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Couch Available: Maybe Preferred Gender: Any Max Surfers Per Night: 2
Shared Sleeping Surface: No Shared Room: NoAir mattress in study room with a door. This is a picture of my couch and two of my classmates. Friends (51)
Mary Harpen 24, Female Mobile, Alabama United States Friends since July 2007 "rented from him" Friendship Type: Close Friend
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Diego Estrada 29, Male North Bay Village, Florida United States Friends since June 1992 "since childhood" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Katherine Russell 23, Female Mobile, Alabama United States Friends since August 2007 "studied together" Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Nicolas Jadot 24, Male Montreal, Quebec Canada Friends since February 2008 "in the Maracana..." Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Leonardo Morantes
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MARIA KOLIOU 25, Female Athens, Attica Greece Friends since October 2009 "my guest for3days" Friendship Type: Friend
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Bebeto Le Garfs Azevedo 26, Male Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo Brazil Friends since March 2008 "Well, you know, Csing" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend I vouched for Leonardo Morantes
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Csaba Pales 29, Male Budapest, Budapest Hungary Friends since August 2008 "Couch Surfing Invasion by Derryl Goodwin" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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kHeLeHk 36, Male Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Friends since February 2008 "through Couchsurfing" Friendship Type: Friend I vouched for Leonardo Morantes
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SAMMY406 31, Male Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Friends since March 2008 "Hang'out in Niteroi and Lapa " Friendship Type: Good Friend I vouched for Leonardo Morantes
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BRAM AND NELE 30, Female Dendermonde, East-Flanders Belgium Friends since May 2007 "Leonardo joined us for a night" Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
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Personal DescriptionI'm from Colombia but have lived in the US since 1998. I lived in Orlando, Atlanta, Birmingham, and now live in Mobile. I love traveling and meeting lots of people from diverse backgrounds. I'm 3/4 of a doctor. How I Participate in CSMy current plan is to get the community more involved at a local level and maybe organize some events with nearby cities like Biloxi, New Orleans or Pensacola. CouchSurfing ExperienceToon- Leuven, Belgium
Bram and Nele- Gent, Belgium
Jean-Sébastien & Stéphanie - Paris, France
Henri- The Hague, Netherlands
Mathias- Zurich, Switzerland
Gianluca & Claudia- Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro
Vanessa- Sao Paulo
Yara- Sao Paulo
Alberto- Sao Paulo
Murat & Ibrahim- Turkey
I have only had great experiences, but the best ones have been when I have met many people through my hosts (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Gent jump to mind).InterestsI cherish diversity. I really enjoy traveling, but I like to travel off the beaten path. I like to see the places I visit from the eyes of the natives. There is a lot to learn from others. I can't live without music and I enjoy listening to music that I cannot understand; I prefer soft balads.PhilosophyCarpe Diem et Carpe Noctem!!!
Do onto others as you wish they'd do onto you.
Work hard and play even harder.
I enjoy the small things in life. I try to take a trip whenever I'm off from school. I am frugal on my daily life, but splurge in the things that really matter to me (like traveling).
Music, Movies, BooksMusic: I absolutely love music. I learned English by learning the lyrics to my favorite songs. I know a little Italian because I listen to Opera, I am learning German because I found a German musical and I can't stop listening to it. I love Meat Loaf, Queen and especially Freddie Mercury.
Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Love Actually, Crash, Immortal Beloved, American Pie, Deep Impact.
Books: Plato's Apology, Brain Longevity, Rich Dad Poor Dad. I don't really read much; now I don't even have time to read much besides what I have to read for school. Types of People I enjoyReally all people, but mainly those who are optimistic and enjoy their life. I like being around people who have flexible personalities and can have fun doing a wide variety of things. I have a hard time making decisions, so it is good to have someone around to help me make up my mind. Teach, Learn, ShareThe main purpose of my trips is to create long-lasting friendships. I've stayed in touch with many of my hosts and I enjoy talking to them and plan to meet them later in life.
"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." Albert Einstein
"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." Albert EinsteinOne Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done visited 25 states (11.1%) Create your own visited map of The World
visited 18 states (36%) Create your own visited map of The United States Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectI love this idea. The oportunity to meet people from all over the world is amazing. What is even better is that those people are open enough to at least want to have a cup of coffee with a stranger.
I'm not a stranger, I'm just a friend you haven't met yet.Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Uruguay LIVED: Colombia, United States IS GOING TO: Bulgaria, Serbia References
From Ben Leshin Winston-Salem, United States Nov 9 Positive Leo was a fun, respectful, and interesting guest. His experiences, travels, views, and goals are unique and intriguing. He is generous and outgoing. Let this man surf should he request such!
From DAVY Ljubljana, Slovenia Sep 24 Positive Leonardo is very polite person. At the moment I met him he was already helping fellow trevelers to get of the train and find their way around the station. I only hosted Leonardo one night but I must say it was true delight. I would be happy to host you anytime you come to Ljubljana. He is very tidy, realible person. I trully hope to see you in Colombia or USA. Hasta luego mi amigo. :-)
From Ana Catanna Zagreb, Croatia Sep 22 Positive Great guy! almost got me off cigarets :) he has some really cool hobbies and views on life and people.. hope ill see you again!!
