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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
on the pursuit of happiness
ABOUT ME
I am soon starting a three months break that will take me to Nepal and India, where I am planning to hike and practice yoga. I am also interested in learning meditation and any other mean towards self-awareness.
I grew up in a big family, in a small city close to Barcelona. I started discovering the world six years and a half ago, when I left home to live in San Francisco. Then, I decided to become a researcher, in part motivated by the possibility of traveling around the world. I have been living in Switzerland for the last five years, but I also travelled to Australia, the US, Great Britain, Japan and China, in my spare time after conferences.
I developed a love for the nature and people. I believe in the mutual respect and trust, and I think are the only factors that can truly change the world.
PHILOSOPHY
do and let people do
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I use CS from time to time to host and to surf. I like to spread the world about it as often as I have the chance.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I couchsurfed in Mainland China and HK. I received CSers together with my flatmate in my former apartment in Lausanne. I plan to be more active during my trip to Nepal and India.
Interests
yoga, meditation, cooking, nutrition, social media
- cooking
- yoga
- meditation
- walking
- politics
- traveling
- hiking
- snorkeling
- skydiving
- skiing
- communications
Music, Movies, and Books
music: the postal service, arctic monkeys, bloc party, coldplay, death cab for cutie, franz ferdiand, nada surf, panic at the disco, interpol ...
movies: intouchables, lost in translation,
books: the faithful gardener,
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Skydiving in California. Hiking in the lava flows of kilauea, Walking on China's Great wall. Snorkeling in the great barrier reef. Trekking the Swiss alps at 4,000 m. Learning to Ski at the age of 26. Finishing a PhD.
Teach, Learn, Share
I love to cook and learn from other countries' cuisines. I enjoy conversations around any topic, from spirituality to politics. I am a listener. I taught a couple of friends to ski.
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Belgium, China, France, Hungary, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Spain, Switzerland, United States