Couch Available: Coffee or a drink Preferred Gender: Any No smoking allowed Has children: No Can host children: No Has pets: No Can host pets: No
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.
Sarra Irene Ammar 30, Female Lausanne, Vaud Switzerland Friends since February 2008 "I met him when he was traveling to geneva" Friendship Type: Friend
DDIDDO 36, Several people New Delhi, Delhi India Friends since September 2006 "Showed me a magical time in NYC" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend 5
David Clayman 26, Male Cleveland, Ohio United States 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: Friend 3
Erica S. 29, Female Washington, DC United States Friends since December 2006 "We met at RootsCampDC, a political/tech gathering" Friendship Type: Friend
Abhishek Baxi 28, Male Gurgaon, Haryana India Friends since September 2007 "Met through a common acquaintance" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend 1
Ashish Chopra 29, Male Gurgaon, Haryana India Friends since September 2007 "Met him in Delhi while he is on his world tour." Friendship Type: Good Friend
Juan Mann 30, Several people Newcastle, 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: CouchSurfing Friend 2
ROBYNBIRD 31, Female Brooklyn, New York United States Friends since June 2006 "he always spindles my ears with interesting conversations" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Adylin Luckle 34, Female Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv district Israel Friends since August 2007 "i hosted him in my house" Friendship Type: Good Friend 10
AENGEL 37, Male Bangalore, Karnataka India Friends since September 2007 "surfd my couch" Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Noel Hidalgo 3
NoNeck 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...
How I Participate in CS
as i wander the earth, i explore seven topics: 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.
CouchSurfing Experience
it's always been a share and share a like...
Interests
Bicycles, NYC, Scooters, 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!
Philosophy
what goes around, comes around.
Music, Movies, Books
Music - 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 enjoy
wicked smart people.
Teach, Learn, Share
new media journalism (video, audio, text), open government, gov 2.0
One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done
seen the face of god in my fellow brothers and sisters of the globe...
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I met Noel the very first time during the "high line" bike trip in NYC end Dec 2009. Shortly after he entertained a group of 10 traveling CS members that gathered a Union Square at (-10°C!) for a guided walk, impressive. I admire his straight forward way of thinking and acting. And I thank him and Emily for hosting me about a week in their beautiful home where I felt @ home. Always welcome in Brussels!
From Emily Jacobi New York, United States Jan 4, 2010
Positive
He's the quintessential couchsurfer AND host. Thanks to Noel I've met many couchsurfers who come through NY, and my life has been richer for it.
It was a warm and very cosy evening we spent at Noel and Emily's appartement. I really enjoyed our company, our talks and the food! You guys cook awesome!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! All the best and take care!
Hope to see you some day once again!
if i'm going to use one word to describe Noel, it's brilliant, i met him in a couch surfing gathering for three days and it was really days to remember. unfortunatly my bad english prevented me of holding long conversations with him as he got a point of view, you really have to listen to, i hope i could meet you again to have much better discussions.
Noel, along with Anita and Dan, were our hosts for a bike tour of NYC. What a great way to meet some locals, especially people as outgoing and sincere as Noel.
Noel really is a great person! We met on a biking trip in NYC and some days after. He is smart, funny, open, creative and has a good taste of music. Noel invited a bunch of couchsurfers that he only just met to celebrate NYE (including an improvised couchsurf) at his place. But...watch his hands when photographed together, before you know it you'll have bunny ears on every picture :)
From Anita Singh Brooklyn, United States Dec 28, 2009
Positive
noel is good people and he can talk to you about anything, especially dutch bikes and state politics.
Enjoy your travelling...come and see the north if you have time. Take Care
From David Clayman Cleveland, United States 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.
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.
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