Hi! My name is Balasi and I'm 24 years old. I come from Bilbao, Spain but I’ve moved to Paris at 9 years old and since I’ve lived in different cities between France and Spain. I speak spanish, french as well as english. After getting my degree in Philosophy, I travelled around Europe during my gap year, I did quite few couch surfing (as a guest and as an host) and I’ve loved the experience.
I am now finishing my master degree in publishing while working in a publishing house and trying to keep on travelling as mush as I can.

ABOUT ME

I would describe my self as a joyful and active person but at the same time mature and responsible.

I love arts and I love people : I try hard that loving people becomes an art of living.

PHILOSOPHY
- φιλοξενία (PHILOXENIA), a joyful generosity that is more than hospitality."
- chi va piano, va sano. E chi va sano, va lontano
- treat the others the same way you would like to be treated
- the hand that gives, is the hand that receives
- what you give belongs to you forever, nobody will be able to take it back from you...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Goal : trying to understand and make the exchange worth for both people.

Since I'm 18, I do woofing. That allowed me to travel and to meet amazing people.
As I want to keep moving without giving away the opportunity of knowing other people, Couchsurfing seemed to be a very good alternative to meet new people and get a chance to discover different cultures. It is for me very important to have exchanges with people who have a different perspective on life so it allows me to keep growing and to get out my confort zone.
Also I am using couch surfing because I am an outgoing, open-minded and curious person that just like to meet people, grab a coffee and make some friends .

Interests

• poetry
• philosophy
• travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Litterature:
- Demons, Dostoievski
-On the road, Jack Kerouack
-Cien anos de soledad, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
-Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada, Neruda
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Music:
-Rock espanol (Fito &; Fitopaldis, Extremoduro)
-Brazilian ( Tim Maia, all bossa nova)
-Schubert, specially Trio No. 2, Op. 100 Andante con moto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nioKJNp8ADE

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mozambique, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Spain