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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish; learning Italian
  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • I am a journalist -although I didn't realise till few yea...
  • I studied Philosophy in Spain and Journalism in London (UK).
  • From Gijón, Asturias, Spain
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travelling around South America.

ABOUT ME

Me gusta la buena literatura y el ensayo crítico de tipo político, sin dogmatismos. Del cine me gustan algunos directores (Buñuel, W.Allen, Polansky) más que el género en sí; con la música me pasa algo parecido, me gustan algunos cantores (Larralde, Silvio Rodríguez, Rafael Amor) más que la música en sí... Es lo que pasa cuando no escuchas música en casa hasta los 16 años.
Me gusta conversar y aspiro a entender cómo la gente ve la vida y el mundo en general y en particular... No es poca cosa...

PHILOSOPHY

Vive y deja vivir

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've done couch-surfing in the UK and Argentina before now. I enjoyed, but I must admit I always slept at friend's couches. Now I see coach-surfing as a good and fair opportunity to meet new people and learn from their advice and knowledge about their countries and communities.

Interests

I am interested in literature, politics and psychoanalysis... but do not worry, I can also talk about football -specially about Maradona's times- and even about the rich and famous -I love reading gossip press... it's my guilty pleasure. As a journalist, I am interested in many subjects.

  • literature
  • coach
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • surfing
  • soccer
  • journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I love: "El Maestro y Margarita" (Bulgakov); "Sobre Héroes y Tumbas" (Sabato); "Viaje al fin de la noche" (L.F.Céline); "The executioner's song" (N.Mailer); "Odisea" (Homero); "Don Quijote de la Mancha" (Cervantes, maravilloso); "Crónica del Alba" (R.J.Sender)
The list may become too long, so I'll summarise by saying I love Kafka, Dostoievsky, Quevedo, Pavese and Roberto Arlt, entre otros.
Music: José Larralde, Silvio Rodríguez, Víctor Jara, Rafael Amor,Mercedes Sosa, Violeta Parra, Cesaria Evora, Toquinho, Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento (eu adoro Bossa Nova)...
Movies... Well, let´s say I'm open to suggestions.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing I've ever done was being born... Since then on, things have become increasingly boring. I just hope I won't have to wonder much about the next "most interesting thing of my life"... which will be probably dying. No rush, man, not at all.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Spain, United Kingdom

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