CURRENT MISSION

To be conversational in French by December 31st at 23:59, and to have a 30-minute conversation in French by my deadline, UNINTERRUPTED, and without uttering a single word of English.

PHILOSOPHY

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My couchsurfing experience to date has been nothing short of fantastic, and although I have yet to surf on other’s peoples’ couches; I have hosted people in my loft in downtown Los Angeles, met couchsurfers for coffee, drinks or a meal, played L.A. tour guide on several occasions for visiting couchsurfers, and have participated in several couchsurfing groups’ meetups.

Centres d'intérêt

• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• languages
• tourism

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

Music:

A Tribe Called Quest, Augustus Pablo, Barrington Levy, The Beatles, Beastie Boys, Black Uhuru, Bjork, Blur, Bob Marley, The Crystal Method, 311, De La Soul, Depeche Mode, Foo Fighters, Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti, Garbage, Gorillaz, Hepcat, Jay-Z, Jazz Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, John Coltrane, Jump With Joey, Lee Morgan, Lenny Kravitz, Linkin Park, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Morcheeba, Nas, Nirvana, Ozomatli, The Pharcyde, The Police, Public Enemy, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Roots Manuva, Run-D.M.C, Sade, Seal, Skatalites, Steel Pulse, Thievery Corporation, The Wailers, and many, many more.

Movies:

A Beautiful Mind, Aladdin, Amélie, Apollo 13, Big Fish, The Black Stallion, The Blues Brothers, Braveheart, Casablanca, The Empire Strikes Back, The Endless Summer, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Finding Forrester, Finding Nemo, Forrest Gump, Good Will Hunting, Gladiator, Glory, Hoop Dreams, Hoosiers, James Bond movies, The Karate Kid, Lilies of the Field, Major League, Million Dollar Baby, Peaceful Warrior, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Philadelphia, Ray, Rocky, Roman Holiday, Seabiscuit, Searching for Bobby Fisher, Senna, Spartacus, Stand by Me, Stand and Deliver, The Thief of Baghdad, Tokyo Olympiad, Trading Places, When We Were Kings, and White Men Can't Jump.

Books:

A Christmas Carol, Angela's Ashes, The Catcher in the Rye, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, Le Petit Prince, The Man Who Listens to Horses, Napolean Hill books, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, and You'll See It When You Believe It: The Way to Your Personal Transformation

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

I don’t know how best to answer this question, but I have had some incredible and unique experiences; and even with all that I have seen and all that I have done, I have come to realize that nothing is more incredible or more amazing than the gift of life itself.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

Teach:

I can teach you American English, as well as some cool slang phrases, and so that when you go back home, you will sound like those cool American movies you grew up watching.

Learn:

I want to continue to improve my French language skills, and so I want to be in the company of French native speakers, want to share our languages and cultures with one another.

Share:

I can share with you the great mega city of Los Angeles, and my friends call me the "The Prince Bupster of Los Angeles," and that is for good reason, and it's because I know everyone that is to know and know all the places where to go.

Pays que j'ai visités

Canada, United Kingdom

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Canada, Sudan, United Kingdom, United States