CURRENT MISSION

Going on a field trip to Parauapebas, Brazil

ABOUT ME

My main occupation right now is a master's degree in geography. I also work as a part-time teacher to make things go around. My main interest is capoeira, which I dedicate quite a lot of time to. Other than that I'm a positive guy, who doesn't like worrying too much. I see myself as quite creative and enjoy making stuff. I like having fun, hanging with friends, watching movies, playing football, eating food, and doing capoeira related stuff as often as I can. Haha.. and laughing alot. I like laughing! ;)

PHILOSOPHY

Don't worry, be happy... :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think that if I want to benefit from people's help and hospitality when I travel, it has to go both ways. So when I can, I meet, help, open up my home for or give advice to travelers coming here...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted several couchsurfers, all of whom where nice people. I have only surfed once myself, in Salvador, Brazil. I slept on the top floor of a large building next to the sea in the Barra neighbourhood. The top floor had no walls, only a roof and some railings. And so I slept in warm, fresh air to the sound of waves on the beach. Nice!!

I'm looking forward to surfing again in Parauapebas, Brazil, this summer.

Interests

Capoeira, music, seeing new stuff, wathcing movies, sports, being active, having fun together with people, learning Portuguese, history, nature, chocolate, culture, life the universe and everything...

• culture
• capoeira
• dining
• chocolate
• movies
• traveling
• juggling
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• surfing
• sports
• soccer
• teaching
• geography
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Some examples:
Movies: Seven psychopats, Man on fire, Amelie, O brother where art thou, Fight club, Phonebooth, and many many more

Music: Paolo Nutini, Bigbang, Dave Matthews Band, Manu Chao, Janelle Monáe, Gotan project, Mumford and Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Sufjan Stevens, Asa, The Kooks, Kings of Convenience, Jorge Ben, Jens Lekman, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Oasis, Louis Prima, Sam Cooke, Mississippi John Hurt, Madrugada, but also lots of other stuff. I have an eclectic taste ranging from classical music to 1930's delta blues, to samba chula to Elvis, to ska, reggae, disco, electric jazz, bossanova, to the Beatles, to Massive Attack to Kanye West, Macklemore, Moby, the Hives, the Strokes, Radiohead etc, etc,...

Books: Lord of the Rings, Don Quixote, Game of Thrones, Lawrence Block, Terry Pratchett and more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Foz do iguaçu in Paraná, Brazil was quite amazing! Nature at its best ;)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some capoeira or some basic juggling, or maybe some drawing.

I would very much like to improve my Portuguese! And also to improve my very basic guitar and pandeiro skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Sweden, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway