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Languages- EnglishExpert
- SpanishIntermediate
- ItalianBeginner
- PidginExpert
Groups I Belong ToCouch Information Couch Available: Coffee or a drink Preferred Gender: AnyNo couch available at the moment. However, I can lend advice and/or show people around the city a bit.
Friends (55)
Megan Wicker 28, Female Minneapolis, Minnesota United States Friends since February 2006 "I got him with my molar." Friendship Type: Best Friend I vouched for Ryan Duignan
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Julie B 30, Female Los Angeles, California United States Friends since 2000 "we met on a bus! he was barefoot and had a strong resemblance to hillary swank! since then it has been endless adventure and many a dreamy night of bbq, drinks, and the most outragous dancing you have ever seen, he is *precious*!!!!"
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BLAZE 39, Female San Luis Obispo, California United States Friends since 2002 "He was eating a turkey drumstick at the Renaissance Faire. I walked up to him."
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Gabriel Kaprielian 30, Male San Luis Obispo, California United States Friends since January 2003 "from KCPR dj parties to stratego battles to riding bikes in slo's glorious sunshine" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Jan Bowen 26, Male Exeter, California United States Friends since 2004 "I was lucky enough to have Rayn as a roommate for 6 weeks in Thailand. I consider him a true friend."
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SATSUMA 27, Female Seattle, Washington United States Friends since January 2006 "Met him late January 2006 while traveling for work---both our flights got delayed and we had nothing better to do than chat it up." Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Ryan Duignan
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Amy Lazzarini 20, Female Rohnert Park, California United States Friends since 2002 "we met in 2002 or 2003, a bus i was on stopped right in front of his house. oh yes, and "i would trust him with my life.""
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Ivana Orloff 30, Female Long Beach, California United States Friends since July 2005 "We took down a few crossword puzzles in our day." Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Angela Sjöholm 31, Female Gzira, Malta Malta Friends since October 2007 "Found the bottom of a rum bottle (and other similarities) together in Port of Spain" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Simone Warrack 34, Female Madison, Wisconsin United States Friends since January 2006 "nosicles" Friendship Type: Friend I vouched for Ryan Duignan
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Personal DescriptionBlack as hell and sweet as love. CouchSurfing ExperienceVarious times in my life I've been 'homeless' and have had the good fortune of being surrounded by friendly folks. And via this site, Athens [2], Thessaloniki and Kavala (Greece), Istanbul (Turkey), Gainesville (Florida), Austin (Texas), Louisville (Kentucky), Madison (Wisconsin), Minneapolis (Minnesota), Santa Fe (New Mexico), Denver (Colorado), Chicago (Illinois) [2], Port-of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), and Saint Louis (Missouri) [2].InterestsWandering, warm winds, bicycles, good company...
Philosophy"Dance like no one's watching."Music, Movies, BooksMusic: Fleet Foxes, Mulatu Astatke, Andrew Bird, Stephen Malkmus, Animal Collective and so on.
Music is perhaps the second thing I seek out when in an alien city. The first thing being delicious food. Always with the food. I am very, very enthusiastic toward food.Types of People I enjoyAnyone who can dance up a storm, finish the crossword, live relentlessly, name the capital of Zambia, or beat me at Boggle is A-OK in my book. I also really, really enjoy people who enjoy themselves, food, and, last but certainly not least, drink. Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectLike it, love it, want some more of it.Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Netherlands, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican, Vietnam LIVED: Italy, Thailand, United States WANTS TO GO: Argentina, Cape Verde, Israel, Madagascar, Mongolia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands References
From Allison Zucker Brooklyn, United States Sep 23 Positive Ryan's a veteran couchsurfer with the ability to become engaged in whatever-really whatever- is going on around him. A pleasure to host.
From Rebecca Bierden Saint Louis, United States Aug 26 Positive Ryan stayed with me for a few nights and then came to a house warming party I hosted a few days later. He was respectful, knowledgeable, good conversationalist and fun to be around. I enjoyed his stories and his photograpy. My friends welcomed his company as well. I highly recommend him as a guest.
From Colleen Dooley Saint Louis, United States Aug 7 Positive woot! ryan was so fun and down for anything! we biked to the brewery, made fried green tomatoes...all in all, super nice guy, some great stories, and even managed to choke down some thai hot chilies...
From Bob Bailey Philadelphia, United States Mar 23 Positive He'll be your best friend in a matter of days. Just give him a chance.
From Irina Arnaut Brooklyn, United States Sep 21, 2008 Positive Ryan exceeds all standards that may or may not exist. He's just great.
From Jacqueline Fitz Portland, United States Sep 3, 2008 Positive Super super positive review!!! I had such a great time hosting Ryan in Austin. So great in fact, that he stayed with me a couple years later when I moved to Portland. He was my first couchsurfer, and I'm grateful for the experience. Fabulous and very entertaining houseguest.
From James Bradley Los Angeles, United States Apr 15, 2008 Positive this guy is a guy
From CAROLWITHAT Los Angeles, United States Apr 8, 2008 Positive ryan is pretty cool.
