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Overview

  • 18 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Polish; learning Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Student
  • Can read and write. Soon to start on joined up handwriting.
  • From Santiago/Geneva/Brussels/Bristol
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To see as much of the world before fulltime employment ties me down somewhere...

ABOUT ME

Half English, half Polish, born in Chile, and through parents who where journalists, grew up moving country every few years.

This has essentially made me a foreigner in any country I live in, albeit one with a very English accent.

PHILOSOPHY

I have been very fortunate to have been shown the endless variety of peoples, cultures and locations that this world has to offer at a very young age.
I've therefore found that to really figure out where I belong and what I want to do with my life, I must experience as much of this world as I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Having traveled as much as I can throughout my life, I've realised that the best experience you can have of a foreign place or country, is by immersing yourself in its local culture.

I'm hoping to introduce people to the uniqueness of Bristol and the areas of it that you would never hear about in any guide book.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

With my housemate having signed up to this, I met many really cool and interesting people.

I have realised that this project appeals to the type of internationally spirited people that I most want to get to know.

Interests

Not to bore you with an endless list:

- Traveling
- Photography
- Food
- Sport (especially Snowboarding, Rugby and Football)
- Scuba Diving (especially in Caves)
- Film
- Music
- Did I say Food?
- World Affairs
- Technology

  • culture
  • books
  • photography
  • dining
  • technology
  • traveling
  • music
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • soccer
  • rugby
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Always a tricky one but I'll give it a go:

Films:
- Waltz with Bashir
- The Life Aquatic
- Children of Men
- There Will be Blood
- O Brother Where Art Thou
- This is Spinal tap
...many many more

Music:
- Bon Iver
- Daft Punk
- High Contrast
- London Elektricity
- Chemical Brothers
- Evil Nine
- Zero 7
- Jurassic 5
- Coldcut
- Round Table Knights
- Flight of the Conchords
- Anything from the Ninja Tune label

Books:
- Gomorra
- Homage to Catalonia
- The Insider
...almost anything on modern history and international affairs (yeah im that cool)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting the Galapagos Islands. Truly, truly the most amazing and unique place I have ever seen.

Teach, Learn, Share

Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.

Does that count?

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Thailand, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Chile, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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