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Overview

  • 21 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, German
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Life
  • Product Design
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About Me

My partner Deneb and I hail from Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
I travelled the World searching for my star.
Now I travel with her.

ABOUT ME

I eat the whole apple, only leave the tick. I wear sandals even on rainy days and believe that shoes at the beach is a mistake. My happiest moments have all been barefoot.
My religion is Coffee.
I roll on the grass and stare at the clouds.
I like walking, meeting new people and just having a good time. Anywhere. Everywhere. That's what life is for, no?

PHILOSOPHY

'Here and now' is the most difficult thing to do.

Things don't happen for a reason. But they happen the only way they possibly could have.

It is bad luck to let go of an opportunity, to say no to free food, and to not share said free food.

You can believe in anything you want. I believe in magic. I believe in dragons. I don't go door to door talking about them though. Maybe I should.

Shikata ga nai. Karma, neh?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host and surf when I can. But mainly I just keep my heart light and smile handy.

CS is more than hosting or travelling. It's about trust, openness and sharing. It's about joy and faith in each other.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met people while traveling that I can now think as my friends.

I have never had a negative experience here. Every person I've met through CS has made a difference in my life. Some just a little. Others have changed it completely.

Interests

Finding something worth living for.
Sharing the world with people who care.

Actually, just sharing the world.

I have a project making soft toys of endangered and little known animals. Now my home is littered with plush butterflies, axolotls, jaguars and other forest critters, and I am a happier man.

  • dining
  • coffee
  • walking
  • traveling
  • magic
  • beaches
  • forests
  • plush toys

Music, Movies, and Books

Some:
The Story of Mr Sommer, Patrick Süskind
A Wizard of Earthsea, Ursula K. Le Guin
The Neverending Story, Michael Ende
Song of Ice and Fire Series, La vida es sueño, Moby Dick, Silmarilion, Eragon, LOTR, Asimov's Foundation, Don Quixote, Los hombres y no, Pellinor, Shogun, Design books, encyclopedias, Galeano, Dorfles, Fukuoka, Hesse...

Music:
ska, funk, punk, orchestra, rock, alternative, oi, sedvah, classical, folk, folk, marimba, balkan, violins, harps, tam-tam, electro, haus, minimal, lounge, flamenco, tango, crickets, cigals, birds, rain, waves...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've loved someone who loves me.

I've never died.

And I've realized how little I know.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: anything.
Teach: only random and apparently useless things and techniques.
Share: whatever I can.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Mexico, Spain

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