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Overview

  • 6 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Catalan, Valencian, English, Spanish; learning French
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • yogui, runner, hiker
  • PhD
  • From Barcelona
  • Profile 95% complete

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

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