CURRENT MISSION

I'm a photographer cycling through beautiful but impoverished rural areas, in order to make, print, and give away portraits to families who won't otherwise ever have a family photograph... and also to donate water filters and solar lights to the families who need them most 😀

www.instagram.com/theironlyportrait

ABOUT ME

I live in the countryside, 50km from downtown area. Former rugby player, when possible I like to practice trekking, packrafting, mountain biking, and overlanding.

PHILOSOPHY

We only have ONE unique, beautiful, brief life... LIVE IT ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Most surfers usually want to stay in the City, so I meet them for coffee, drinks, dinner, watch some Tango or Polo games... As I'm usually making photos when I travel (and my schedule is not always "normal") I don't surf couches that often... but I'm always willing to meet other travelers to share adventures!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Great so far!!! My life was enriched by meeting so many people with different cultural backgrounds :)

Interests

I'm passionate about photography; as a kid, my dream was to become a National Geographic photographer.
I own 7 stray dogs (love dogs, specially the ugly ones) and enjoy everything related with nature.

I enjoy traveling without an itinerary... and probably and can't live without coffee (single origin specialty grades when possible).

• dogs
• photography
• coffee
• cycling
• nature
• adventure
• trekking
• outdoors
• conservation
• thru hiking
• packrafting

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: The usual suspects, 9 Reinas, Before Sunrise & Sunset, The Way, A good year, PointBreak 1, Into the Wild, El Secreto de sus ojos, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Earth, The Cove, Motorcycle Diaries, When Harry met Sally, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bambi, Fight Club, Gorilas in he mith, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, etc.

MUSIC: Gotan Project, U2, Amy Winehouse, Coldplay, Oasis, The Rolling Stones, Joss Stone, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, , Keane, Bersuit, The Killers, INXS, New Radicals, Artic Monkeys, Bajofondo tangoclub, Lenny Kravitz, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sublime, Sinatra, Nirvana, La Portuaria, etc.

TV: The Last of Us, Games of Thrones, Dr. House, Dexter, Discovery/National Geographic/Animal Planet, etc.

BOOKS: Garcia Marquez, Kerouac, Hemigway, Borges, Cortazar, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Left behind a successful career (16+ years) to follow a dream :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to make good coffee, to cook an asado or a chocolate fondant... some spanish, photography, or Tango's basic steps.

I can try to learn almost everything else!!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my passion for ugly dogs... or how to realize the importance of time over money and material wealth :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina

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