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Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain
@VITTRO
Member since 2007
AHUL! I've been pretty unactive in a few years due to different reasons. Now I'm back on track! Take your time to read my profile. I know what you're about to read may sound strict or even unwelcoming. It isn't meant to be. Unfortunately, our islands and the people who live here are facing very real challenges, and I believe it's important to make them visible. If this resonates with you, I'm sure we'll have a great experience together. Please don't come expecting a stereotypical "Spanish experience". The Canary Islands are much more than that, and many of us don't identify with those clichés. Come with curiosity, an open mind, and respect for our own culture and history. If you are looking for the "Spanish experience" I'm not your host. We are a colonized place where massive tourism is killing our land and impoverishing its inhabitants. I kindly ask my guests to be respectful of our territory, follow the rules of our protected natural areas, and, whenever possible, support local businesses owned by island residents rather than large international chains. Small choices make a real difference. I'd love to share my home with people who travel with curiosity, respect, and a genuine interest in supporting the local community. Write your request in your native language if it's one of the languages I speak! That will be great! Русскоговорящие, буду особенно рад вашему запросу. Пишите по-русски. :) I am a Canarian-Peruvian-Catalan 43yo guy who loves languages and music living in Tenerife. BTW, I'm mostly gay (a little curious). The 90% of male guests I've had, were straight. I think they survived the experience, Don't be afraid! See references below! LOL Our islands are being sold to outsiders with the help of our politicians. We are forced to believe that tourism is the future but statistics show a very different story. Please avoid platforms like Airbnb whenever possible, as they contribute to making housing more expensive and less accessible for many Canarians. Salaries here are way to low. Help locals and not foreign residents who came to make money destroying our land and worshipping the tourism by using locals in their advantage working in touristic shops that WE DON'T NEED. ;-) Thanks! :P
Interested in Brunch
Fluent in Catalan, Valencian
Learning French
14 Vouches
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Hosting and surfing! :D I would like to thank all my hosts: Liuba - Russia Kirill - Russia Sveta & Semeon - Russia Ines - Czech Republic Dalibor - Serbia Cholponai - Kyrgyzstan Kemo - Kyrgyzstan Ilias - Kazakhstan Hugues - Kazakhstan Zaure - Kazakhstan Marcis - Latvia Tania - Russia Maxi - Argentina Oliver - Switzerland Artem - Armenia Artak - Armenia Goga - Georgia Lasha & Nino - Georgia Mason - United States Egor - Russia Max - Denmark Yo - Armenia Anders - Sweden Tord - Sweden Periklis - Denmark Julien - Netherlands Rudolf - Ukraine Oleksandr - Ukraine COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE 10 YEARS !!!! 2007 - 2017 Great experiences and very nice people during these 10 years
Music, Movies, and Books
I'm a classical musician, that means that I love classical music. BACH, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovski, Poulenc... I also love Jazz and folk music from all over de world (unfortunately, flamenco is not one my favourites..;-)) Books?? I (used to) read a lot but mostly musical and linguistic stuff, out of that it's hard to say: Dostoievski, Sanchez Pinyol... About movies I definitely like Tim Burton and Almodovar and other weird European stuff. :D
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Boat trip on the Amazonas: amazing! Understanding other people's perspectives and ways of living
Teach, Learn, Share
Do you know something that only local people know? We don't use "Barça" as a diminutive form of "Barcelona". We just say Barcelona or sometimes "Barna". Barça is only used for the soccer team (the best one, by the way) :D Can you tell me some more secrets of our world? :))
What I Can Share With Hosts
Talks, cooking, drinks, a cigarette...
My Interests
Discussing politics, having a good breakfast, linguistics, I love reading newpapers with a long coffee (update!! I don't drink coffee anymore, what about a long tea? ;) new update: I drink coffee again!) and a cigarette. Sports? I love Rythmic Gymnastics! (Yes, I know... ;-))