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  • Last login 2 days ago

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Overview

  • 82 references 52 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Finnish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish; learning Italian, Swedish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Bsc in Computer Science and Master's Degree in Bioinforma...
  • From São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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About Me

Important: At the current moment I am unable to host. I recently have adopted a new cat and for now he gets very stressed when there are strangers in the house. Will try hosting again once he's feeling more at ease with his new home.

I am still available for meeting up at the city and show you around if schedule fits

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To surf and host people, duh

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had some great experiences with couchsurfers around the world.
I also worked as a volunteer being part of the team of the developers of the website, around 2009 when the website (and spirit) was completely different.

I made a lot of good friends in here, some of them I still keep in touch even more than a decade later which I think it's fantastic.

Interests

Travelling
Music, Guitar and Keyboards
Languages
Sports (football and volleyball mostly)
Movies, series, video games
Board games

  • wine
  • beer
  • drinking
  • movies
  • board games
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • surfing
  • sports
  • soccer
  • volleyball
  • languages
  • science
  • volunteering
  • lgbtq

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC :
Lots of progressive rock, metal, 80s , synthwave and 90s

BOOKS
I'm currently on a challenge to read 100 classic books. Currently on book #17

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in Finland and having learnt Finnish
Skydiving in New Zealand
Created a hobby that ended up getting me cooking recipes of dishes I've never seen before from over 120 different countries
Quit a job in my first day. That was brilliant

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you learn some Portuguese if you want, or how to play the guitar or the keyboards. Of course as a Software Engineer I can help you if you're curious on learn programming

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my trip experiences or my stories while living abroad
Also I can bring us a pack of beer or a bottle of wine so we can drink over some conversation.

If you have a guitar or keyboard, but do not know how to play, I can teach you
Also, I humbly admit that I'm the BEST Carcassone player ever, so if you by any chance have the game with you, be prepared to have your ass kicked :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Costa Rica, Finland, Sweden, Turkey

Old School Badges

  • 4 Vouches
  • Pioneer Badge
  • Costa Rica Collective
  • Istanbul Collective

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