Hello! I am Alejandro, I'm from Bogotá, Colombia. I love traveling and learning from another cultures. I am a musician and ethnomusicologist, and I have been traveling on my country for many years, sharing and learning with many indigenous communities. Besides studying and learning the music of this communities, I have learned about farming, handcrafting, natural medicine and traditional amerindian spirituality, to name a few! I love the countryside and all kind of things related with nature, ecology, permaculture, etc.

Dlaczego jestem na Couchsurfing

In this occasion I'm travelling to Asia and I want to know about their ancient cultures, philosophies and ways of spirituality. I'm interested in Buddhism and I hope to learn more about that. Certainly, in relation with my profession, I want to learn about the traditional musics of these lands and share some about the musics of my country.

Zainteresowania

I'm very interesting in music of any place and culture. I like to learn about cultures different from mine. I like to know different ways of approaching to the spiritual experience of life, so I always want to know about the local religions, ways of spirituality, etc.

• folklore
• music
• folk music
• spiritual
• natural medicine

Muzyka, filmy i książki

I love the music(s) of Colombia's indigenous communities and countryside regions as well as the different musics of Latin-american countries. In general, I like traditional musics from around the world (India, Mongolia, Mali, Burkina Fasso, Hungary, etc... and many more!). I also love Rock, Reggae, Salsa... especially the old classic bands, like Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Jethro Tull, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Riche Ray Y Bobby Cruz...
In the list of my favorites movies could be Herz aus Glas (Werner Herzog), Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Kim Ki-duk) and Resistencia en la línea negra (Amado Villafaña/Saúl Gil/ Silvestre Gil) to name a few!
In relation to books, I really loved Los Pasos Perdidos (Alejo Carpentier) and currently I frequently read books of Tibetan Buddhist authors like Chögyam Trungpa or Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.

Jedna niesamowita rzecz, którą zrobiłem(-am)

Travelling to some indigenous communities in my country (Wayuu in La Guajira, Misak in Cauca and Kuna-Tule in Panamá) and learning to play some musical instruments (Sawawa, Massi, Lus flute, Kammu-burwi).

Ucz innych, ucz się sam, udostępniaj

I can teach music, especially of my country! Also I can teach Spanish.

Kraje, w których byłem(-am)

Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru

Kraje, w których mieszkałem(-am)

Colombia