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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Teacher
  • BA in Philosophy, BA in Visual Arts
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 75% complete

About Me

Ok, I'm a student. Traveler and researcher. I'm looking forward to find the meaning of my life', but for that I need inspiration; and inspiration comes from knowing new places, knowing new people and from being open to be influenced by others' ideas and ways of thinking.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I just love the idea of an internet community that hosts and organizes events with no lucrative endeavors. A community that is extended throughout the world, and that supports and encourages one of the things that I love the most: traveling.
I love meeting new people; and it's even better when they are radically different, that way I get confronted with other ways of living and seeing the world. I also like the possibilities of intercultural exchanges offered by the platform. And more... :D

Interests

Philosophy, art, music. But above all I'm driven by a continous search of knowledge, fueled by a burning passion for living new experiences and a continuous questionning of myself, others and the culture we are in.

  • arts
  • traveling
  • music
  • philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

With music I am all over the place: I like rap, Rnb, Trap, pop.
Movies, I couldn't say that they are my favorites but I do like inception, shutter island, Jacob's ladder, el perro andaluz; I would say that psychological thriller is my favorite genre.
For my books, I have a big interest towards philosophy, I've read books by Nietzsche, Plato, Aristotle. I'm starting to read Freud, and excited about reading "l'histoire de la folie" by Foucault.
In painting, I do like mostly Francis Bacon's work, followed by the german expressionism and american expressionism, notably Rothko. I have an uncanny atraction towards the surrealism, and towards Dalí's artworks.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I couldn't tell it publicly haha :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach,
I like teaching it's one of my favorite things, it motivates me and fills my life with passion. What do I teach? English, French, I don't know, I believe I could teach anything if you give me enough time.
One of my projects it's to teach in a disadvantaged country anything that's needed to contribute my two cents to the cause of helping those in need.

Learn,
I'm always learning. I see myself as a philosopher, in the etymological sense of the word - a friend of knowledge that by living life understands more and more about himself and others.

Share,
I could share my time, my ideas or my passions. I have nothing else to give.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Scotland, Spain, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, France, Germany

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