CURRENT MISSION Carpe Diem!! Be generous! Travel Around the world! ABOUT ME Easy going and open minded, always respectful but I have my own ideas too!! I love to travel. I´ve been now 10 years traveling full time and been to 192 UN countries. Next goal all of them (195). When no traveling I expend my time listening music, going to concerts, practicing some sports with friends, going to parties on weekends, reading and watching as much books, documentals and films as I can. My travel blog: https://rubenarnal.wordpress.com https://www.facebook.com/rubenaroundtheworld/ PHILOSOPHY Carpe Diem!! Enjoy life!! Look for happiness! Choose your goals and go for them! Try to live this day as if it was the last (It could be!) Live the present, try to do all you want just now or soon you´ll realize that you´re too old to do several things or missed the oppotunity and you´ll regret...
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in Catalan, Valencian
Learning Italian
4 Vouches
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Right now looking for places to stay in some cities to meet local people in my travels. When I'm in Valencia hosting in my own apartment and going to some events like parties, language exchange, hikes, rock climbing... COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE All of them were good as a host and as a guest! Keep going... you've to know that different people use couchsurfing in different ways... some use it just to save money and others look for an experience, a way to meet people, practice languages... be OPEN MINDED and make it clear in your profile or requests!! Hosted people from: -Belarus -Holland -Russia (6) -Poland (2) -Italy -Chile (2) As guest -Brazil -Finland -Switzerland -Belgium -Puerto Rico (2) -Saint Martin -Dominica -St. Kitts and Nevis -Barbados (2) -Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -Grenada -Trinidad and Tobago -Guyana -Taiwan -Seychelles -Mauritius -Comoros -Kenya -Italy -Uganda -Djibouti -Sudan -Oman -Qatar -Bahrein -Kuwait -Lebanon -Morocco (3) -Senegal -The Gambia -Guinea Bissau -Guinea Conakry -Sierra Leone -Liberia -Burkina Fasso -Ghana (4) -Togo -Benin -Cameroon (3) -Gabon -Congo -RD Congo -Angola -Portugal -Spain (Ceuta) -Timor Leste -Australia (2) -Papua New Guinea -Solomon Islands -Nauru -Micronesia -Fiji -Vanuatu -New Caledonia -Tonga -Cook Islands -French Polynesia -Estearn Island -Chile -Spain (Menorca, Albacete, La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera)
Music, Movies, and Books
Hard rock/Metal music but when traveling I love to listen local music and see traditional dances. I prefer books about history or others cultures, if I can learn something while reading much better!! In 2017 I wrote my own book: 5 AÑOS EN LA CARRETERA. 1000 ANÉCDOTAS VIAJERAS. Also translated into English in digital!!! All kind of movies, even bad ones (in a freak way haha) Documentals about history, science, conspiracy, etc etc etc, not enough time to read and study all what I would like!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I´ve been to 194UN countries (only missing Turkmenistan) and I love risk sports so I´ve seen/do so amazing things!! Climb Nyiragongo volcano and track mountain gorillas in DR Congo. Volcano Erta Ale and the Danakil depresion in Ethiopia. Climb Kilimanjaro, Everest base camp, Huayna Potosi (6.088m Bolivia), diving in Galapagos, Zanzibar and Utila, swiming with savage dolphins, manta rays and sharks, trek over glaciars. I´ve been inside of four mines, in the jungle, in some different desserts. Visited Iguazu, Victoria, Niagara, Angel´s fall waterfalls, 5 days cruise in the Amazonas river (two times). Visited 7 new wonders of the world: Machu Picchu, Colliseum, Chichen Itza, Taj Mahal, the great Wall of China, Corcovado Christ and Petra. Plus Guiza Pyramids (the only one standing fron the old ones) Skydiving, bungy jumping, paragliding, rafting, rock climbing, etc I walked 7 different routes of Camino de Santiago, over 5.300km in total. Visited the NO United Nation countries Transnistria, Kosovo, Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, Somaliland, Kurdistan...
Teach, Learn, Share
I´m always ready to learn!! I can give some good tips about traveling in a low budget in many countries!! I know quite a lot about economics, conspiracy, history, geography... basic drums player and I can give some spanish lessons for free!!! juggling with 3 balls, starting with 4... love to share experiences and listening people...
What I Can Share With Hosts
Good vibes, nice travelling (or whatever) talks. We can share music, electronic books, movies... and best of all experiences! Not really good cooker, but I don´t mind to do homework, especially washing dishes!!
My Interests
Help people!! I lived one complete year in Peru working as volunteer with poor children taking care of them and teaching/helping doing the homework from the school Teaching informatics to inmigrants and sharing painting courses with disable people in Valencia. 2 weeks and a half in an orphanage in Kyetume, Uganda doing the homework, playing with the children and carrying stuff like water and firewood. Also visited orphanages in Bunyoni, Rwaihama and near Jinja (Uganda). Visiting schools in slums in Nairobi (Kenya) and Livingstone (Zambia). I love history and all kind of culture expression, even politics. I try to go to all the museums that I can and I enjoy speaking with local people when I travel out of my country. Travel of course, and music, books, sports, talk to friends, cinema, social works... I wrote a book about travels... Hopefully I will write some more :-) I participate like extra or secondary actor in a webserie and shorts from friends. Check episodes 5 and 8 of Cabanyal Z in youtube! Cabanyal Z: Episodio 08. “Presoners”. (Minutos 13:05-13:45) (2015) https://youtu.be/MHAO57UG81s Cabanyal Z: Episodio 05. “Ninots”. (Minutos 7:30-9:15 y 11:25-12:20) (2014) https://youtu.be/MHAO57UG81s El Cuarto Producciones: “Cruce Peligroso”. (Minutos 10:45-12:30) https://vimeo.com/23584192 Play drums, even I used to have my band for several years. Trying to change/save the world!! Make people see things from a different perspective!
