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| Noel Hidalgo has been vouched for | | VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info | | Couch available | Traveling at the moment |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | January 17th, 2006 |
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| profile views | 4991 |
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| age | 31 |
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| birthday | May 24th
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| gender | Male |
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| membername | NONECKNOEL |
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| occupation | political technologist | international troublemaker |
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| education | self |
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| grew up in | Beavercreek, Ohio, USA |
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| ethnicity | beduin |
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on 07 july 2007, noneck noel (aka noel a hidalgo) will depart new york city for a journey around the world to learn from you. affably named "on the luck of seven" or "luck of seven." this is an open-source journey documenting free culture, social innovators and global change.
for seven months, i will stand on the seven contents, dive into the seven oceans, and contemplate seven topics of freedom. while on the way, i will document the journey through stories, photos and videos. this is not my story, this is our story. though your hospitably, donations, projects, connections and friends, our stories will merge into one.
as i wander the earth, my broad shoulders will bear seven topics of freedom: free culture; free and open-source software communities; couchsurfers, bloggers, fellow travelers and vloggers; agents of progressive social change; barcamp, coworking and meetups; happenstance, and climate change. all work will be produced under a creative commons license. all-in-all, this 21st century anthropological view of the personalities in physical / digital world we cohabit will always be freely available.
I'm in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; across the river from Manhattan - above a coffeeshop, across the street from a park, and down the street from the Hipster Nexus of the east coast (williamsburg). i'd love to show you around town, an all night party or parts of new york they leave out of travel books.
Friends (40)
 DDIDDO
33, Several people
New Delhi, Delhi
India
Friends since September 2006
"Showed me a magical time in NYC"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
  5 |
 Sarra Irene Ammar
27, Female
Geneva, Geneve
Switzerland
Friends since February 2008
"I met him when he was traveling to geneva"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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 Adylin Luckle
31, Female
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv district
Israel
Friends since August 2007
"i hosted him in my house"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
 10 |
 AENGEL
34, Male
Bangalore, Karnataka
India
Friends since September 2007
"surfd my couch"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Noel Hidalgo
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 ROBYNBIRD
28, Female
Brooklyn, New York
United States
Friends since June 2006
"he always spindles my ears with interesting conversations"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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 Erica S.
26, Female
Washington, D. C.
United States
Friends since December 2006
"We met at RootsCampDC, a political/tech gathering"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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 Abhishek Baxi
25, Male
Gurgaon, Haryana
India
Friends since September 2007
"Met through a common acquaintance"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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 Juan Mann
27, Several people
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Friends since October 2007
"Noel was the first person to respond to my open invite, welcoming the world to my home."
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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 Ashish Chopra
26, Male
Gurgaon, Haryana
India
Friends since September 2007
"Met him in Delhi while he is on his world tour."
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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 David Clayman
23, Male
Lyon, Rhone-Alpes
France
Friends since June 2007
"We met in New York City and hung out for a couple days. Noel inspired me to get into gonzo journalism, and I've been reeling with ideas ever since. You can kind of say we surfed together for a few days... we did share the sidewalk, after all."
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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Personal DescriptionNoNeck is an experimental monkey Superboy's father, Jor-El, used to determine whether his son could survive space conditions. He stowed away in Superbaby's rocket, and when it reached Earth, like Superboy and Krypto, he gained super-powers under the yellow sun.
loves being a gemini, and is equally inquisitive and mischievous...
loves long long long walks...
hates evil doers...
hates sheets of ice...
loves art...
hates men who don't give up their seats on subways or buses...
loves the beach...
hates inactivity...
loves nature's beauty...
hates fundamentalist...
loves to travel...
my life started the 24th of May in 1978 to two US Air Force officers. my father describes the day as if it was yesterday. in the scheme of things, no time has passed. Over the years and through countless moves, i matured into a politically active, scooter riding, gentrifying hipster living in the Kingdom of Slackers most call North Brooklyn. unlike most or maybe more like the rest, i have tried to do new and interesting things to change the world. on my path, i have loved, laughed and lost.
