CURRENT MISSION

To travel the world doing good

ABOUT ME

I am a travel addict and have backpacked across a few continents, but my current mission is slightly different. Instead of traveling, I have been volunteering my time for Kiva, an organization that uses crowdfunding over the internet to give out microloans around the world. I had the opportunity to live for four months in Barranquilla, Colombia, working with la Fundacion Mario Santo Domingo, and now am living in Santo Domingo working with a few other of Kiva's partner organizations.

PHILOSOPHY

Pretty simple: travel, try new things, and meet new people - that's the only way to keep life interesting!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I regularly meet up with other Couchsurfers, and even made some of my best friends through Couchsurfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed in Germany and Italy, and went to many Couchsurfing events in Barranquilla.

Interests

Latin America, Argentina, Colombia, the Spanish language, art, microfinance, learning new languages, boardgames, Caribbean beaches, tropical fruit, reading

• arts
• dancing
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• languages
• volunteering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Dead Man, Airplane!, Run Lola Run, Empire Records, Coffee and Cigarettes, The Big Lebowski, Reservoir Dogs
Music: Van Morrison, Smashing Pumpkins, David Guetta, Tiesto, Babasonicos, Rolling Stones, Sublime
Books: Murakami, Midnight's Children, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Catch-22, White Teeth, A Clockwork Orange

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw the sun rise over the world's largest salt flat, the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, from a cactus-covered "island" in the middle of it.

Carnaval in Barranquilla - 4+ days of dancing, parades, drinking, music, and fun!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to learn words from any language...I can teach anyone anything they'd possibly like to know about San Francisco! I can also teach anyone about microfinance, since that's what I'll be doing while in Colombia and the DR. I welcome debates about this topic!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, United States

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