ABOUT ME

*** NOTE: Not accepting guests between October 16-November 7. ***

American-Mexican, writer, playwright, freelance journalist, amateur musician, I love the theater, cinema, traveling (of course), photography, art, psychology, philosophy, food, drink and conversation (ideally the three together), meditation, and (God save us) politics, although I won't discuss it unless you want to. Decided after college to breathe free outside of academia and have never looked back. I believe in the maxim of Joyce - "non serviam" - "I will not serve in that which I no longer believe whether it call itself my home, my fatherland or my church."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I first joined Couchsurfing on a trip to Rio de Janeiro in 2012. There, the friend I was staying with recommended that I join to find out about the social events the site was hosting. I did, and it was fantastic: I went to the weekly meetings at Copacabana and also on several group excursions, including a hike up to Corcovado.

Once back in Mexico, I started hosting a bit, and have had some excellent experiences. One of the oldest virtues of the human race is opening your home to strangers and travelers, and I truly believe that travel should not be the exclusive provenanace of the well-heeled, or those who hop from hotel to hotel without meeting people in the places they travel to.

Interests

Me gusta la lectura y el cine, hacer y escuchar música, el humor en todas sus permutaciones, las grandes pasiones que nos mueven y conmueven a todos.

• literature
• theater
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• classical music
• philosophy
• jazz music

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite directors: Terry Gilliam, Federico Fellini, Luis Buñuel, Emir Kusturica

Playwrights: Luigi Pirandello, Dario Fo, Bertolt Brecht

Narradores: Borges (Ficciones), Bioy Casares (La invención de Morel), Thoreau (Walden, Desobediencia Civil), Melville (Moby Dick, Bartleby), Joseph Heller (Trampa 22)

Música: Clásica, del mundo, blues y jazz

Teach, Learn, Share

I love languages, sharing the ones I know and learning new ones. Currently studying Portuguese and German (forever), and love language exchanges.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A comfy living-room couch in an apartment that's walking distance to downtown.