Hi World
My name’s Manu and I’m Spanish.
I am now going through a weird time in life. Over the years I’ve been losing my friends: one to suicide, another has left Spain and others have got their partners, which means they’re not so available to hang out sometimes.

My aim on CS is to meet like-minded people who are willing to make plans and share time with me and hopefully strike a long-term friendship.

People don’t usually have time to read profiles so here’s me in a few brushstrokes:
 
-       I’m a friendly outgoing Spanish guy
-       Ever since I was a child, I’ve had a keen interest in foreign cultures  
-       I highly value friendship
-       I can communicate in 6 languages
-       My interests range from cooking to languages to fitness
-       Avid traveller. Been to almost 40 countries
-       I like engaging in trivial as well as meaningful conversation
-       My curiosity has led me to learn a lot
-       I’ve had lots of humane and kindness stories on my trips, which I’d love to share with you
-       I hate arrogance

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As I mentioned above, human contact is essential to survive. I think that CouchSurfing is a powerful tool through which we can meet people, broaden our perspectives and share. I believe we can all play a part in making the world more connected and bringing people together.
If you’re in town and want to share some time with me, please drop me a message. I’ll be more than happy to take you to interesting spots, engage in meaningful conversations and have a drink/meal with you.
I’ve just started hosting and because I finish work late, I prefer to host at the weekends, so that we’ve got some time to share. And I'd also be willing to pick you up from the airport/station.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I first used CouchSurfing with my best friend (yes, that one) back in 2009; when we set about crisscrossing Germany. Back then I didn’t have an account of my own so we used his. I found the experience so positive that I decided to create an account. Since then I have used CouchSurfing regularly, not only to stay at people’s places but also to hang out with them, do language exchanges, share meals etc.

兴趣

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• culture
• books
• street art
• cooking
• recipes
• drinking
• trivia
• traveling
• music
• piano
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• teaching
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• psychology
• language exchange
• international food
• strolling
• urban photography
• fitness training

音乐、电影和书籍

BOOKS
I enjoy reading both novels and Internet articles. Some books I’ve enjoyed are The Catcher in the Rye, Animal Farm, The Great Gatsby and the list goes on. Because I studied literature at university I’ve read so many books I’ve enjoyed that it’d be impossible to list them all.

MOVIES
As for films, well, I’m not a massive fan, but if I were to watch some, it’d be historical ones.

MUSIC
When I was a teenager, I’d listen to punk (Blink 182 and The Offspring among others) and pop music. Today, I prefer to listen to classical music, or at least music that is not just “noise”.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

There are a lot of them: shaking hands and talking to Angela Merkel  crossing a whole Irish town walking along the cliffs  visiting 12 German cities/towns in a week  visiting Christmas markets in Prague and Brugge  hitch-hiking across the Basque Country, and last but not least experiencing people’s kindness, hospitality and warmth on my travels (and I’ve got many of these experiences)

教，学，和分享

I could teach you the basics of any of the languages I can speak, how to teach a foreign language, how to make a good pizza dough, I could show you round Barcelona, and I’d be happy to share with you all the kindness stories I’ve been the protagonist of.

I’m always up for improving upon my (rusty) skills, or learning new ones. I’m particularly interested in drawing, DIY, or practising any of the languages I can speak for more fluency. I’d also love to learn how to read music as I could play the piano by ear when I was 5. Besides, I am willing to meet positive people who can make a difference in my life, and I hope I can be an inpiration to you, that’s why I want to exchange those positive stories which would push you into doing things out of your comfort zone that you wouldn’t otherwise do.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Apart from the ones mentioned above, I can share a good laugh, and good company.

我游览过的国家

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Wales

我居住过的国家

Germany, Poland, Spain