Don't send a regular message to people who are not currently hosting asking them to host you. In the last month I've received more than 10 requests. I'm not able to host right now, sorrryyyy. You should see a button that says "Send CouchRequest to ..." if someone is able to host. Use that button to send hosting requests.
Paul Otto 57, Male Gloucester, Virginia United States Friends since December 1983 "He is my son!" Friendship Type: Best Friend
JackoliciousLegs 28, Male Baltimore, Maryland United States Friends since August 2005 "He's only the best person ever" Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for Andrew Otto
Seth Hunter 33, Male Cambridge, Massachusetts United States Friends since May 2005 "we lived together" Friendship Type: Close Friend 15
CONNIE OTTO 59, Female Cumberland, Maryland United States Friends since December 1982 "nephew--and my computer mentor" Friendship Type: Close Friend
Nathan Otto 25, Male Gloucester, Virginia United States Friends since April 1987 "Brother" Friendship Type: Best Friend
Lura Groen 35, Female Houston, Texas United States Friends since December 1983 "We're Cousins!" Friendship Type: Close Friend 4
Kate Petty 28, Female Brooklyn, New York United States Friends since November 2002 "friends forever!" Friendship Type: Close Friend 518
Brienne Callahan 31, Female Chicago, Illinois United States Friends since February 2006 "we learned how to fox trot together... sort of." Friendship Type: Close Friend
Lena Buell 25, Female Bangkok, Bangkok Thailand Friends since November 2009 "Adventures in San Francisco" Friendship Type: Close Friend 15
Patricia López 31, Female Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Friends since June 2008 "Hithchiking buddy in the Alaska Collective." Friendship Type: Good Friend 20
I grew up in a small town in Virginia, and did not board my first passenger jet until my senior year of university. Once I finally did, the travel bug bit me, and I was off. I lived and worked in Chicago for 2 years, and now I'm traveling a bit and doing tech for CouchSurfing.
I'm a member of the CouchSurfing tech team. I do a small bit of web development, but am more focused on keeping the servers alive and healthy.
CouchSurfing Experience
I hosted in Chicago for the couple of years that I lived there. I've surfed a bit in the US, but mostly while traveling around South East Asia.
Interests
Classical guitar, contra dancing, potlucks, asparagus, David Attenborough, chess, bike polo, geek outs, making functional things and cardamom. These are definitely all of my interests.
Philosophy
- Silliness is important!
- Never cease to learn.
- Do it yourself, if you can (why not!?).
- No expectations.
- Do over not do.
- Boggle your mind, all the time.
Movies: Baraka, The Jerk, Down By Law, I Heart Huckabees
Music: The Books, Sufjan Stevens, The Mars Volta, Javanese Gamelan, bluegrass, The Dirty Projectors, JS Bach, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Joanna Newsom, The Women's Choir of Sofia, Kitka, Andres Segovia, Christopher Parkening, Django Reinhardt...
I love to teach. I can teach a bit of guitar, I love to rant about the mind boggling weirdness of modern physics, and I enjoy explaining computers in non-computer jargon.
I have a secret fancy coffee recipe. I will tell you the secret.
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From Brittany F. Norfolk, United States Aug 8, 2011
Positive
Andrew met up with me for a very last minute request in NYC. It was a great meet-up: food, weather, and company. He has great stories from his international experiences. You are definitely in luck if you get a chance to hang out with him!
From Joel Runnels Auburn, United States Apr 26, 2011
Positive
Andrew Otto is the coolest! Not sure if I've ever met someone who simply enjoys living life more than Andrew. He always has a grin on his face and a kind/funny comment about the topic of conversation. Plus he taught me how to play Mafia, which is quite possibly the best game on earth and is now a staple at each of my family gatherings. Don't hesitate to meet Andrew, he's the godfather of CS (at least in my eyes).
From Colleen Sollars San Francisco, United States Apr 8, 2011
Positive
How did this take so long?! Otto can be depended upon for the most ridiculous, hilarious, and unusual experiments, spontaneously or contrived. He sings in hallways and tunnels, plays a mean ukelele, and is one of my favorite-est people in the world. My life is more fun with him in it. Yay for Meester Otto!
Andrew Otto plays eukalaly, and that should say it all. But in case it doesn't I'll spell it out: Andrew is cool in a kind-hearted, freindly, caring, trustworthy sort of way. He's the sort of guy who you want to have along on a broken bike trailer luggage rescue mission. He'll even photo-documenet the experience, and make it a fun one.
Andrew you're wonderful, friendly and shiny person!! we had a big fun and inspirational time with you. We will meet again somewhere in this wonderful world :)
I have met Andrew on several occasions.. Recently I met him in Istanbul, where unfortunately we only had time for a short chat and some çay :) I hope to meet you soon again Andrew. Take care
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