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Overview

  • 116 references 42 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 57, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • IT Systems Engineer and Photographer
  • Ohio University - BS in Computer Science
  • From Metuchen, NJ, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To travel to every country, try every type of food and learn every language.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in New Jersey and also lived in Dallas before moving to San Francisco. I've been in SF for 16 years and I love it here. I'm a Systems Engineer, a professional photographer and a musician. I enjoy meeting new people and showing them around the city. I have hosted over 40 times in SF and have surfed myself in Seattle, Vancouver and in Argentina.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm the type of person that travels to countries because I enjoy that type of food. I like people that are open minded and I'm very open to talking about many different things. I've always opened my house up to people traveling abroad in the past and this site is like a dream to me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've attended local CS events in San Francisco.
I've shot some photos at CS events.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I enjoy taking people around SF and showing them things that they won't see through a travel guide. I also enjoy taking people out to local restaurants or going to a concert. I'm very much of a foodie, so if interested I can show you some great food around SF, especially international foods.

Interests

World travel and Couchsurfing, gourmet and ethnic food, music-especially live music,, drums, photography, dancing especially Salsa and latin music, biking, hiking, meeting new people, Burning Man, learning languages and experiencing new cultures and foods.

  • photography
  • concerts
  • dancing
  • dining
  • potluck
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • live music
  • latin music
  • drums
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • communications
  • engineering
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Bjork, Radiohead, Air, 70's and 80's
Jazz: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, many others..
Latin: Buena vista social club, Most Salsa, Grupo Niche, Eddie Palmieri, Flamenco, Brazilian music, African music such as Fela and Seun Kuti, Orchestra Baobab, Indian music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent 2 days in the desert in Morocco.

Spent 3 weeks traveling around India, saw 9 cities in 3 weeks!

Trekking through the Amazon jungle in Peru, in the dark.

Hiked on a Glacier in Pategonia, El Chalten, Argentina!

Riding on top of a watermelon truck in Laos after our bus broke down!

Teach, Learn, Share

If interested I can help you with Photography and Drum Lessons.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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