From Jens Poulsen Zurich, Switzerland Sep 5 Positive An open spirit with a genuine interest in other people and cultures. Leonardo was, even after a long flight and several nights with only few hours of sleep, grateful for the walking tour of Zurich we did (of course he slept through on my couch the whole next morning). I would host him again any time.
From Maxime Molenaar Utrecht, Netherlands May 31 Positive I met Leonardo at a christmas party in Buenos Aires. We met the next day for a rooftop-party at my sister's place and had fun with some other Couchsurfers. He's a nice and smart guy who you can have good discussions with!
From Diego Estrada North Bay Village, United States May 25 Positive having leonardo in our house was a great experience, we met again after few years of not seeing each other. leonardo is a well-educated person with excellent manners....he is an easy person to have conversations with...
we enjoyed his stay with us...and hope to see him again
From Amanda Molenaar Utrecht, Netherlands May 16 Positive I definitely had a good time with this guy at the Christmas meeting he organized in Buenos Aires.
From Csaba Pales Budapest, Hungary Jan 10 Positive Leonardo and I met during the CS Invasion in New Orleans (organized by Derryl). It's NOT true, that my sister payed for the "paprika chicken", beacuse Leonardo did it!!! I don't know why, but he just trusted us and our cooking experience and did not allow us to pay :) So I tried to "satisfy" him (with the paprika chicken) and I think he is still waiting for the recepie :) I'm really glad, we've met in NOLA and spent a really cool time together (despite of the rainy weather). Leonardo!! I'm looking forward to meet you somewhere in America, with or without "paprika chicken"! :))
From Jacob Nielsen Copenhagen, Denmark Dec 25, 2008 Positive Leo organized a funny hostel Christmas party in Buenos Aires!
We were 20 people having fun all night long!
From Rodney Sabatini Atlanta, United States Nov 27, 2008 Positive After only 10 years, 4 months, ......CONGRATS on the promotion to the blue passport!
Let's talk Havana soon.
From Andrew Brown Decatur, United States Nov 26, 2008 Positive I was originally contacted Leonardo to surf his couch in Mobile and to talk about my upcoming trip to Colombia. That fell through when he had to go to a medical conference. We didn't let a minor hiccup get in the way of a good time. When Leonardo came to Atlanta we met up at a CS dinner and had a blast. We were talking about travel, Colombia, and how great CS is. He is a great person who is very proactive in CS. I would surf, host, and travel with him anytime. Thanks for all the great tips on Colombia.
From Caroline Riegel Atlanta, United States Nov 26, 2008 Positive At dinner, Leonardo was telling our table about all his amazing experiences exploring the Americas. Oh- and congrats on the citizenship!
From Zsofia Pales Debrecen, Hungary Oct 5, 2008 Positive I had the pleasure to spend a fun CS invasion with Leonard including fine jazz concerts, buggy ride, a war game :) and an intro to Hungarian cuisine. He definitely is a nice and trustworthy person!
Sept 2009 update: It was a pleasure to meet Leonardo again during his trip to Budapest. He is such a nice person and can genuinely appreciate cuisine and culture. We should definitely make it a third time!
From LEVENTNOIR Istanbul, Turkey Sep 22, 2008 Positive Leonardo is pretty much awesome, he was very but very helpful to pick us up from Biloxi when we tried to evacuate. It was also very kind of him that he introduced us to his lovely wife and brother. I hang out 2 days and it was well enough to know his big heart.
From Darryl Goodwin New Orleans, United States Aug 31, 2008 Positive I had a wonderful time when Leonardo came to a couchsurfing invasion in New Orleans, a collaboration of several ambassadors. Leonardo was a great guest at my house and added to the events of the weekend. Thanks, hope to meet again.
From Margarita Navas Bogota, Colombia Jul 5, 2008 Positive he is a great guy!!! very friendly, funny, easy going, great personality :)
From Juan Sebastian Bonilla Bogota, Colombia Jul 4, 2008 Positive He is a great guy, we met in Mobile town last summer and we had a good time. We did not spend enough time but I must say that he is very very friendly and smart. I really wish you the best and I hope be back in the us again. Have fun
From Katherine Robinson Mobile, United States Jun 15, 2008 Positive I met Leo at a starbucks and he introduced me to couchsurfing which is totally awesome. He is really friendly and fun to talk to!!!
From Thom Johnson Hollywood, United States May 6, 2008 Positive Leonardo was so nice to greet me when coming to his town of Mobile. He is very warm, intelligent and a very experienced traveler. He gave me great tips while we drouned ourselves in caffeine at his local Starbucks, both for different reasons. He was studying for his final exams on his way to becoming a doctor and I was traveling through the night on a 19 hour voyage home from working in Houston, TX to where my RV was in central Florida. I wish that we had more time to hang out and that the last minute timing was different but I will be passing back throug his area again soon and will definitely look him back up. I suggest that you do the same. He has the true 'couchsurfing' spirit and a great soul. See you again Leonardo! Come visit Florida! You both are welcome with me.