through the jobs, half-technical / half-political, i have found my self in a whole new world. grounded in our inherent biology, we are quickly staring at a future where there are no borders. like it or not our organic lives are dependent on our digital participation. i feel blessed to have an opportunity to explore these new intersections, highways and footpahts.
while our future is unknown, change is a constant. in the spirt of the original scouting oath i took on the road to becoming an eagle scout, i will always honor the promise to do my best, to fulfill my duties to earth and all residents, and to help others at all times.
noneck noel is a freelance business and lifestyle consultant, blogger and citizen journalist. his reporting outlets include http://luckofseven.com/, a 21 century anthropology travel project documenting free culture, social innovators and global change; noneck.org, which focuses on the future of media, cities and culture; onnyturf.com, on new york city political and art events; personaldemocracy.com, which addresses the impact of technology on politics; and Coworking, which takes a look at the future of freelance office collectives. his photos have been printed in the new york post, scoot quarterly, and scootering international.
as an advocate of peer-to-peer communication, noneck has been influential in setting up collaborative office environments for nyc freelancers (coworking). from presenting to organizing, you can find him organizing and consulting on numerous grassroots empowered conversations - salzburg seminar on new networks, the lift conference in geneva, barcamp, drupalcamps, rootscamps, the pdf unconference and countless meetups.
his former political clients include john kerry for president, new york state senate minority leaders office, cam kerry for massachusetts secretary of state, the new york state democratic senatorial campaign committee, state senator josé m. serrano, new york state senator andrea stewart-cousins, the assemble for rights nyc campaign, and norman siegel for nyc public advocate. he was a technology coordinator for the 2004 democratic national convention.How I Participate in CSon 07 july 2007, noneck noel (aka noel a. hidalgo) will depart new york city for a journey around the world to learn from you. affably named "on the luck of seven" or "luck of seven." this is an open-source journey documenting free culture, social innovators and global change.
for seven months, i will stand on the seven contents, dive into the seven oceans, and contemplate seven topics of freedom. while on the way, i will document the journey through stories, photos and videos. this is not my story, this is our story. though your hospitably, donations, projects, connections and friends, our stories will merge into one.
as i wander the earth, my broad shoulders will bear seven topics of freedom: free culture; free and open-source software communities; couchsurfers, bloggers, fellow travelers and vloggers; agents of progressive social change; barcamp, coworking and meetups; happenstance, and climate change. all work will be produced under a creative commons license. all-in-all, this 21st century anthropological view of the personalities in physical / digital world we cohabit will always be freely available.CouchSurfing Experienceit's always been a share and share a like... InterestsScooters, Progressive Politics, Music, Photos of Cute Babies with funny hats, The color red, the color blue, picasso, van gogh, the south of france, all things mechanical, a good piece of fiction, large open spaces, beaches, boxing, crime fighting, music, crashing major political parties & YO mama!Philosophywhat goes around, comes around.Music, Movies, BooksMusic - The Animals, blondie, iron & wine, bob dylan, carlos gardel, flaming lips, edith piaf, lou reed, nico, paul simon, rufus wainwright, tom waits, early marley, blue cheer, dead meadow, the kinks, the cars, chris murry, the krusty watch guys, bowie, devo, david bryne, elvis costello, skatalites, the duke, billie holiday, ella fitzgerald, parker, coltrane, davis, mingus, jimmy cliff, the specials, the 5th dimension, & a thousand others...Types of People I enjoywicked smart people.Teach, Learn, Sharenew media journalism (video, audio, text)One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Donediscovered true love...Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Projectyeah... listen to some feedback...
http://www.opencouchsurfing.org/Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Panama, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
LIVED: United States
References
 From Melanie Fecteau Yellowknife, Canada
Jan 20, 2008   Enjoy your travelling...come and see the north if you have time. Take Care From David Clayman Lyon, France
Nov 29, 2007  Positive I spent an intense couple days with Noel in New York and he made a very significant impression on me. I've been following his journeys with the Luck of Seven ever since, and I have to say... I'm enthralled and inspired. If you have a couch to offer Noel, offer it. You'll be repaid in kind with a terrific experience, a fascinating friend and thoughtful conversation.
