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Overview

  • 16 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Chinese
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Tenure-track Professor in Information Systems
  • PhD in Information Systems, University of Auckland
  • From Guatemala City, Guatemala, Guatemala
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Friend the World

ABOUT ME

Enthusiastic and open-minded. I like to learn about life styles and stories in the cities I travel. I enjoy discovering what makes cultures around the world different and similar.

PHILOSOPHY

What people do in one part of the world can be seen as routine and extraordinary if seen from outside.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Like to meet local people in the places I am traveling and also I am glad to receive world travelers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed all around Southeast Asia. I feel now somehow connected to of Asia. CS has given me a unique perspective.

Interests

Have fun with local people and travelers. Natural sceneries. Visit historic places. Hiking.

  • culture
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I like most kind of music, including Latin and EDM . Like to read, specially about history and humanities.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

An intimate experience of Taiwanese culture.

Teach, Learn, Share

Like to share my experience of life in Guatemala so people now about where to go and what to do.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Guatemala, New Zealand, Taiwan, United States

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