together up in that cottage on Schwägalp in Switzerland. Hopefully we'll meet again in LA and then it's gonna be on me to say: TAKE A PICTUUUUUURE!
From Adam Warner London, United Kingdom Sep 21, 2007 Positive Wow, those are some seriously impressive lasers! Better be nice to this guy, because some governments of the world probably don't have futuristic technology like he has in his bag!
From Stefano D'Amico London, United Kingdom Sep 20, 2007 Positive Wow...the guy has got some crazy thing with him...he really impressed everybody in Aga's party with is Star Wars style lasers..plus he is a funny guy.
Hope to meet you again.
From The Jolly Green Giant, Derek Wallace North Hollywood, United States Sep 20, 2007 Positive Alex is awesome! He's totally funny and friendly and outgoing and I can't wait until our paths cross again! He was integral to the success of our bonfire meet-up at Dockweiler Beach in Southern California, bringing TONS of firewood and the most delicious watermelon I ever tasted!
From Irene Schlatter Santiago, Chile Sep 20, 2007 Positive I had the pleasure to meet Alex when he was staying at Steffi's house for a few days and we had fun toghether, drank a lot and had interesting talks. He is travelling so much, so I'm sure we can meet again somewhere, someday!
From Mark Thaddeus Castillo Zurich, Switzerland Sep 20, 2007 Positive Alex is very spontaneous and lively. Steph and I enjoyed wandering in London with him a lot. See you soon whenever, wherever!
From Sui Generis Istanbul, Turkey Sep 20, 2007 Positive my new friend from the oldest pub of dublin :) to be honest we can get along better if you and your friends use your huge cars less so that we wont have so much rain in dublin and meanwhile drought in istanbul!thats nice to meet you alex, see you in LA or istanbul!
From Lucia Greco Dublin, Ireland (Republic of) Sep 20, 2007 Positive despite the fact that he uses his car way too much, Alex is a great guy to spend time with :P He's very open and likes to socialize a lot. He insisted SO MUCH that we should go somewhere with more CSers that I had to kidnap some for him to meet :P naaah, we had a great time dining and drinking, pity they left the day after. I'll go visit him in LA just to make him walk around ;)
From Dan Casas Pittsburgh, United States Sep 20, 2007 Positive I hosted him and his friend for a night... well, actually I hosted him, being me away. When they arrived, I was drunk in a pub,when I got home, they where already sleeping, and when I woke up, they already left. hehehe
From IMUNGRUE Los Angeles, United States Sep 19, 2007 Positive Very nice chatting with you at the Brew-co. Very nice guy, who is funny and very easy-going. See you at another CS meeting.
From Lene Juergens Hamburg, Germany Sep 17, 2007 Positive Alex is incredible - crazy and so much fun! We went to Hooters together and he brought me to a nice club in LA. I definitely had a great time at his place and I have to meet him again when I'll return in august! He knows what's going on in his city and he even told me and J where we can see the best of LA and how to get to all the places. Thanks for that and see you again soon!
From John Caulfield Derry, United Kingdom Sep 16, 2007 Positive Alex is a true legend!
Crazy guy - 1 lap of Ireland in 5 days!
Knows how to travel and how to party!
Refreshing experience.
Good introduction for me on couchsurfing - inspiring and honest.
P.S. Weakens at the hint of Camomile, like cryptonite to Superman. :P
From MiriJoon.... Baleh! Los Angeles, United States Sep 11, 2007 Positive Alex is a person true to his word. During our last big CS event, Alex promised to provide assistance and was true to his word. He hauled a ton of wood and brought needed supplies and we wouldn't have pulled off a great event without his help.
That's in addition to the fact that Alex is friendly and outgoing!
From fridaylomo Teo London, United Kingdom Sep 8, 2007 Positive Knowing Alex is like having a big brother in LA ! From telling me the cool hang out place to the bargain buy in LA ... he is probably the walking guide in LA :) He also had a great ear listening to moi fear of my many freak incident in LA ! :) Thanks!
From Irene Melega Florence, Italy Sep 5, 2007 Positive We didn't talk a lot during the meeting, 'cause there was so many people.. but it was just great to meet him , really a funny guy,always smiling and laughing and a real lover of Italy:you are welcome here anytime!
