CURRENT MISSION

Work hard, play hard, sleep in between

ABOUT ME

Just like 110% of couchsurfers (if profiles are to be trusted), I am "easygoing", "openminded" and "love other cultures" but somewhat ironic.

PHILOSOPHY

That one can either expose oneself aggressively to the world or else suffer from acute alienation and spiritual atrophy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm unlikely to couchsurf myself anytime soon. But I have an idle place at home, in Copacabana near the beach, and I feel bound to have people over (see personal philosophy section)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a few people. I have never surfed.

Interests

Just too many to list here.

• politics
• traveling
• anthropology
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Besides reading a lot about oil in Brazil (it's my job...), I am reading on and off Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (I'm libertarian, I confess, but if you're progressive we can debate about it)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've lived in Morocco for a year, as a cultural exchangee when I was 18. Fasted during Ramadan, tried to organize garbage pickers into a cooperative (and failed...) and learned moroccan arabic (nowadays a bit rusty).

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages, love'em. Whatever I can tell about Brazil and Rio: politics, economy, anthropology and (off course) travel advice.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Djibouti, France, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Yemen

Countries I’ve Lived In

Algeria, Brazil, Colombia, Djibouti, Germany, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen