Jovial, hang-loose dude. An adventurer and explorer in the soul. I love travel, music, guitar, outdoor/extreme sports, languages, photography and lots more. I'm always curious, love new places, people and experiences, and getting out of the comfort zone. Sometimes I love talking about the questions of life, the universe and everything, other times I switch off my brain and just fully enjoy life. I've been lucky enough to live in Australia, Spain and Brazil for my studies, as well as exploring a fair few other places. I am currently studying bio engineering and one day, I'm going to use those skills to change this world for the better.

PHILOSOPHY

- Freedom is a basic human right, therefore responsibility and respect are basic human duties.
- Eventually, trying to make my existence have a net positive effect on this planet.
- Great things were never discovered by following the beaten track.

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.” ‒Nelson Mandela
"peace cannot be achieved by force, only by understanding" - Albert Einstein
"whatever doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" - Friedrich Nietzsche (versão brasileira: O que não mata, engorda!!)
"Life is a journey, not a destination" – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"It's not about how many years you have in your life, but how much life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln
"Adventurous lifestyle is dangerous, but routine is deadly" - Paulo Coelho
"she'll be right, mate!"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Only CS'ed a few times (croatia & spain) - definitely found my new way of traveling!

Interests

- TRAVEL, meeting new people, seeing new places, experiencing different ways and opening up my mind a little more every time.
- Music, concerts and festivals.
- chilling out with my accoustic guitar, and banging on my electrical one.
- outdoor sports: surf, ski, scuba diving, speleology, mountain biking, CANYONING. And many more on my list: I'd love to learn any extreme sport out there! I like everything that connects me with nature.
- Languages
- (underwater) photography
- everything that gives me an understanding of what makes people, society, the world or the universe tick.
- science
- history, philosophy, psychology
- Couchsurfing (defined as being part of couchsurfing.org community))
- Couchsurfing (defined as the intense sport of floating down rivers with a blowup sofa, a few mates and a few beers)

• photography
• concerts
• festivals
• beer
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• adventure races
• scuba diving
• skiing
• sports
• track and field
• extreme sports
• engineering
• history
• languages
• psychology
• science
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

music: metal, rock, reggae, jazz, some electronic, relaxed music... if it has a guitar, there's a good chance I'll like it :)

pick of my favourite movies:
Into the wild, The Matrix, Chasing Mavericks.

Love documentaries by David Attenborough, Bruce Parry, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Iain Stewart, Les Stroud, ...

pick of my favourite authors:
Jared Diamond (Guns, germs and steel is an absolute must-read) , Richard Dawkins, Tim Flannery, ... used to read a lot of fiction, like Anthony Horrowitz, Eoin Colfer, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helping improve farming systems of rural communities in the Ethiopian highlands.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share everything I can offer: I can help you shape up your French/Dutch/Portuguese/Spanish, teach you to climb, have a jam session... or introduce you to my friends who have their own awesomenesses. Don't think there is any conversation subject too weird for me, just throw it out there :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Spain