From May Lam Sydney, Australia Sep 1, 2007 Positive Alex was a fantastic CS host/friend to me in LA. I arrived in LA with the sole mission of shopping for 4 days straight - Alex not only told me where to go for bargains BUT also drove me around when he could. He really went beyond just being a host and treated me like his little sister.
We shared some delicious meals together, did a scary night tour of downtown-LA after 8 (in the safety of his very large American car), and planned a trip to Australia and Malaysia. Hopefully that’s when I’ll see you again pal!
From Cindy and Andy Blair Denver, United States Aug 31, 2007 Positive Alex, sorry we didn't get to talk more at the bonfire. Although through our mutual friends I already feel I know you a bit. You have a warm heart and a friendly spirit. I'm sure our paths will cross again in the future.
From CMS75SDSHI North Hollywood, United States Aug 30, 2007 Positive Really friendly! I look forward to more opportunities to hang out during the CS events.
From Jawn Pesusich Los Angeles, United States Aug 28, 2007 Positive I had the pile of wood for the bonfire (and a very small car). Alex had a big truck and the helpfulness to stop by and transport it all to the beach.
From ARTLITE Warsaw, Poland Aug 26, 2007 Positive Met twice and we had plenty mutual buddies. Good luck man!
From Jessica Franz Bielefeld, Germany Aug 18, 2007 Positive alex is very uncomplicated and just loves to show people around, teach, help out!! he's a diamond if you love to depend on someone and feel very comfortable.
From Giovanna Giuliani Bologna, Italy Aug 16, 2007 Positive he's so polite! I really gentleman!
From La vida Linda Los Angeles, United States Aug 16, 2007 Positive UPDATE (2 YEARS LATER):
I have no idea what kind of vitamins Alex takes but he is still bursting with energy and it is only contagious! He makes even the young feel old..haha!
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Alex is full of energy and even though making the rounds to and from Vegas in one day, he still made it out to happy hour at Cabo Cantina with his CS'er. What a trooper!
From Morgan Lindqvist Sydney, Australia Aug 14, 2007 Positive Alex knows how to have fun! I spent only one night at his place but he took me and Ling out for some sightseeing like the asian version of hooters, sex shop, clubs and such. He also drove us around, to and from the station and gave us directions of how to get to places. We had great fun together and you will love the time you spend with him from the very first min!
From Ling Ang Singapore, Singapore Aug 11, 2007 Positive I finally had a chance to meet up with DA man himself.Alex is the host with the most and he can get you/take u to places u never imagine,from asian hooters to bars with bras hanging off the ceiling to sex shops.Alex covered them all.Alex is a god sent.Well travalled and extremely helpful.He has been giving me loads of suggestions and tips on my trips and i know i will definately go back to LA just to see him.Remember to hang my panties on your ceiling if i leave any behind oki!
From Karla Levy Cancun, Mexico Aug 10, 2007 Positive WOW!! This guy is a MUST in LA.His house is amazing, i was not supposed to surf his couch, but he was so nice i just stayed! He even offered to take me to the airport at 4am (so nice). He also was super nice to my family too. I felt like he was part of my family, we spent excellent time together, he drove us to Sta Barbie, he took me to a club in Hollywood, to lunch, to dinner, to breakfast (i think he was trying to make me fat and then eat me) he spend a lot of time hanging around with my family and friends...he is lovely and totally trustfull...i can keep going but there are so many things to say bout him...see you in Cancun sweet "family/friend"(and in europe, and in australia, and in...)pink kisses
From Martin Ekman Stockholm, Sweden Aug 6, 2007 Positive We only met for a few hours, but he seemed like a very nice guy, full of energy and life spirit.
From Alejandra Levy Zacatecas, Mexico Aug 6, 2007 Positive August 05, 2007
We traveled together to Santa Barbie, we spent great time snoaring at the beach, we really sandsurfed. He had a mexican day including language lessons....to be continued....
July 31,2007
Alex!!!! You're a extremely nice person, but the best is your name ;)LOL He is helpful, easygoing..... lots of fun talking with him, he's so cool!!!
Hey Alex, we must hang out together during my stay in LA
From David VonMatt Redondo Beach, United States Aug 4, 2007 Positive We met at a CS gathering in West LA.
