CURRENT MISSION

"To arrive at where I started and know the place for the first time" -- T.S. Elliot

ABOUT ME

I am a filmmaker, movie reviewer, coffee drinker, food connoisseur, fitness enthusiast, photographer, et al

Here's a link to the website for my first documentary:

http://huellapetrea.blogspot.com/

PHILOSOPHY

“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.” -- Oscar Wilde

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By compassion and curiosity, an eagerness to listen to others and learn.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Good

Interests

Literature, movies, outdoor adventures, cultural interchanges, coffee. This is a website I manage dedicated to the promotion of literary Ecuadorian fiction to a global audience:

http://ecuadorfiction.com

Music, Movies, and Books

Short fiction anthologies, movies, jazz, reggae, non-western music. Here's a link to my list of the fifty greatest films of all-time:

http://1linereview2.blogspot.com/2009/06/rick-segreda.html

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Skydived over at 3000 meters (or 9,000 feet), bungee jumped at 46 meters (about 150 feet), have done whitewater rafting in Alaska, Seattle, Costa Rica, and Ecuador, took a hang-gliding lesson, swam with sharks in the Galapagos, participated in an Ayahuasca ceremony., as well as a San Pedro ceremony and I also...

Hosted a conference interview with Darren Aronofsky, director of "Black Swan" and "The Wrestler" (in Spanish):

http://www.lahora.com.ec/index.php/noticias/show/1101143874#.U7BLHtFbv54

Spent a week with Les Stroud, his son Logan, and his crew in the Ecuadorian rain forest for the shooting of an episode of "Survivorman":

https://www.gringotree.com/les-stroud-survivorman-ecuador/

Hosted a conference interview with graphic design legend ("I 'heart' NY"), Milton Glaser:

http://callingecuador.blogspot.com/2014/06/rick-segreda-has-talk-with-milton-glaser.html

Rode my bike across New Zealand:

http://filmtraveler.tripod.com/kiwibike1.html

Wrote a book about Peru:

http://www.saxo.com/dk/viva-travel-guide-to-peru_ricardo-segreda_paperback_9780979126437

Wrote and directed a film for the Italian Ministry of Culture:

http://huellapetrea.blogspot.com/

I transcribed Gore Vidal's and Christopher Hitchen's final interviews for a documentary.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a professional writer, publicist, photographer, publicist and filmmaker. But not only do I enjoy writing, but I enjoy bringing out the best in other writers.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am currently not hosting, but I can share the pleasure of my company if you want to hang out.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Macedonia, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Ecuador, United States