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Overview

  • 39 references 24 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Norwegian Bokmål
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Interaction Designer
  • Postgraduate
  • From Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” - Lao Tzu

ABOUT ME

I'm friendly, open-minded, love dogs and cats, love food, love stories, love to tell stories, love to meet new people, love learning about other cultures.

PHILOSOPHY

When nothing goes right... go left :P

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosting for a while now and made really great friends. I have surfed couches in Guayaquil (Ecuador), in Melbourne (Australia) and in Berlin (Germany).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a lot of people, from: US, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Colombia, Austria, Russia, Ukraine, Chile, Perú, Bosnia, Argentina, Norway. It's been an amazing experience.

I have also joined many CS events in Quito, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. While I lived in Brisbane we had an amazing big group of CSers to hang aroung with.

Interests

Love The Beatles, independent films, reading, biking, mountain hiking, playing videogames, dancing and having fun.

  • animals
  • design
  • concerts
  • dancing
  • dining
  • coffee
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Beatles, George Orwell, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Carlos Castaneda, Martin Scorsese, Fedor Dostoievsky, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton, Won Kar Wai, Gaspar Noe, Guy Ritchie, David Fincher, Wes Anderson, and many many more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed the world's highest active volcano, Cotopaxi (5.897m). Paul McCartney Live Concert in Lima Perú. Got an scholarship to study in Brisbane, Australia. Travel around Australia and see kangaroos, koalas, platypus! Experienced the Norwegian winter and gotten an amazing job in Norway!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to roller-skate, spanish basics, basic salsa and merengue steps.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Many many many stories, Spanish practicing or the basics. Help around. But especially my friendship 😄

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ecuador, Norway

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