I'm Antonio, I was born in a very small town in central Chile called El Melón, from very young I knew that I was gay and I suffered a lot of bullying, this motivated me to read a lot and discover the reality of other countries, I read so much about geography, economy, culture, etc. so began my dream of traveling and knowing the world.

My first trip out of Chile was at age 21, the destination was Uspallata in Argentina, at 22 I traveled from Santiago-Chile by bus to Sao Paulo-Brazil, and I lived for 3 months in a hospice for people with AIDS, It was a very hard experience, but at the same time very beautiful. Two years later a great friend, gave me my first trip by plane, the destination was again Brazil, from that moment my desire to travel grew, grew and grew and I could never stop.

I visited many countries, until finally I met a Dutchman, we fell in love and today I live "happily" in Amsterdam. but my life in Holland has not been easy, the language barrier (my English and my Dutch are very basic), the cultural differences and starting a new life from scratch has been a difficult challenge.

In general I am a curious type, calm, but at the same time passionate and with a big cheeky side .

At the moment, I'm looking for friendship in Amsterdam or near Amsterdam.

PHILOSOPHY

Nothing more pure than giving a smile.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I was living in Chile, I was very active in CouchSurfing, I received a lot of guests and participated regularly in meetings.

Then CS became popular, the couch requests were less personalized and people took the system as a free hotel.

For this reason I currently do not receive guests, except if they send me a very good couch request, but I'm always open to meet new people and making friends.

Interests

photography, travel, gay cruising.

Music, Movies, and Books

A lot of music but I love Mika.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming naked in the underwater hot springs of Vulcano island in Italy.

Teach, Learn, Share

Idioms.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My smile.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Italy, Laos, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Netherlands