Hello there! My name is Alberto: I am a Spanish / English teacher and Youtuber from Mexico!

I am currently working as an English teacher but have decided to start travelling a bit more whenever I have the chance! My Youtube channel, "Mr. Salas" is where I share my passion for languages and education! You can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFsuefrt7e0 I currently speak Spanish, English, Italian, German and Japanese. I can also speak a bit of French but I'm not very comfortable in the language.

***Fully vaccinated***

Instagram: mrsalashere

I want to start Vlogging in the places I visit and I am open to meeting new people too! Not on the romantic side, though, my girlfriend might not like that ;). I will usually be traveling with her as well by the way. We are a very chill couple willing to meeting up, hanging out and just overall having new experiences and an awesome time with folks from all around the world. Please check my current trip to see if we can do something together.

We are not picky about the place to stay, as long as it's not outside on the street we are cool with whatever surface you have where we can crash for the night (or nights if you'll have us!)

Oh have I also mentioned I like to compose music? It's more of a hobby than actual serious compositions but you can check my music out on Spotify and Apple Music, Here's the link, don't be shy: https://music.apple.com/es/artist/sopa-de-dinosaurio/1454852171 for APPLE and https://open.spotify.com/artist/6yf3fzNtpsU1bKoiGlFyQu for SPOTIFY

I have spent a lot of time working and studying and very little time travelling, that's about to change!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

So I used couchsurfing back in the 2012s-2013s ish. Oh god, has it really been 10 years? Jeez. Anyway, my girlfriend convinced me to come back and use the website once more as that travel bug has bitten once again so here I am!

For the next 2 years 2022-2024 I will most likely be living in Japan traveling the country while I work and conduct educational research on language acquisition. Since I'll be staying for a while, I am planning to see as much of the country as possible. So any Japanese hosts or people living in Japan willing to let me stay with them would be greatly appreciated. I haven't mastered Japanese but I'm getting there!

Interests

Language acquisition, music, travelling and foreign languages/culture! I must warn you, if you speak a language I'm interested in learning or practicing I might be pestering you trying to have a conversation with you!

• literature
• dining
• anime
• board games
• reading
• music
• drums
• teaching
• languages
• science
• manga
• asian culture

Music, Movies, and Books

I love anime, comic books, geeky stuff in general. I also love detective dramas and food for though books. My favorite music is usually instrumental, post rock and that kind of chill / immersive music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I believe these are cool / interesting things I have done:

- Winning a comic book translation contest
- Winning a scholarship to work as a Spanish teacher at a university in London
-Having a Youtube channel with over 300k subscribers
-Written a book (available on Amazon) called "De cero a políglota"
-Releasing 2 music albums on Spotify and Apple Music under the name of Sopa de Dinosaurio
-Learnt 6 languages and counting :D
-Worked as a translator/interpreter for Spanish-English-German in different car companies.

What I Can Share with Hosts

if you ask me something and get me going basically all my life, you have been warned haha! I would also love to have you in one of my videos where I vlog (if you'd like to, of course! no pressure!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Mexico