I consider myself as a mix. Born in Peru and raise by a peruvian family but in Montréal, Canada. As a child, I was fascinated by geography but in reality now I know that what I was fascinated by is the idea of infinite possibilitites of places to discover. Growing up I tried to follow the classic path until I realize that is not for me, I feel trapped. I would like to be a bird, not a tree. Both can be beautiful but I prefer appreciated the beauty of trees by flying over and going from one to another.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I want to travel the world and meet locals everywhere. I feel that travelling is about people not only about places so I really want to exchange about how people live life and see life in every specific place. So I simply just like people!

Interests

Photography is my new passion.
I love so much being outdoor and discovering new places that is just perfect for me. Also because I like people, I like capturing the beauty of people. By that, I am not talking about any beauty standards but rather the beauty of a human being that is simply alive showing an emotion.

• photography
• running
• politics
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• economics
• history
• languages
• food
• learning new things
• different cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Their is so many, no matter what I write, I will eventually think about another better or simple because music, movies and books depends a lot about our mood.

But here are some
Music: Reggaeton, Salsa, Merengue, EDM, Oldies, French classics, Québec music

Movies: Walter Mitty, Lego Batman, Incendies (Québec Movie), Mommy (Québec Movie), 1987 (Québec Movie), Don't mess with the Zohan, Lord of the rings, The Matrix, The Truman Show, Yes man, Game of Thrones (serie), Rome (serie)

Books: Perfume (Patrick Süskind), The notebook (Agota Kristof), The Alchemist (Paolo Coelho), The capital in the 21st century (Thomas Piketty), Rich dad poor dad (Robert Kiyosaki)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hated winter so conquer it, I decided to move from Montréal to Banff, Alberta where is always cold compared to Montréal. Then to sure to get to like winter, I decide to get a job on Lake Louise Ski resort to work for a restaurant in the middle of the mountain where the only way to get there is skiing. But I never skied before and I had to past a ski test on my first day or I get fired.

It wasn't the best idea but it end up by being the best. I was lucky that the opening was delay by a week so I could work hard in another resort to be able to past the test. I did not like it on my first day but because I did not want to get fired I kept trying every day, falling and being sore. I managed to pass the test and finally discover a passion that I never expected.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help practise Spanish or French and I am definitly interested about learning any other language. Everything about different culture fascinate me. Any new idea about a destination is always welcome.

I can teach people of to find good deals for a house or a car. I am also not bad at managing finances. Actually my degree is in appraisal. And I have also personnal interest about finances/economics and have work in that field very long time ago.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Traveling stories, new ideas, different cultures, different way of viewing life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Peru