From Katja Smirnov San Francisco, United States Aug 3, 2007 Positive You don’t even question that if I come to LA I surf your couch, hihi :-) We had so much fun…he understands my humor and I understand his, ain’t this enough? :-) We need to hang out again; I know it’s going to be special! Thank you for welcoming the three of us (me, Rach and Martin) and making us feel like we’ve always been a part of your LA LA Land family…oh, and a separate thanks for calling us Charlie’s Angels, it sounds so sexy that I can barely handle it, hahah! :-))))))))
From whoopkat Oakland, United States Aug 1, 2007 Positive nice conversation, informative, experienced
From Princess Rachelina San Francisco, United States Jul 31, 2007 Positive He made us laugh soooo much, insisted that he buy us a drink....and we couldnt have asked for a better welcome into the LA CS group. It was amazing to be sitting at the tocao stand and see him walk up in the middle of the night...that guy really knows his city!!!! thanks for the FUN!
From Jody Takanashi Santa Cruz, United States Jul 31, 2007 Positive Alex is jam packed with good stories and he inspired me to check out the Grand Canyon.
From SISISI Ankara, Turkey Jul 30, 2007 Positive HiYa,
we met at the gathering at the Westwood Brewery...And if he isnt busy in weekdays, he get us to San Diego...=)) But his advices were GREAT...! "When u go to S.D. Pass MEXICO..!!!heheh...
Again Im so Glad to meet u...=))
Sinem
From LINDSC Los Angeles, United States Jul 30, 2007 Positive Alex is great! I too had heard good things, and I'm finally glad I got to meet him out in westwood. Look forward to seeing you again!
From Roberto Zavadil Cerritos, United States Jul 30, 2007 Positive Had great time with Alex really cool guy hope we can do it again
From Jörg Wimper Dortmund, Germany Jul 24, 2007 Positive Alex is a cool guy! He hosted my friend first and I joined them a day later! We had dinner at a cool asian place and then drank a lot of boba tea at the place with unlimited refills whooohooo!
It was nice to meet you and I'm sure we'll meet again either in germany or in the states!
From JAROCHA Redondo Beach, United States Jul 22, 2007 Positive 2007 JULY: Alex!!!! you are omnipresent, I'm starting to think you have figured out how to clone yourself!
2007 APRIL: Alex is the real embodiment of a CouchSurfer, he is well traveled, very personable, you feel like you have known him for a long time when you talk to him (or maybe it was that we met in a previous life?)and he is the ultimate host as he opens his couch to all who seek him.
From Steven Hollenkamp Los Angeles, United States Jul 5, 2007 Positive even though he doesnt know it, alex is my life mentor. i started thinking about changing my entire career goals after only a few minutes after our introduction. he was not a host of mine, but i still would say he is as good of a host as you could ask for. stay with him and you will see why.
From Adelina Huerta Los Angeles, United States May 30, 2007 Nice and friendly. Alex gave me information on a scenic route near Portland, Oregon. THANKS
From VERO76 Strasbourg, France May 30, 2007 Positive It was very nice talking to Alex. He was very courteous and easy going. I can't believe you live so close to me....yes, we will carpool next time and will have to meet again soon since we are neighbors.
From Hui Nee Toh Singapore, Singapore Apr 15, 2007 Positive Great guy! Easy going, friendly, great conversationalist! It was fun talking to him, sharing our travel experiences. And it was fun bringing him to taste different food. Hope we will meet somwhere in the world again!
From Laurin Bonell Vienna, Austria Apr 11, 2007 sounds like a nice guy! maybe he will show up here in southtirol, so i can meet him in person!
From Hanna Mykolska Saint Louis, United States Apr 1, 2007 Positive Alex is awesome person!
Thanks a loooottttt for being so hospitable, incredibly helpful, intelligent, outgoing, honest and friendly.
He has a nice sense of humor & lots of useful ideas:)
He made a great excursion around Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Downtown. We had lots of fun tenting on the Venice Beach and esp. going out to the cool party in LA!!!
Thanks again - I will never forget it!:)
I'm sure we'll meet soon again & you are always welcome to Ukraine!!!!!!!
See u soon :D
From Diana Nightingale Singapore, Singapore Mar 25, 2007 Positive Hmmm... Alex... a friendly chap with a good sense of humour.
Yupe... Thanks for having dinner with the CSers. :)
From Luna Luna Singapore, Singapore Mar 19, 2007 Positive It's the second time I met Alex back in "Tiny-Pore". He dance non-stop during clubbing, make friends super easily, and not picky when it comes to food! A reliable person and gives good advices when it comes to ladies travellers.
