My name is Billy Kupferman.   I'm from Long Beach, New York a little island off of Long Island.   I grew up surfing - spending all my time at the beach in the summer and freezing my butt off surfing in the winter.

Ten years ago, when I was 14, my family went to Sayulita for the first time.   I fell in love with the town.   There wasn't much there then at all.   We had to stay outside town closer to Vallarta and drive in to go surfing.   When I got back to school after that trip, Spanish class took on a whole new meaning.   I became fascinated with Latin American culture and with speaking Spanish.  

My family and I kept going back to Sayulita on school vacations.   Every year it seemed it got a little bigger and every year I fell in love with it a little more.   After high school I moved to Wilmington, North Carolina and started college at UNCW.   Driven by my experiences in Mexico, I chose Spanish as a major and decided to become a teacher.   I kept going back to Sayulita on my vacations both with my family and friends.

After college I did a bunch of traveling through Indonesia and Europe, and then somehow again ended up back in this little town that I loved so much in Mexico.   This time I stayed for a while (about a year).   I taught some English classes and met a lot of people.   The friends I made were great friends.   I left Mexico with a heavy heart to come back to the US to start work on a master's degree.  

So...to make a long story short, I got a job teaching Spanish in a high school here in New York.   Of course, the first vacation I had, I went right back to Mexico.   That was when I saw Casa Serena for sale.   I have always dreamt of creating a place in Mexico for people to come and enjoy Sayulita as I have.   The town has provided my family and me with so many wonderful vacations, and I would like to help do that for other families, or for anyone else.   I don't think I would be where I am today I had not experienced this town as a kid.   I love the idea of more kids getting their first taste of Mexico while staying at my place.   I love the idea of having surfers, explorers, travelers, etc., stay at my house and enjoy Sayulita.   SO COME ON!!!!