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ABOUT ME

I like to observe people. I build up their stories, I dig in my spaceouts. And often they result in a smile. ^^ Overall a good guy, interested in everything. I have no problems to get used to new situations, new environments, new habits. I'm amazed by discovering people, cultures, languages, swear words, foods..I write only with blue pen. Black is ugly.I don't like: when you take out frozen stuff from the freezer and it scratches against the ice.I don't like: the Times New Roman.I don't like: the landing of escalators. I am wondering if anybody ever got absorbed and shredded like a paper.I don't like: the sound of plane toilets, which burst out unexpectedly few seconds after you flushed your stuff. One day someone will be sucked in.I don't like: Tuesdays. They are hopeless.I don't like: at the supermarket; the feeling of pressure you have when you are supposed to rush and put all your stuff in the bag.I don't like: at the supermarket (again); old ladies at the cashier pretentiously separating their items from the following customer's ones.I don't like: business men in suit and backpack.I like: begin brief but deep conversations with random people who phoned me by mistake.I like: the way portuguese people say "de nada". It's like caressing you with the voice."don't worry, son, it's nothing"I like: to buy a new toothbrush.I like: take a bike ride after hair cut.I like: the smell of Marseille soap.I like: to carefully observe the little log cabins sold by bricolage stores.I like: autumnI like: the sound of the snowI like: the smell of the fogI like: the smell of the newspapersI like: the feeling of cold sand under my feetI appreciate: hairdressers. They have amazing psychological skills.I appreciate: Schroeder (from "Peanuts")

PHILOSOPHY

Hate towards inertia!ShareAsk people rather than your GPS. Or even better: throw it away.I develop theories.Like the "Watermelonseed issue" and the "Extreme heating of the engines".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I was in Airlie Beach, QLD Australia, I met a guy from Munchen... he was travelling down the coast by bike and he definitely made me up to couch surfing! thanks Toby! I'm participating as an active CouchSurfer and host whenever I can!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed:
Aug 2014 Alida, Alcamo, Italy /Oct 2013 Mohammed, Hassi Labied, Morocco / May 2012 Monique, Aracaju, Brasil /Feb 2011 Eric, Stockholm, Sweden /Nov 2010 Joke, Oostende, Belgium /Nov 2010 Henning, Maastricht, Netherlands
Hosted:
Jul 2015 Stephan, Munich, Germany /Jun 2014 Christine, Portland, OR, USA /Apr 2013 Jimmy, Taiwan Dec /2011 Timur & Olesia, Ukraine/ Dec 2011 Michelle & Rio, South Korea
Travelled:
Oct 2015 Diogo, Rita, DOD, Raimonda, Italy roadtrip /Aug 2015 Johanne, Lena, Yunus, Oylum, Mustafa, Sevinç, Izmir - Turkey /Aug 2014 Alcamo Couchfest /Sep 2013 Gio , Diogo, Rita & Duarte, Morocco roadtrip /Jul 2011 Joao, Adrien, Bonobo, Karine, Spain-France-Italy roadtrip Jul /2010 Gio & Mertabi, Interrail East Europe /Nov 2009 Eli , Ireland trip

Interests

EverythingAirplanes and flight.Travel, languages and cultures.Snow and snowboarding.Water and swimming.Reading.

• breakfast
• bbq
• pub crawls
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• cycling
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• swimming
• business
• languages
• tours
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Man on Wire, Cidade de Deus, Tropa de Elite, Central do Brasil, The Legend of 1900, Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Donnie Brasco, Goodfellas, Truman Show, Porco Rosso, Million Dollar Baby, Raging Bull,Toy Story BOOKS: A. Baricco-Seta, J. Gaarder-The World of Sophia, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Divina Commedia, A. Camilleri-l'Odore della Notte, Dostoevskij-The Idiot, Auntie Mame, G. Cadilhe-Planisferio Pessoal.MUSIC: alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock, afro rock, house and electro house, swing, jazz, bebop, ragtime, acid jazz

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I've found myself on a sailboat near Hook Island (Whitsundays, Australia)15000 km away from home. Sunset. Some guys are playing the guitar. Some other are making a bbq on the beach nearby. Some are diving. I found a toscano cigar in my pocket. And smoke it with the biggest smile.
- November: I reached an isolated hostel in Northern Ireland. The closest village was 5 km away. I slept in a mahogany railway carriage. Apart from Big Desmond, the owner (130kg white beard and white ponytail), I was totally alone. I traded 1000 italian "lire" (= 0,50 eur) for 2 pints of Guinnes at the Molly's pub in Dunfanaghy.
- I had an early morning pint of Guinness at Dick Mack's in Dingle, poured and served by Dick's son in person (if you are Irish you'll know what I'm talking about!)
- I interrailed with 2 friends through East Europe (Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia) without almost any plan.
- I've woken up before the dawn, prepared the horse for the ride, eaten breakfast with "funcionarios de fazenda" (milk from the cow and fresh pão de queijo), ridden the whole day, drank ice-cold "tereré" under a cajueiro, saw the southern sky in the middle of nowhere in Mato Grosso, Brasil.

Teach, Learn, Share

I often forget about museums, turistic places, fancy restaurants, bus tours, all-in-a-day-visits. Live the place as the locals would do. Be with locals, speak their language, listen to the stories. And share all those things with someone is the greatest reward.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Netherlands

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