Hope it won't be that far away when you return to Singapore again.
Cheers!
Luna
From Jasmine Tan Vancouver, Canada Mar 13, 2007 Positive went with him to Maxwell Market to have Chicken rice. Then we toured the Chinese Heritage centre together.. and met Huinee. He was helpful in suggesting what to do/not do when i go to LA / SF later on of this year. Nice chap :-) But i was surprised to know he doesn't understand chinese.
From AMBERINA Saint Petersburg, Russia Mar 13, 2007 Positive He fed me and fed...fed and fed...until i ran away with Hanna. He wanted to surprise me with food LOL... Better I would go clubbing with u that nite, really.
From JIA Singapore, Singapore Mar 11, 2007 Positive It was great to have you there! It was fun dancing away!
From Dan and Sarah Griffith Prahran, Australia Mar 11, 2007 Positive Alex is friendly & easy going - maybe see you in LA some day!
From CHYKA Singapore, Singapore Mar 8, 2007 Positive Met Alex during one of the Makantime @ Lau Pa Sat!! Such a friendly person who gets along with almost everyone!! Hopefully you bring good memories of S'pore CSers back to LA =))
From Tian Lin Singapore, Singapore Mar 7, 2007 Positive Alex is a guy with "mature" look and "playful" heart.he`s easy going and funny.it`s great to have meet Alex.ya,for sure there will be a next meeting with you.it`s gonna be awesome if we meet in LA,and durian will definitely be my door gift .haha
From Raine Lai Jurong, Singapore Mar 7, 2007 Positive Alex's a really nice guy. Too bad he's only in town for such a short time. He offers a place in LA that i hope to check out in time to come~ =)
From HAST Wismar, Germany Mar 7, 2007 Positive we joined a crazy dinner together, and it was a lot fun! alex is a really kind person, iam still sorry about that we didnt go out for clubbing together! and iam pretty shure that we see us again anywhere else, berlin or LA, thats still to decide...
From Patrick McAndrew London, United Kingdom Mar 5, 2007 Positive It was a pleasure meeting Alex. He's very friendly and seems quite eager to get involved with the hospitality networks. Definitely gets around, so don't be suprised if he turns up around you. Hope to see you at one of the camps soon, Alex!
From Jasmin Rohani Jurong West, Singapore Mar 2, 2007 Positive alex is a veteran, young at heart,great sense of humor and best still...i'm gonna be a star in hollywood...
From David Roman Tijuana, Mexico Feb 11, 2007 Positive A fun person with a great sense of humor from Los Angeles that made it to our meeting in San Diego, had good time talking about our travel experiences :D. See you in Tijuana Alex.
From Ken Nakagama San Jose, United States Feb 11, 2007 Positive Alex seems to have life by the horns. he is very friendly, maybe alittle secret squirrel at first. But he will have a meeting in LA and seems to have a lot of free time, well used to travel and meet people
From Mark Pavlak San Diego, United States Feb 8, 2007 Positive Alex is a great guy to talk to and it was interesting to hear about his travels in South East Asia. I'm very interested in going there in the near future so it was great to get some detailed information on some of the great places to visit in the area. When I finally do make that trip I'll be sure to get all the advice/recommendations I can from Alex.
From Josh Sarro Seattle, United States Feb 8, 2007 Positive Alex is a nice guy and has some cool travel info.
From Luis y Laurie San Diego, United States Feb 7, 2007 Positive alex is a really cool guy from LA that i met at the San Diego CS Meet. i cant believe he drove from LA on a monday night just for the meet. he's got some dedication to this couch surfing project. he's a friendly guy thats eager to meet different people and get to know them.
From Carlos Cuin Corona, United States Feb 6, 2007 Positive Alex is a cool cat, very positive and a person youve felt youve known for a while even if you just met him.
From Laura Blackwell Hollywood, United States Feb 5, 2007 Positive Alex has a positive outlook, is quite informative and helpful. He enjoys networking and building relationships, has an open mind, and it's an all around delight to be in his company.
Alex...Welcome my Friend!
From Raffy Tavidagian Ketchikan, United States Feb 5, 2007 Positive Alex is a good, funny, and overall a genuine person. Had a great time meeting him at the gathering and can't wait to get together again. I would definitely host him or surf his couch!! |