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Overview

  • 12 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Business owner, Physiotherapist
  • Masters degree
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Build my businesses, train jiu-jitsu, travel, meet people.

ABOUT ME

I'm living in Melbourne and run two businesses. A physiotherapy clinic and a Jiu-Jitsu studio. I train jiujitsu, wrestling and boxing. Love the outdoors, hiking, fishing, camping and keeping very active.

PHILOSOPHY

Inspire and learn from others, be kind, be honest, live to experience as much as you can, dedicate yourself to something you love and are passionate about but make time also for your friends and family.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have used couch surfing a lot when I travelled. Now its time to give back to the community that supported me so much by offering to host!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have made a lot of friends and had many great experiences with couch surfing.

Interests

keeping fit, jiu jitsu, wrestling, travelling, spending time with my good friends, having a barbecue, going out, making new friends. Love the outdoors, hiking, fishing camping etc. I want to climb another mountain.. last time it was Mt Aconcagua, 6962m.. i loved it, so painful, yet so rewarding.

  • beer
  • coffee
  • bbq
  • marathon
  • running
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • boxing
  • wrestling
  • jiu jitsu

Music, Movies, and Books

Theres to many books and movies to mention. But i love the movie "Stand by me" and the book "Born to Run" and i am currently reading "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

lived in china for 1year training shaolin kung-fu, it was in kung-fu school with about 5000 students. you could compare it to a military camp. the training was very intense. 5-6 hours a day 6 days a week. it was very difficult both mentally and physically. i saw some amazing athletes there.
Also running an ultra-marathon is something that was very rewarding. 113km run, the pain is something you can only experience through pushing your body to its limit. its an amazing feeling.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Coffee, beer and if you are new to Melbourne I would love to show you around, just ask. My place has all the facilities you need for a great stay.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Macao, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, China, United Kingdom

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