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Overview

  • 40 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning German
  • 46, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Telecommunications engineer, currently working for Ericss...
  • I studied Telecommunications Engineering in my home city ...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I know it sounds like a cliche, but it's absolutely true: I'm finding my place in the world!

ABOUT ME

Who am I? Better to know me in person!! ;). But for the moment I can tell you I'm a person that likes enjoying life, meeting new people, discovering new places... Currently I work for the telecommunications company Ericsson, travelling all around the world. I love travelling, and although sometimes is tiring, I cannot get enough! Whenever I am not travelling for work, I am travelling for fun ;) My home friends and my family sometimes get surprised when they manage to see me!! When I am abroad, I like to visit most important places, but also to get to know people and feel and live the night life. I love clubbing and dancing!! I love especially bachata, merengue, salsa... I am not a great dancer, but I can manage...
Two more relevant facts about me... First one, I love History. I specially enjoy learning the history of each place I visit (another reason for meeting local people). There are two periods in History that I like above all, but you'll have to meet me and ask me about them. Second fact, I love reading. I read all the time. Usually 2 or 3 books at the same time. This combined with the fact that I like History... and you get that I read a lot of history books :)

PHILOSOPHY

"Live and let live"... do whatever you want without bothering anyone!
Follow your heart, usually will take you to the correct place ;)
Everything happens for a reason.
I am taking this from one CS friend: if you feel you should do something, you should do it.
Amor vincit omnia (Liebe besiegt alles). And if it doesn't... it's because it wasn't real love :)
Enjoy life, it's too short to waste one single minute!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been in CS for six years now, and I love it!! I usually travel a lot, so I am not that much time at home, but whenever I am in Madrid, I would like to meet new people, show them around and host them in my place if possible!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met a lot of CS people in other countries! In every corner of this world there is someone worth meeting. So far, I've never been in someone's place, I've only met them for taking coffee. Also, most of my experience hosting people has been showing them around Madrid, but also I host people in my place. I always try them to be comfortable!

Interests

Many interests: mainly travelling... I love travelling and meeting new people!! Also reading (I looooove reading), going to the cinema, going out with my friends, enjoying a good beer, talking about history... If you love talking about history ove a good beer, you'll reach my heart!

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies! So many movies... I love the Indiana Jones movies, all of them!! But of course, I have many more movies: In the name of the father, Braveheart...
About music, I can't go anywhere without my music :). I love all kind of music, and here you have some examples: Avicii, Ben Howard, Black Eyed Peas, Passenger, The Tallest Man on Earth, Fritz Kalkbrenner... Also, Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson. And I love Mike Oldfield!
Regarding books, I cannot write here all books I love! Here you have just some of them: World War Two, by Churchill. The Art of War. The Harry Potter books. London, a biography, by Peter Akroyd. Don Quijote de la Mancha, by Cervantes. 1984. Brave New World. The Man in the High Castle...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There's something amazing in every single thing in our lifes, so I really cannot decide for anything. Life, just life!
Anyway, just recently I made bungee jump in South Africa, which was the most frightening and at the same time exhilarating experience I can remember! And also sky diving :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malawi, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan

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