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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning French, Spanish
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • No occupation listed
  • I'm studing economics in Rio
  • From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learn everything I can till I die

ABOUT ME

I'm an open person that really like to meet new people, travel, and enjoy the simple things of life. I believe that, since we are social individuals, we should behave as such. And by that I mean to always appreciate and stimulate the power of our relations. I'm an idealist that thinks we need to always push ourselves to the best. I believe that the curiosity is the fuel for life, and the secret for keep a young soul. I love to share experiences with others and to enjoy every moment of life.

PHILOSOPHY

Learn is to surprise yourself with the others

"You have to leave the island in order to see the island, that we can't see ourselves unless we become free of ourselves, Unless we escape from ourselves you mean, No, that's not the same thing"

"Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu
Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion
or cultural system. I am not from the East
or the West, not out of the ocean or up
from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not
composed of elements at all. I do not exist,
I am not an entity in this world or in the next,
did not descend from Adam and Eve or any
origin story. My place is placeless, a trace
of the traceless. Neither body or soul.
I belong to the beloved, have seen the two
worlds as one and that one call to and know,
first, last, outer, inner, only that
breath breathing human being."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Actually, that's my first experience with CS. Since I've done my inscription in it, I'd listened a lot about the website - and all the great moments that it can provide - but somehow I hadn't tried yet. I'm expecting all the positive vibrations for the future experiences.

Interests

I love to talk, to travel, to listen to songs, hanging out with friends, have a good time with someone. I'm always interested in listening to others people experiences. I'm a true lover of the Cinema. I love to be in the nature and go camping. I also enjoy go hiking sometimes.

  • books
  • movies
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • jewish
  • hinduism
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a great lover of movies, music, books and any other expression of art. My favorite movies are: Almost Famous, L'Auberge espagnole, Les invasions Barbares, Cashback, Into the Wild, Hair, Little miss Sunshine, Thank you for smoking, Big fish, Lords of Dogtown, The Dreamers, V for vendetta, The Edukators and all the Woddy Allen movies (specially Whatever Works). I also enjoy listening to songs from artists such as The Beatles, Black Keys, Bob Dylan, James Blake, Belle and Sebastian, The Who, The XX, Kinks, Kings of Leon, Velvet Underground, Jack White and from some Brazilians singers and groups. Although I read less than I want, my favorite authors are: Charles Bukowski, Fernando Sabino, Herman Hesse, Jack Kerouac and Carlos Heitor Cony.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can always share stuffs about my country, the movies i've seen, the books i've read and the places i've been. It's hard cause we are almost always wrong about the best part of us. I might teach/learn something that for others/me might be nothing. We just never know when we are impacting someone.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France

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