CURRENT MISSION

Truly enjoy life !!! Spend more time with my friends, do more with the things i enjoy !!!

ABOUT ME

Well, just left Fortaleza a couple weeks ago and as of early November 2010, i settled in Rio de Janeiro, the one & only !! Life experiences in Portugal, Canada, Belgium and the US led to Brazil where i intend to stay for quite a while !!! It`s great here, really is. No longer working my butt off, just doing it part-time. Rest of the time ? Travelling (always), trying to update with the dusty books, tennis full-time, sun & beach, that kinda stuff. Not complaining, life has been good to me and hoping to give others the possibility of getting to know diferent places the way i did. Me ? Spontaneous, outgoing and honest. Friendly, love having people over, always have, and expect similar persons in return. Life is difficult enough as it is, no need to complicate it further...

PHILOSOPHY

Being spontaneous and genuine will take you far.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Could be more extensive but i have this feeling it`s gonna improve with this move to Rio... Hosted :

Matty Kay - Israel - Dec 2010
Ana & Rachel - Brasilia - Dec 2010
Cynthia & Miguel - Chile - Jan 2011
Ana & Diego - Uruguay - Jan 2011
Matt & Piuma - England - Jan 2011
Julia & Marlise - Austria - March 2011
Dave - England - March 2011
Etheria & Alvaro - Spain - March 2011
Geralyn - Chicago- April 2011
Yuma & Vineta - France - July 2011

Interests

Any type of adventure that leads to world knowledge ( currently finishing off last details of my motorbyke trip through Brazil, 19,000 kms ), tennis lover as well as Springsteen, Chomsky. Love sports and meeting people

• books
• traveling
• socializing
• sports
• rock climbing
• tennis
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Springsteen, Tom Waits, Pink Floyd, Dylan, Genesis ( with Gabriel), Chico Buarque, Tom Jobim, Vinicius, Marley.
Movies : Once upon a time in América, pretty much the entire Scorcese collection, Same stuff for Bergman and a few Woody Allen`s... Kubrick ia a must, as well as Eastwood, a few Coppola, same goes for Almodovar.Ah, and Buñuel !!! Books : John Kenneth Galbraith on social issues and economics, all of Chomsky( a true genius), Charles Bukowsky and books on world affairs.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing the Aconcágua, the highest mountain outside the Himalaias was a great experience that required not only skills but guts. And a cool head !! Not an easy one, i`ll tell you that...
Wind gliding was a great experience too, to be able to see Rio de janeiro from the top is beyond belief...

Meeting all sorts of interesting people around the globe.

Having met Bruce Springsteen personally was the all time high !!!

Visiting Myanmar, a stunning country !!!

Best for last : Working in a needed commmunity ( favela) in Fortaleza was a truly phenomenal experience. It only shows the great things one gets in return just by providing some hope in people`s lives...

Teach, Learn, Share

The main idea behing the CS project : Interacting, sharing world experiences !!! Way more than a place to crush or saving money. Pls be sure of that before you ask me for a couch request.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Portugal, United States

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