CURRENT MISSION

Be present and happy

ABOUT ME

Simple, open-minded guy who likes to laugh and learn from others. Enjoys running, biking, and being outdoors. Loves to eat, cook and listening to music.

PHILOSOPHY

You are the master of your own destiny through the actions and thoughts you produce.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travel, learn about other cultures, get inspired, inspire others...

Interests

Traveling, bikes, art, woodworking, accordion, design, Mexico, Latin America, chicano studies, libraries, music, meditation, self-sustaining practices, tree houses, yoga, running, breathing, gardening, permaculture, simplicity, DIY, food, reading, outdoors, cats, peace, love and understanding. I've got more just ask :)

Music, Movies, and Books

Westerns (No Country for Old Men, 3 Burials of Melquiades Estrada, True Grit) Mexican Cinema (Cantinflas, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna) Cartoons (Adventure Time, Amazing Wold of Gumball, Power Puff Girls) Dramas (American Beauty, Fight Club, Cloud Atlas)...

Rock (Queens of the Stoneage, Dr. Dog, Of Montreal) Classic Rock ( Queen, Pink Floyd, David Bowie)
Reggae (Bob Marley, Toots and Maytals, Jimmy Cliff)
Tejano (Selena, Flaco Jimenez, Texas Tornadoes)
Country (Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash)
Musica Latina (Los Lobos, Lila Downs, Manu Chao)
Cumbias (Quantic, Chicha, Chico Trujillo)
R&B ( Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Al Green, Gil Scott-Heron)
Jazz ( Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, Gato Barbieri)
Punk (The Misfits, Ramones, Dead Kennedys)
Surf (Beach Boys, Dick Dale, The Ventures)...

Self Help
Chicano studies
Bike touring
Running
Yoga
Meditation...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I bike toured Mexico's Pacific coast for 6 months in 2014 and ended up living in Queretaro for a few more months making wonderful friendships and stories to tell.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Woodworking, Spanish, Cooking techniques

Learn: Anything

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, China, Jamaica, Mexico, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States