 From Amit Chaturvedi Honolulu, United States
Oct 26, 2007  Positive Noel made a stop on his world tour at my place in Honolulu for a couple nights. Though unforeseen circumstances cut his stay short, we still had a damn good time spontaneously exploring the island in a variety of ways, from partying with other Honolulu couchsurfers to going on a moped grand prix to eating exquisite local cooking. Noel is a creative and visionary individual, and it was a privilege to be part of his trip.  From khmerlandia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Oct 4, 2007 Positive noel was a very interesting and intelligent guy and i look forward to seeing him in some other city in the world!  From backpackingranny West Hartford, United States
Sep 30, 2007 The luck of seven mission is very inspiring! WOW! What else is there to say?  From Kanika New Delhi, India
Sep 16, 2007 Positive there is some seriuos luck thing attached with noel's luck of seven idea !!! this guy definitely brought me luck !!!
about noel , he's great to just hang out with!! there are men , who talk about people , places , others who talk about events , and still others , who talk about ideas !! noel belongs to the last,rarest and my favourite category !!
happy exploration !!!!! From Adylin Luckle Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Aug 20, 2007  Positive Noel is really interesting person and nice to be aroud. he stole my internet a lot, but i forgive..because he is doing an important project. come visit again soon Noel! maybe we will even get to go out together..
 From Eldad Brin Jerusalem, Israel
Aug 17, 2007  Positive Noel embarked on a remarkable circumnavigational journey. It was fascinating to meet him, even for a couple of hours, and hear about it and his exceptional job.  From Kenan Kilictepe Istanbul, Turkey
Aug 15, 2007 Positive Unfortunately I couldn`t host him but we had chance to drink something together.  From Heather Smith Fayetteville, United States
Jul 31, 2007 Positive Noel is a very special person.
He is passionate about what he does.
He has interesting conversation.  From Drayton Hiers New York, United States
Jun 13, 2007 Positive Noel is a seeker of the highest order, engaged with social and political philosophies and ethics, and yet still open to simply having a good time, sitting at the bar and enjoying a pint and being at the center of a vast web of people. If you have the opportunity to come into contact with him during his 7/7/7 trip, do not hesitate to do so - it should be rewarding for all (including all of us who simply sit at home and wait to watch the video).  From Laura Fries Atlanta, United States
Apr 12, 2007 Positive Cmon, who doesn't love a set of random international meetups?  From LILLYLIANE Bregenz, Austria
Apr 3, 2007 Positive He's a nice guy to hang out with, and I am looking forward to his book and traveling experiences :-) From DDIDDO New Delhi, India
Feb 2, 2007 Positive If there could be a better outcome then “extremely positive”, then this CSuring experience would fit the bill!
Noel, a true investment banker in the “Karma Economy” opened his flat and social world and welcomed me in as if we were lifelong friends, thus making sure that we’ll be put on that very same path – nice one buddy!
I had loads of unique experiences, that I would never have seen otherwise; from his lovely Greenpoint neighborhood (who know Poland exercised some sovereign claim over NYC?!), to his local bar (Spuyten Duyvil, without a doubt the coolest beer garden on this side of the Atlantic) and eateries (we fought the meat and… the meat won) and most importantly his friends: suffice to say that I got a sample of rooftop experiences that no tourist could ever lay claim too… It was like stepping into the kind of life I would have liked to lead in this city, had it been my own – THANK YOU for it all, and till we meet again, may the force be with you.
 From AURELYJA Kaunas, Lithuania
Nov 14, 2006 Positive he's clever/funny guy :)
he showed me some part of NY underground. Thanks Noel for that ;)  From Marc Trottier Quebec, Canada
Sep 25, 2006 Positive I had the chance to surf on his couch a while back, even tho we didn't have time to hang out. It was all good. He also came to canada and has the chance to met him while i was doing a gig. Cool guy. He's the x-zibit of pimp my scooter.  From Agi Gutkowska Toronto, Canada
Jul 19, 2006 Awesome guy! Noel is one o f a kind, and i feel like i have know him for much longer than a day. Eventhough I didn't actually stay on his couch, I spent a fair bit of time with him in NYC and it was tons of fun! He's a sweetheart and I am going back to visit him for sure! I want to see his scooter out on the road. |
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