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Overview

  • 8 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Korean, Sign Language - American, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2018
  • Teacher
  • University of California San Diego (UCSD)
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Nací en California, Estados Unidos. Me disfrutan jugando y mirando fútbol, hacer hiking/trekking, cocinando, y comiendo. Tambien me gusta conocer nuevos lugares y culturas.

Estuve profesor de ciencia durante los últimos cinco años. Ahora, estoy tomando un descanso de me trabajo para viajar a Sudamérica. Espero que me encontrar gente de los países que visitaré para conozco la cultura y el país mejor.

Born and raised in California. Enjoy playing and watching soccer, hiking, cooking, and eating. Been a middle school teacher for the past five years and am taking a year off to backpack across South America. I have always enjoyed traveling throughout my life, but have had a hard time traveling ever since I started my career as a teacher.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Estoy en CS por que espero a encontrar gente nativos en los paises que visitaré. Quiero estar con el gente de pais para aprender sobre su cultura y pais mejor. Una meta de mi viaje es para ser fluido en Español (por que muchos de mis estudiantes son hispánicos). Y tambien siempre estoy interesado de cultura Latinamericao. Y para aprender Español, creo que es mejor encontrarlos nativos en CS en lugar de quedo en hostel donde encontro otro gente que hablan ingles. Tambien, para conozcolo país mejor, espero que me recibir recomendaciónes para cosas hacerlo en los ciudades diferentes que visitaré.

I'm am on CS because I hoping to meet native people of the country. I hope to fully immerse myself in the country and culture by interacting with locals. One of my main goals is to become fluent in Spanish by the end of this trip, and I know that won't happen if I keep traveling in hostels and meet other English speakers. I'm hoping to get recommendations from the hosts about things to do, see, and eat while on my travels.

Interests

  • beer
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • soccer
  • sightseeing
  • food
  • culinary
  • eat
  • futboll

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Hip Hop (Nas, Biggie, The Roots, Wu Tang, Common, Mos Def, Talib), Rapper School
Movies: Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Inception, Amelie
Books: A Short History of Nearly Everything

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Este viaje! Tomando un descanso de mi trabajo. Hasta aqui, estoy disfrutandolo mucho!

Taking this year off to travel! Loving it so far.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English, Korean, basic cooking skills (used to work at a catering restaurant), soccer, experiences traveling (west coast of US, Vancouver, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Japan, Peru).

Learn: Spanish, recommended spots for food, sight seeing, hikes/treks. Also about the culture and values the local people have.

Share: recommendations for things to do in LA (places to visit, eat, do). If you host me, I will most definitely be willing to host you if you come visit LA.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-Cocina, limpia, comprarte comida or bebida, y mas importante un lugar para quedarte en Los Angeles. Tambien, me gustaria mucho si puedes acompañarme en actividades como hiking/trekking, jugando futbol, tours de los ciudades, etc.

-Cook, clean, buy a meal or a drink, a place to stay in Los Angeles.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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