CURRENT MISSION

Never stop looking for new angles to see the world.

ABOUT ME

I am Alvaro. I was raised in Ecuador till I was 18. After that I left to study college in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires became, after 6 years, my second home town. I also lived in Japan for a year, during a college exchange program, hence I am really interested in Japanese culture.
I think of myself as very friendly and open minded to cultures and new experiences.
I love to eat, and I also very open to try new things! But am also a good cook and I like to cook for my friends too.

PHILOSOPHY

Travel the world, Love your memories. Travel the world, make new friends. Travel the world, and never stop.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I wish to take people around the city, so they can see what turist can't, but what real travelers deserve.

Interests

Food, Japanese pop culture, travel, books (I love libraries and bookstores) museums, dancing, cooking, talking and listening, late night chats with a glass of wine.

• culture
• books
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• cars

Music, Movies, and Books

quite eclectic, I like horror movies but also enjoy Disney and animated movies. For music I don't have a particular taste, but I do like Japanese Music a lot.
For Book, usually I look at the cover and decide.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A friend and I once, in Japan, did a hithiking trip from Kobe to Hiroshima. We got picked up by 3 different cars, but the last one was the best one. The last car that took us in was a 40 year old mother and her 5 year old son; she actually never had taken someone in her car, but she was really excited to take us almost all the way to Hiroshima. She said she felt like she was inside the movie Taxi.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: a little bit about Wine and Spanish or English I guess. Also I can teach how to cook.
I like to learn about cooking as well and about how the culture in different countries is.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, China, Colombia, Japan, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Ecuador, Japan