I'm a fun and happy person, with a very positive way of thinking. I'm also melancholic at times, eager to get into deep existential conversations. I recently learned the importance of crying and to express your feelings (better late than never). I'm a human being trying to do my best.

One of my hobbies is playing board games with friends. Always happy to teach new games to others. To play to win is great, but winning itself is not really important, I always try to remind myself that.

I'm a healthy person. I use my bike regularly, practice yoga, do Vipassana meditation.
I love to eat and to share food with others. I know a couple of deserts that are the delight of my family and friends.

I work in comics since 2015, now working as a professional letterer and designer. I love to read, I love stories that take me to others worlds of fantasy and adventure. I also love cinema, it was my first passion and has stayed with me since I was little.

You can also find me and my work on https://www.instagram.com/matias_zanetti/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet people from around the world, to know other cultures, to practice my english. There's too much disconnection in this world, and I think that being present in a moment, a conversation, a shared meal, is a good way to start changing that.

Interests

• cats
• books
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• comics
• board games
• chess
• classical music
• electronic music
• buddhism
• bikes
• sci-fi
• fantasy
• vipassana
• trapeze
• aerial silk
• psilocybin

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite music: Daft Punk, Pink Floyd, Sevdaliza, Shlohmo, El mató a un policía motorizado, Alex Anwandter, Serú Giran, Adán Jodorowsky, Silvio Rodríguez, Aphex Twin. I love all kinds of music, specially electronic music.

Favourite filmmakers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Charlie Kaufman, Edgar Wright, Spike Jonze, Hayao Miyazaki, Steven Spielberg, Satoshi Kon, Charles Chaplin, Martin Scorsese, M. Night Shyamalan. Movies are my passion since I was 5 years old.

Favourite writers: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Isaac Asimov, Brian K. Vaughan, Joe Hill, Grant Morrison, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mariana Enríquez, Jorge Luis Borges.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I owned a comic publishing house for five years.

I've been practicing trapeze and aerial silk since 2011. If you told me back then that I would lift myself and fly through the air, I would have never believed it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a very good listener, and enjoy a lot a good conversation.
I can show you many beautiful coffee shops and give you directions about any place you want to visit in my city.
I know many card and board games, I think it's a great way to know people and to have a good time while playing.
I enjoy cooking with others, and to share the experience of food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Chile, Italy, Spain, United States, Uruguay