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Overview

  • 18 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Italian
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Structural Engineer
  • University of Cornell & Universidad de Cantabria
  • From Hartland, WI, USA
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About Me

I moved to NYC in September 2015 and am still trying to get my bearings... it's pretty huge.

I was so good about keeping my response rate at 100% when I was hosting in St Louis, but now that I came to NYC and had so many requests, my response rate has plummeted, which I'm kind of bummed about... I apologize to all of you I never got back to!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have been surfing since January 2010 and hosting since March 2014

I have couch surfed a few times now. Once in Bologna, Italy, where they brought me and my friends around the city and to some anti fascist gatherings including a poetry reading and a concert in an underground bar. The other time in Milan, our host brought us to Karaoke where we sang some Queen and ate way too much gelato. Went to Boston to cheer for Cornell at a Harvard hockey game and stayed with a great MIT student. I also stayed a few days on an island off the coast of Washington.

I started hosting in St Louis in March 2014. Since then I have hosted (at least, not sure I can remember them all)
- 1 Belgian
- 1 Chilean
- 1 Austrian
- 1 Italian
- 1 German
- 1 Canadian
- 2 English Lads
- 2 Australian mates
- 8 French girls and 4 guys
- 40+ Americans
It has been a pleasure so far!

Sorry, once I moved to NYC I kind of fell off from the site, my hosting situation changed, but hopefully I can get back into the community.

Interests

Traveling
Music
Rock climbing
Food & Cooking
& wine
New people

  • poetry
  • concerts
  • running of the bulls
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • karaoke
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • hockey

Music, Movies, and Books

Musicians: too many to list, but currently Florence & the Machine, Pretty Lights, Arcade Fire, Lykke Li, Broken Bells, Mumford and Sons, Beatles, The Bird and the Bee, Peter Bjorn and John, The Knocks, Maverick Sabre, Miike Snow

Movies: Inglourious Basterds, Death Proof, Kill Bill, Fight Club, Thank You for Smoking, Fargo, Kick Ass, Taxi Driver

Books: Catcher in the Rye, Survivor, Apathy and Other Small Victories, Thank You For Smoking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed to the top of an active volcano in Guatemala
Saw the Running of the Bulls, but everyone had the same outfit idea as me...

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy cooking for others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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