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Overview

  • 5 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2017
  • Software Developer
  • Universidad Nacional de Quilmes
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

From La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I'm on my first trip to Europe where I'll be traveling for a couple of months and then off to Canada and the USA for a few months too.

I've studied Music and Technology at Quilmes National University in Buenos Aires and then did some research in one of the laboratories there, so I'm very fond of arts, music, science and technology. Sometime later I moved to Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires where I lived for a couple of years while I worked as a software developer doing mainly Android applications. Then I quit my job, returned to my hometown of La Plata and prepared to travel across Europe and North America.

I'd love to meet new people, so don't hesitate to write!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's a great place to meet like minded travellers and locals that like to show or recommended places and activities while sharing my experiences too.

Interests

Art
Music
Science
Technology
Outdoor activities
Social sciences

  • arts
  • technology
  • traveling
  • music
  • meeting new people

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm currently reading science fiction from authors like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick and Robert Heinlein. A Leonardo Da Vinci biography is also among the books I carry with me while traveling. Love Julio Cortazar's short stories.

Regarding music I really like the French impressionist period composers like Debussy, Ravel and Koechlin; Russian school composers like Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Shostakovich; and rock bands like Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam among others.

I like Wes Anderson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Linklater, Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodóvar filmographies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quitting my job to travel! It was a hard decision but I have no regrets!

Teach, Learn, Share

I could definitely try to teach some Spanish, perhaps some rioplatense slang!.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm carrying some 'yerba mate' with me, so we can drink the most popular infusion in Argentina and Uruguay, the 'mate'.

I also would like to spend some time with my hosts if possible. Perhaps during breakfast, lunch, dinner. We can talk about books, films, music, arts, traveling, society, philosophy (although I'm quite new to the subject) or just about anything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Chile, Germany, Italy, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina

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