From Claudia Pedroso Niteroi, Brazil Apr 14, 2008 Positive It was very good knowing Leonardo, a host that everyone should have, very polite, kind and quiet. Hope meet him again.. kiss for you..
From David Mitchell Mobile, United States Apr 10, 2008 Positive Leonardo is a great guy who really really really likes to travel. So if you're on couchsurfing.com, you probably have a lot in common with him. And he likes to see how people in other countries live instead of seeing hotels. So again, if you are on couchsurfing.com, you probably have a lot in common with him.
From kHeLeHk Niteroi, Brazil Mar 26, 2008 Positive Leonardo is exactely what you expect from a guest: nice, polite, clean, really interested to travel and to share experiences, funny and friendly. He has a fantastic CS soul that give to you the hopeness that CS Project will grew through people like Leonardo. I´m sure that we will meet again somewhere in the world!!!
From Vanessa Mathias Sao Paulo, Brazil Mar 23, 2008 Positive Leonardo was a great guest, educated, polite, fun to be with, and very smart!
From Robert Parham Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel Mar 10, 2008 Positive Leonardo is a really cool, interesting guy. We met in sao-paulo thru mutual CS friends, and ended up spending the better part of 2 days together. A great guy, fun to meet, and i hope to surf his couch in mobile soon :)
From Alexander77 Amsterdam, Netherlands Mar 9, 2008 Positive We met eachother during a great party in Niteroi and had some nice conversations. It was a pleasure to meet you Leonardo, and for sure I will let you see a little bit more of the Netherlands once you are back in Europe! You are welcome in Amsterdam!
From Juanita + Arnaud Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France Mar 8, 2008 Positive We had a good ol' time hanging out with Leonardo in Niterói & in Sao Paulo! A nice surprise for the both of us! We hope to be able to meet up again soon, in the States or who knows, why not in Europe!! Nuestra casa es tu casa amigo!! Un besote! J&A
From Yara Howe New York, United States Mar 8, 2008 Positive Leonardo is such a nice guy, even when he's had no sleep at all(that tells you a lot about a person). All my friends loved him in Sao Paulo and I'm definetly looking foward to seeing him again sometime. All the best and good luck on your tests!
From Bebeto Le Garfs Azevedo Sao Paulo, Brazil Mar 8, 2008 Positive Sometimes in life you meet people that you can totatlly feel you would be friends for life with them. This is the case with Leonardo. He is such a nice guy, easy to talk to about just anything. I had an amazing time while he was here, and I wish to visit him in Mobile on time for Mardi Gras ;) Hope our path will cross again!
From Nicolas Jadot Montreal, Canada Mar 7, 2008 Positive I met Leonardo in the hive of carioca crazyness, namely the Maracana... he's an intelligent and curious guy, and I totally support your "33-project"... please tell me if you come in Canada!
From Gabriela Godoi Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mar 6, 2008 Positive I met Leo while he was in Rio and he was a good company, looking to learn more about Rio and Brasil culture. I hope to meet again soon!
From Andrea Rossi Assisi, Italy Mar 3, 2008 Positive Besides the fact we didn't manage to talk one each other, face our language communication problems, i just realize he's a great guy. Maybe who knows someday i'll meet up him in America... huh?
From SAMMY406 Niteroi, Brazil Mar 2, 2008 Positive It was really nice to hang out with Leo, he was always an excellent companion at our gatherings and we always had a lot of fun and some talks about culture, which was enriching for me. Besides, he has always great chicks around him. hehe.
He’s very intelligent, full of energy and truly interested about people. :-)
Good luck in your journey mate!
And come back soon as ít possible!
From Nicole Maciel Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Feb 29, 2008 Positive I love Colombia and I love speaking Spanish so, when I met Leo, I made his life "miserable", cause I couldn't stop talking...lol Anyway, we had fun at the game, he is very nice, polite and, even though he's a little serious, I'm sure he's a party guy. Nice "cachaco"...hope to keep in touch!
From Suzi Ribeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Feb 25, 2008 Unfortunatly, I met Leonardo just once in a bbq in Rio. Anyway, I realize he´s very nice boy. I hope meet him more at any place around the world. ;-)
From Jean-Sébastien Vautrin Paris, France Jul 28, 2007 Positive Leonardo was a very nice guest. He's crazy about music and he showed me some of his favorite songs. It was a great time. Unfortunately he could stay only one night.
From Toon Beerten Leuven, Belgium Jun 14, 2007 Positive Leonardo was an perfect guest. Too bad he could only stay one night. Had a fun night out with him. It was also funny he took a picture of my toilet :) .
From Saskia De Schryver Gent, Belgium May 31, 2007 Positive This guy is great : he's funny and serious at the same time !! He's interested in everything, culture, beer, jenever ... just name it :-)
From BRAM AND NELE Dendermonde, Belgium May 31, 2007 Positive Leonardo is a very nice and polite guy. It was fun having you over! And thanks for our Spanish lesson! Enjoy your trip in Europe. |