Geophysicist originally from Colombia, lived in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S.), the Lisboa (Portugal), and moved to Sao Paulo (Brazil). I do speak Portuguese but I don't consider myself fluent in portuguese,

I have an obsession for earthquakes (hence me devoting myself to research).
Sports enthusiast, especially for Football (the real one :P), but not an obnoxious nor an aggressive super fan.
Mojito and Movie enthusiast, including and especially all of those guilty movie pleasures!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I stayed at an apartment of a person that was hosting people, and it was pretty interesting. I cannot host unfortunately, but since I started traveling solo, it seems like I can get a good experience out of it.
Also, I'm always looking for a chance to share whatever (little as it might be) knowledge of the city where I am living, and help others avoid the mistakes that I have made in the city.

Interests

Good vegetarian food (trying weird food is always good), good walks where I discover those gems that are not on the path of most tourists, photography (even though I suck at it). Having a beer and chatting. Live music...

Sorry, too open a question? just ask me, and I'm sure we'll find common ground :)

• photography
• dining
• beer
• traveling
• coding
• music
• live music
• sports
• soccer
• mojitos

Music, Movies, and Books

music: Tool, NIN, the strokes, Two door cinema club, Rise Against...

Books: most recent for me is ready player one (from its reference to all those old school 80's games). This is bound to get updated soon: With The martian (I know, at the same time was the movie, but still!!)

Movies, too wide of a taste really, I can go from loving Ex-Machina, to Moonlight to Guardians of The Galaxy easily.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Having access to the "do not trespass" zone near an active volcano I think is a bit badass. I almost went code brown, but still amazing.
Snorkeling with Plankton felt like I was in Pandora, and getting lost in a cave was... interesting
Never finished my certification in skydiving, but I liked half-assing the course :P

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: geeky stuff,
Learn: funny phrases in your language.
Share food, funny facts, and all my mishaps?

What I Can Share with Hosts

how I ended doing what I'm doing (people seem curious about it). True facts about Colombia and the US (on my quest to remove stupid beliefs from people).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Laos, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, Portugal, United States