I am a very proud Costa Rican. I live in San José, in Costa Rica, but I recently moved to France for a 2-year study experience (sep 2024 - sep 2026). I love to travel, not only to visit places but to meet people and get to experience part of their culture. The World has such an amazing cultural diversity! I'm a Civil Engineer, and my work is related to road safety, urban mobility and transportation. One of my biggest passions is to learn languages, which makes me feel more close to people around the globe and makes travel experiences way more enjoyable. I teach English and French as well, and I'm currently learning Portuguese and Polish. Feel free to ask me anything about Costa Rica, I would be more than glad to help you out! :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is an excellent way to meet new friends and make contacts for future trips around the World. So far I haven't stayed with Couchsurfers yet, but I'm really looking forward to it. I'm hosting since March 2019 and so far the experience has been great :-)

My list of guests :-)
1. Tim, Germany (March 2019)
2. Brayan, León, Nicaragua (June 2019)
3. Mike, Mexico City (August 2019)
4. Paúl, Guatemala City (November 2019)
5. Isaac, San Ramón, Costa Rica (December 2019)
6. Zéno and Tess, Bretagne, France (December 2019)
7. Mariano and Enzo, Montevideo, Uruguay (January 2020)
8. Peter and Josephine, Copenhagen, Denmark (February 2020)

Interests

• culture
• traveling
• languages
• sign language
• food
• nature
• learning languages
• foreign languages
• gayfriendly

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen different types of music mainly in Polish, French and Portuguese, but also in Spanish, English, Hindi and Italian. Maybe my favorite music genre is pop in various languages!

About movies, I like horror, comedy, good dramas, animated... and also Netflix series. My all-time favorite TV series is Friends, I still can't get enough from it! My favorite Netflix series have been Dark, The Haunting of Hill House and Tabula Rasa.

About movies, where to start! First place, Amélie... I can watch it over and over! My other favorites include: Moulin Rouge, The Others, The Hours, The Greatest Showman, Call Me By Your Name, 3 Idiots (Bollywood movie), The Devil Wears Prada... and the list continues. I love to watch Disney animated movies in different languages, especially The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- A hot air balloon flight on Egypt, ouside Luxor, overlooking the Valley of the Kings and the Nile river... breathtaking!

- Swimming down the God's bridge in Akchour, outside Chefchaouen in Morocco and jumping into the river from a very tall rock!

- Climbing Costa Rica's highest peak, the Cerro Chirripó, at a height of 3821 m a.s.l.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to teach languages and I have now several language partners around the World. I especially like to teach French and English.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Knowledge about traveling tips, especially if you want to come to Costa Rica, and of course, I'm always up for a great conversation, nice company and coffee or wine!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, England, France, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Panama, Peru, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Costa Rica, France