Hello CS community my name is Kevin. I was born in Mexico and I've been living in Spain for almost 5 years, for I can say I love this beautiful country, nevertheless my heart will always belong to Mexico ¡si señor!

I have made a new life in Barcelona for almost three years now and I love it.

I would describe myself as a very easy going person, curious, and open minded. Always good listener since "we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak".

The world would be a better place if everyone one would be more empathetic and see the world from other perspectives beyond to what they have in front of their noses.

Feminist.

Happiness depends on each one and the way you see the world and deal with the problems, very easy to say, but hard to apply I know. I don't need extraordinary to be happy, as little things can make the difference.

I think work is not everything you have to care about, as our time in this world is limited. I think we should dedicate our life to be happy and help others to be happy as well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of the best ways to know other countries, is getting to know their people; what they do, how they think about, how they live, what they eat, etc.

I have met several people from CS and I can say that I simply enjoy to be part of this community, wether for what I can offer to others and for what I can learn from them.
Unfortunately during workdays I can not spend too much time to CS.

Interests

I enjoy doing sports, specially swimming, running, calisthenics and going to the gym.

Whenever I have the chance, I like too meet new people to exchange experiencies, laughs and conversations.

I am very interested in practicing my English, German and Portuguese. Unfortunately my French isn't as good as the other languages I speak, however I can try a little bit.

I enjoy going out in the city. Depending on the season of the year, you will find me walking along the beach promenade, doing some picking at the parks or the beach, and of course drinking some cañas or vinos with friends and going out to party 🥳

I consider myself a cat lover, actually have one in Mexico named Taco. However I like animals in general and I really enjoy documentaries about wild life. 🐊

I'm an excellent eater. There are just few things I don't like to eat. Of course mexican food is my favorite and I'll never turn back to some tacos with picante! 🌶️

• animals
• cats
• recipes
• partying
• hiking
• sports
• volleyball
• swimming
• languages
• food
• travelling
• nature
• bars

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
El Psicoanalista - John Katzenbach
El mal camino/La última noche en Tremore Beach - Mikel Santiago

Movies:
Blood In Blood Out
The hateful eight
Green Book
Life is beautiful
The Truman Show
Shutter Island
Howl's moving castle
Luis Estrada

Series:
The Office
Breaking Bad
Dark
Black Mirror

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I studied a semester in Brazil in 2015 🇧🇷 which was btw the best journey of my life. I met students from many parts of the world and we became a family as we spend most of the semester together. People in Brazil were extremely kind and joyful. We traveled to the waterfalls of Iguazú and Rio de Janeiro, were I would definitely go back.

In 2015 I travelled to la Patagonia in Argentina 🇦🇷 when I was a student. I had no money for doing tourism, but I could manage to go hiking to the Glacier Perito Moreno and visit Ushuaia. I was amazed by how majestic the nature is and how small we and our problems are in comparison. At the end of the journey I was broke but it was totally worth it.

I lived in Austria 🇦🇹 for three months in 2017 because I got a scholarship to do internship in a factory. I did a bicycle trip along the Danube for 6 hours, crossing a wonderful landscape full of nature. Every kilometer was incredible surprising, I could feel the rain across and I passed through green meadows, forests and hundreds of meters of vineyards and small towns.

Visiting the desert of Sahara in Morocco in 2023 🇲🇦 during Ramadan. It was the hugest cultural shock I've ever experienced. Carmen and I met a Bereber/Amazigh guy from my age. He was taking care of camels and we had a long conversation in the middle of the desert about our lives. A totally mindset-changer experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you're as passionate about languages as I am, we could talk in English, German, Portuguese and a little bit French.

If time allows it, I can show you how to make one of my favorite breakfasts: CHILAQUILES 🤤

I could show you my favorite places to go out in Barcelona and give you some advise for doing tourism, o simply bars or restaurants to visit.

I can give you advice if you want to visit authentic and extraordinary places in Mexico 🇲🇽 and Spain too 🇪🇸

What I Can Share with Hosts

OUR VISION:
We receive lots of requests from people who don't even read my profile, and have no further interest than using other people's kindness.

In order that you feel comfy and have a nice experience during your stay in Barcelona, we are happy to share our time, attention and home with you. But you will also have to be disposed to contribute with the household. Our vision of using CS is to create a two-way relationship; we like to give, but we also like to receive. So we expect from surfers not to come with empty hands.

If you have read this and agree with our CS vision, start writing your request with the phrase: I love tacos. Then we will know that you have real interest to stay with us.

We can prepare you a cup of coffee or tea, milk, toasted bread with jam, fruit and yogurt so you can start right your day.

If our schedule allows it, we could go together to some iconic places in Barcelona and depending on the weather and your traveling plans, we could organize outside activities like having a picnic at the beach, some Park, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Spain