Ryan Duignan

Ryan Duignan

Current Mission: "To loot and plunder"

Personal Designations

Meet for coffee or drink Vouched for8

Community Designations

CS Team Member Nomadic Ambassador
United States
California
Los Angeles
Lat: 34.05222, Lon: -118.24278
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General Information

Ryan Duignan is a CS Nomadic Ambassador!
Ryan Duignan has been vouched for
Couch availableCoffee or a drink
CouchSurf requests replied to81%
member sinceAugust 3rd, 2004
profile views5479
age29
genderMale
membernameRYAN
occupationSlack tart mostly, but also digital video mapping various states around the US.
educationCal Poly San Luis Obispo.
grew up inOrange County, CA USA
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Languages

  • EnglishExpert
  • SpanishIntermediate
  • ItalianBeginner
  • PidginExpert

Groups I Belong To

Eastside - Silverlake, Echo Park, et. al. 81:78
Why: Mt. Washington
Nomadic Ambassadors Forum 408:1401
Ambassador's Public 5723:10764Cheap Travel all over the world 6218:4765
Why: Skinflint Magoo
Active in 6 more groups.
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Couch Information


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Couch Available: Coffee or a drink
Preferred Gender: Any

No couch available at the moment. However, I can lend advice and/or show people around the city a bit.


Friends (55)

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Megan WickerMegan Wicker
29, Female
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Friends since February 2006
"I got him with my molar."
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for Ryan Duignan
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+   Traveled30+  
Julie BJulie B
31, 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*!!!!"
Angela SjöholmAngela Sjöholm
32, 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
Met in person  
Miriam RaphaelMiriam Raphael
25, Female
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Friends since 2005
"He ate more helpings of zucchini fritters than I did while staying at Olympos, Turkey (impressive)"
BLAZE 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."
SATSUMA SATSUMA
28, 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
Met in person   Traveled2  
Kyle VailKyle Vail
26, Male
Los Angeles, California
United States
Friends since May 2008
"la brothers"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person  
Simone Warrack Simone Warrack
34, Female
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Friends since January 2006
"nosicles"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Ryan Duignan
Met in person  
Ivana OrloffIvana 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
Met in person  
Jan BowenJan 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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Ryan Duignan
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Personal Description

Black as hell and sweet as love.

CouchSurfing Experience

Various 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].

Interests

Wandering, warm winds, bicycles, good company...

Philosophy

"Dance like no one's watching."

Music, Movies, Books

Music: 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 enjoy

Anyone 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 Project

Like it, love it, want some more of it.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: 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: Cape Verde, Israel, Madagascar, Mongolia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
IS GOING TO: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay

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Allison Zucker
From Allison Zucker
 Brooklyn, United States
 Sep 23, 2009
Met in person Friend, Hosted 3 days  
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.

Rebecca Bierden
From Rebecca Bierden
 Saint Louis, United States
 Aug 26, 2009
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 4 days  
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.

Colleen Dooley
From Colleen Dooley
 Saint Louis, United States
 Aug 7, 2009
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
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...

Bob Bailey
From Bob Bailey
 Asheville, United States
 Mar 23, 2009
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

He'll be your best friend in a matter of days. Just give him a chance.

Irina Arnaut
From Irina Arnaut
 Brooklyn, United States
 Sep 21, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Ryan exceeds all standards that may or may not exist. He's just great.

Jacqueline Fitz
From Jacqueline Fitz
 Portland, United States
 Sep 3, 2008
Met in person Hosted 4 days  
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.

James Bradley
From James Bradley
 Los Angeles, United States
 Apr 15, 2008
Met in person Best Friend,  
Positive

this guy is a guy

Marie Fevre
From Marie Fevre
 Cayenne, French Guiana
 Apr 11, 2008
Met in person Acquaintance, Traveled 5 days 

So funny to be on a Carribean island in the shared living room of a guest house and a guy comes in , looks at you and says: you're a couch surfer! Couchsurfing is a really big family.

CAROLWITHAT
From CAROLWITHAT
 Los Angeles, United States
 Apr 8, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

ryan is pretty cool.

Gabriel Kaprielian
From Gabriel Kaprielian
 San Luis Obispo, United States
 Jan 16, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
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.

Amber Kandarian
From Amber Kandarian
 Marina del Rey, United States
 Nov 29, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 3 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Top 8 of the Coolest Americans Ive ever met.

Angela Sjöholm
From Angela Sjöholm
 Gzira, Malta
 Oct 31, 2007
Met in person Good Friend,  
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

Jasmine Minty 
From Jasmine Minty
 Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago
 Oct 29, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

Ryan is very laid-back.... waaay back! I think the Caribbean is an ideal place for him.

Emre Ozdamarlar
From Emre Ozdamarlar
 Stockholm, Sweden
 Aug 8, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
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.

SATSUMA 
From SATSUMA
 Seattle, United States
 Jan 3, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Traveled 2 days 
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!

Molly Anderson
From Molly Anderson
 Toledo, United States
 Aug 14, 2006
Met in person Friend, Surfed 3 days  
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!

Andrew Otto 
From Andrew Otto
 San Francisco, United States
 Aug 3, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
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.

KITSILANOKITTY
From KITSILANOKITTY
 Athens, Greece
 Aug 2, 2006
Met in person  
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!)

Allan Goodin
From Allan Goodin
 Berlin, Germany
 Aug 1, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
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.

Meredith Holmgren
From Meredith Holmgren
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Jul 31, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
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!

Matt Dineen
From Matt Dineen
 Philadelphia, United States
 Jul 24, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
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!

Graham Giovagnoli
From Graham Giovagnoli
 Narita, Japan
 Jul 24, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
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.

Megan Wicker
From Megan Wicker
 Minneapolis, United States
 Jul 21, 2006
Met in person Best Friend, Hosted 30 days Surfed 30 days Traveled 30 days 
Positive

Ryan's a good egg... Talk about a gracious guest! This guy showed up with two bottles of wine and his dancin' shoes, and refused to waste an ounce of his Minneapolis weekend on frivolous things like food or sleep. He rocked our socks and stole our hearts, and is welcome back any time. As long as he promises not to cut his hair.

KEITHWANDERS 
From KEITHWANDERS
 Dartmouth, Canada
 Jul 20, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
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!

Manolis Polychronides 
From Manolis Polychronides
 Athens, Greece
 Jul 20, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
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 :)

Lauren Herzak-Bauman
From Lauren Herzak-Bauman
 Minneapolis, United States
 Jul 20, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
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!

Simone Warrack 
From Simone Warrack
 Madison, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person Friend,  
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.

JENNYB
From JENNYB
 Louisville, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

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.

Julie B
From Julie B
 Los Angeles, United States
 Jul 19, 2006
Met in person  

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

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