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Overview

  • 31 references 22 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Tagalog; learning Sign Language - American, Spanish
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Special Education Teacher, Free Clinic Volunteer, M&M...
  • Master's Degree in Special Education; house broken and to...
  • From Philippines
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
"There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met." - William Butler Yeats

Hoping to lessen the suckiness in this world by spreading kindness and laughter

ABOUT ME

I'm the token funny guy. I wanna break the norms but I'm too chicken to do it. All my dreams are in black-and-white. I drink coffee like it's going out of style. I flip through books and magazines from the back to the front. I caught my aunt's wedding bouquet. I advocate that people should be pass an IQ test before being allowed to have babies. I believe cheese is a basic food group. I don't eat pork because pigs are too smart. I'm tone-deaf but I love to sing. I'm the wallflower who just sits in the corner and spews sarcastic remarks

PHILOSOPHY

Keep it kind, keep it good, keep it right.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosts a number of terrific people visiting the SF Bay Area. Also, had my first couchsurfing experience in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I've had an amazing couchsurfing experience in Maine (Thanks, Andre) and in York (You're awesome, Jack.).

Interests

Food. Travel. Politics. Volunteerism. Pop Culture.

Music, Movies, and Books

Comedy, Documentary, Biography... basically, Non-fiction. (I have enough fictitious characters to deal with from day to day.)

When it comes to music, I have a wide range of interest. It will be a long, exhaustive list so I'll just tell you in person.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been to 36 US states (I don't count drive-thru and layovers).

Traveled 7-days on a bicycle to cover 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles (also raised money for SF AIDS Foundation in the process)

What I Can Share with Hosts

An awesome house, Food, Shower, Road Trips, Food Adventures, Travel Stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, United States

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