Hey I'm Ben! I consider myself a fun and positive dude always trying to learn and take the best of every moment in life (the bad ones too), I love traveling and meeting all kinds of people from all over this crazy beautiful world, I'm always in for trying new stuff or anything that looks fun (as long as the police is not involved haha) in less words I'm a person of contrasts in every aspect of my life and bad at describing myself so I will leave it up to you ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

You get something money can't buy ;) it's awesome to exchange cultures and experiences with locals and even better when a local can show you around his city, thanks to Couchsurfing I've met awesome people and have been to places that I wouldn't have gone as a regular tourist, so every time I have the chance to pay it forward I'm glad to show others a little of my world.

Interests

I love skateboarding, photography, music (all kinds of music haha from 60's rock, alternative rock, indie rock, folk, hip hop and all the way to psychedelic trance music) I'm learning to play guitar (acoustic) I love traveling and learning from other cultures and places, cooking (specially Mexican food duh), I love spending time in nature (hiking and camping) and anything new that looks fun (Ray Ban's emoji).

• photography
• dining
• cooking
• mexican food
• yoga
• meditation
• partying
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• bungee jumping
• skateboarding
• emergency services
• mountains
• mindfulness

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Modest Mouse, The National, Kings of Convenience, Band of Horses, Future Islands, Angus and Julia Stone, Death Cab for Cutie, Taking Back Sunday, Tupac, Bone Thugs, Drake, Snow Patrol, Arctic Monkeys, Whitest Boy Alive, Explosions in the Sky, Hi Profile, Class A, Ace Ventura, Captain Hook.

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, The Godfather, Intouchables, Scarface, Fight Club, Star Wars, Blow, Forrest Gump, Crash, Inception, American History X, City of God, Lord of the Rings, Boys In the Hood, Goodfellas, Ondskan.

Books: On the Road, The Little Prince, The Doors of Perception,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To mention some maybe being stuck for a night on an island with no food or place to sleep, being stuck for a complete day on a bus in the middle of a snowstorm in Netherlands, backpacking around Europe, bungee jump in France, the Austrian Alps by train, camping in the middle of the desert in Mexico, going to the largest rave in Mexico in the middle of nowhere.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like sharing what I've learned from traveling and personal experiences, I like sharing weird and random facts (also stupid jokes haha) and sometimes cooking for others, but I think I enjoy more learning from what others have to share, even the most simple things in life are worth learning.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can give you a tour around my city and take you to other beautiful places outside of the city when I have time, I know some good places to eat and some good places to party (if you're in the mood haha) if you are more into nature I can take you hiking to the mountains and get a nice view of the city. I can only host on the weekends but if you are coming on a weekday maybe you can spend the night and leave in the morning when me and my roommates leave to work.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Mexico, United States

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