From Gabriel Kaprielian San Luis Obispo, United States Jan 16, 2008 Positive jesus, ryan... your practically a couch surfing guru. you've gone far with your life since our stratego days. say hi to tilly wong for me.
From Angela Sjöholm Gzira, Malta Oct 31, 2007 Positive If you're the one stuck with Ryan in the car gliding through the streets of some forgotten part of US, you're lucky! He's awesome, has a great sense of humour probably a million interesting stories to tell
From Jasmine Minty Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago Oct 29, 2007 Positive Ryan is very laid-back.... waaay back! I think the Caribbean is an ideal place for him.
From Emre Ozdamarlar Stockholm, Sweden Aug 8, 2007 Positive Besiktas! 4th Californian I've hosted so far :) again easy to get along, funny, full of stories from a different parts of the world. Ryan is a guy you should definitely meet if he's passing by your city.
From SATSUMA Seattle, United States Jan 3, 2007 Positive Mr. Duignan is even more fun in person than his profile suggests. Since we met and traveled together a year ago and he broke the news to me about this fabulous website, I've managed to keep him somewhat in line throughout our world-wide traipsing. He is quite the charmer. Do yourself a favor and either host him or surf his sofa if you're ever in the same city!
From Molly Anderson Toledo, United States Aug 14, 2006 Positive Ry is great! He and Meg were wonderful hosts for my first couch surfing experience in Minneapolis with Laur! He was faboulous company and not half bad at spotting a sweet apartment!
From Andrew Otto San Francisco, United States Aug 3, 2006 Positive Ryan and Megan stayed with me for the Pitchfork music festival. They were fantastic guests, and fun too! I'd hang out with them even if we lived in the same town...whoa!
P.S. They brought me wine.
From KITSILANOKITTY Athens, Greece Aug 2, 2006 Positive Turkey Traveler! I met Ryan at Solero's in Athens. We all went out for a last night get-together. Funny and smart for such a young guy! (PS: It was a Smirnoff Ice!)
From Allan Goodin Berlin, Germany Aug 1, 2006 Positive Diggin' that Duignan. There is so much I don't know about Ryan but he's a wonderful guest and brings a lot of life into a place. Thank you for coming and staying here in Santa Fe with us.
From Meredith Holmgren The Hague, Netherlands Jul 31, 2006 Positive Out on the town. I met Ryan when my friend, Matt, and I couchsurfed with Megan Wicker in Minneapolis. He's a great guy who's totally fun to hang out with. We went for many scenic walks, visited museums and rode all around town. We also shared lively dinner conversation, and root beer floats! It doesn't get much better than that... You won't be disappointed couchsurfing with Ryan!
From Matt Dineen Philadelphia, United States Jul 24, 2006 Positive tour guide extrordinaire! I'm glad I met Ryan while couchsurfing in Minneapolis. Despite being relatively new to the city he proved himself to be an excellent tour guide and museum-goer. This guy has been on Couchsurfing.com longer than anyone else so he knows his stuff. And if you're nice to him he might share some cheese curds or make you a killer root beer float!
From Graham Giovagnoli Narita, Japan Jul 24, 2006 Positive He runs, he jumps, and can catch a frisbee in the most amazing ways. Ryan is a good man living in the midwest, retaining a northern California attitude.
From KEITHWANDERS Dartmouth, Canada Jul 20, 2006 Positive I was lucky enough to meet Ryan when I couchsurfed with Megan. He kept me in stitches for most of my visit. I'm up for drunken Jenga or Trivial Pursuit anytime buddy!
From Manolis Polychronides Athens, Greece Jul 20, 2006 Positive His I-pod and his good mood... ... helps ryan overcome difficulties :) I believe that this is the secret of a really considerate guest, well versed with the ways of the world! It was a pleasure hosting him. Good luck :)
From Lauren Herzak-Bauman Minneapolis, United States Jul 20, 2006 Positive First time's a charm. Ry showed me and Molly an absolutely lovely time in Minneapolis. I couldn't have asked for a better first-time couchsurfing experience. Absolutely perf!
From Simone Warrack Madison, United States Jul 19, 2006 Positive A good excuse to blow off an afternoon of work. I knew Ryan could hang with my crew when he threw down a $5 challenge re: some left over chinese food on the street by a warm steam vent on a -17 degree day. Oh yeah, managed to hang out all night with me, AND get me to the airport on time the next morning. I look forward to surfing his couch and being treated in the style to which I've become accustomed.
From JENNYB Louisville, United States Jul 19, 2006 louisville is for couchsurfers. While Ryan saw his fifth snowfall, I hosted my first couchsurfer. Equally meaningful experiences? Possibly. But I think I win. He's hilarious, he's brilliant, and he's welcome back anytime.
From Julie B Los Angeles, United States Jul 19, 2006 i dig ryan.... ...like i dig a bowl of jelly beans!!!dude...totally...radical...tubular guy...he's like totally a bowl full of jelly beans...a treat treat after dinner...but you'll need a cocktail to wash it down...or a few...endless hours of fun everylasting flavors...a rainbow of delight...that's ryan boy...and so much more...b.f.f. xoxoxo |