CURRENT MISSION

Improve myself through human relations and trying to fit in the adulthood and the job market.

ABOUT ME

Hello! I am Bernardo and I am 27 years old.
I grew up in a small city in the center of Portugal. I have studied psychology at the University of Coimbra (maybe you have heard of it). I am really into gardening and agriculture, sports such as volleyball. Right now, and since I still don't have a family, I am keeping all the money that I can to travel around. I did Erasmus back in 2012 in Valencia - Spain and an interrail in 2013, so I have been around as much as I could.
I am into chating with people from different countries and cultures, that I believe is the best way to understand humanity and to feel human.
I am a true omnivore, I love to taste new food and feel new sensations.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let die!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am not able to host anybody at the moment but I hope I will sometime in the future. I really think couchsurfing is one of the tools crafted through good human values and that's why I want to explore it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Tried back in 2013 throughout the Interrail but didn't got lucky. This year I was hosted in Valencia - Spain, Novi Sad and Belgrade - Serbia and I loved it!

Interests

Psychology
Permaculture;
Languages;
Volleyball;
Human Relations;

• gardening
• traveling
• volleyball
• languages
• psychology
• cinema
• permaculture
• hip hop

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen make my day!

Music: So hard to define. I would say The Doors and Tool will stay with me forever, probably others will too but it's hard to say.

Books: The Notebook of Don Rigoberto from Mario Vargas Llosa; Doors of Perception from Aldous Huxley;

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I almost got killed by a wave when I was 7 and now I'm really enjoying being alive!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to play volleyball if you're up to it. I can tell some stories about Portugal's history, about our revolution and our values. Surely something about psychology if it's not boring to you. Anyway, anything that can make a good conversation can be a topic. I don't know anything about cars or engines. As someone said: "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room." So I am looking forward to lose arguments in order to learn something new, but I won't give up without a fight.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am looking forward to meet locals. Firstly because I want to learn as much as I can about you culture and there is no better way then to have a good conversation while drinking wine. Then, of course, there is no hiding about it, it's attractive to spend time with locals without a fixed price. It's important to look this way, low cost traveling is a thing you learn and the more you practice it the more you can travel.
I hope to see you anytime soon.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal, Scotland, Spain