ABOUT US

(Only Edes is traveling at the moment!!)
We are Edes and Aurelio, two random souls that once met and decided to (continue) explore the world together.
Before, Edes has studied in England and Beijing, worked in Macau and Japan. Her dream is to travel and work in many many different places.
Aurelio too grew up and studied and worked a bit here and there.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is a great mean for meeting people, sharing and learning with an open mind. Usually people on couchsurfing share the same ideals and ideas.

Interests

There are so many things to be interested in! We are very curious, about cultures, local food, local ways.

• dogs
• culture
• literature
• music festivals
• environment
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• electronic music
• sports
• teaching
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• psychology
• science
• language exchange
• vegetarian cooking

Music, Movies, and Books

Aurelio
Books:
L'empire des signes - R. Barthes, L'usage du monde - N. Bouvier, other books from Buzzati, Bizot, Lewis, Sartre, Hesse

Movies:
The lies of the victors, Japan's Ozu, Kurosawa, Miyazaki, and Kubrick, the Italians

Music:
Classic european, Indian classic, electronic, soul, indie, rock, jazz, reggae, tribal

Edes
Horror movie like The Legend, Cloverfield, Mama. Thai horror movie: Coming soon, Hong Kong Horror movie: The Rigor Mortis
Adventurous movie like Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider or The fantastic beasts and where to find them

Sci-fi: Wild cards

History books: Nothing to Envy(about North Korea), First they killed my Father(about Cambodian Khmar Rouge), Revolutionary Russia,
Greek Mythology, Gengkis Khan and Modern Mongolia

Traveling books: The way of the world

Currently reading: Japanese Mythology/Wild cards

Interested in: Psychology, human behaviour, hypnotism, mind reading

Music: Peurto Rico music, Spanish music, Bob Marley, Indie music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We both conquered Japan and Japanese language, pretty fascinating for us, individually...

Edes
Trekked in Himalaya in Nepal for 13days in 2020, traveling alone in Africa in 2025.

Bungee Jump at Macau Tower with a Cheerleader outfit.

Climbed Mt Fuji(Japan)

Took care of elephants in an sanctuary of East Cambodia Mondulkiri.

Aurelio
Traveled to more than 40 countries since 17years old with a lot of interesting stories to tell.

Teach, Learn, Share

Edes' s motto:
I have never said it is gonna be easy, I just said it would be worth it.

Be who you are and say how you feel, because those who mind don't matter, those who matter, don't mind.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We would always be up for helping out, adapting to our hosts - respecting personal space, chatting, hanging out or have a quiet night in. We love to cook, can share tips on travels and places, and teach/help with the languages we know. Plus, some smiles and good mood :) We just finished our dive master training in South Africa, so we work as a dive guide underwater, we can also chat your ears off about diving and marine animals !

Edes is a teacher which can also help you with languages and Aurelio's expertise is neuroscience.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, French Polynesia, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, United Kingdom