Hosting makes me a tourist in my own town and I like how travellers break my everyday patterns and bring me their holiday mood around. When I'm traveling I get to live among the locals and learn about some hidden gems in each place. I've met great people and learned so many new things here at Couchsurfing and I am proud to have helped people travel, save them some cash to explore further and become even better at who we are.

Samba, Bossa Nova, Jazz, Cuban, Flamenco, Indian, and anything with strong mood and off-beats. "The Art Of Looking Sideways" by Alan Fletcher, Anything from Jorge Amado, "The Old Man and The Sea" by Hemingway, "As Though I Had Wings" the lost memory of Chet Baker are a few books I can remember straight away.