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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • University of California, San Diego
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

living the good life.

ABOUT ME

I live in a big house in San Diego with four of my best friends. We constantly have friends crashing on the couch, so why not open it up to other travelers?!

PHILOSOPHY

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
-Emerson

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Giving back...one couch at a time.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couch surfed for my first time on a trip to OZ and NZ in 2009. I had an overwhelmingly good experience and it made me feel better about human nature and the innate goodness in mankind to take in a complete stranger. It made me want to start hosting travellers as soon as I got back.

Interests

Surfing, photography, travel, rocket science.

  • photography
  • beauty
  • gardening
  • traveling
  • surfing
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Old man and the Sea

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungy Jumping in New Zealand.

Teach, Learn, Share

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will have peace."-Hendrix"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do" - -Mother Teresa

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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