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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish; learning English, Italian
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Publicist
  • Master´s degree
  • From Mexico City
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My mission in life is to be free. Im really convinced that we need to make the most of our lives. If you love something and you think that you should do it, so have to do it. It´s simple like that.

ABOUT ME

I´m a perky guy, looking for the sense of his life, that have been lucky to be in a lot of beautiful places. I studied abroad for 5 years and i have traveled across several countries where i´ve known a lot of fantastic people thay today i´m proud to call my friends.
I love working and i´m relatively succesful in what i do, so far. But, despite this, im decided to enjoy this little trip named life. So, im here, looking for a new adventure.
What´s expecting us out there? Let´s find out.

PHILOSOPHY

Summarized in this brilliant quote:

"Más vale arrepentirte de lo que hiciste, que de lo que dejaste de hacer"

Jorge Luis Borges

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I´d like to build experiences and relationships with valuable people, knowing that i could be something good for their lives, just like happens in the opposite way.
I can assure them that these experiences will be fruitful for both of us.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have no experience in couch surfing, notwithstanding many times i´ve received people in my home.
I didnt use this magnificent tool before, but now that i know it im convinced that is just like me.
Perfect tool to keep doing what i do.

Interests

painting, movies, traveling, advertising, sports, knowing people, to have a good conversation, enjoy the life.

  • arts
  • culture
  • literature
  • design
  • graphic design
  • dancing
  • salsa dancing
  • running
  • movies
  • tv
  • traveling
  • painting
  • camping
  • surfing
  • sports
  • communications

Music, Movies, and Books

Mmm let´s see.
I love literature, movies and music, so i´ll name my favorite exponents, cause list every movie or song would be just crazy.

Books. I like all kind of readings; novels, essays, poems, magazines, articles, mithology, etc.

Jack Kerouack, Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes, Oscar Wilde, Jules Verne, William Golding, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Miguel de Cervantes, Seth Godin,Octavio Paz, Hermann Hesse, Mithology in general, etc.

Movies (actors and directors)
Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Kubrick, Coen Brothers, Hitchcock, Spielberg, Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Jackson, James Cameron, Woody Allen,Tim Burton, Jack Nicholson, Robert Deniro, José Campanella, Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón,Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Daniel Day Lewis, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, etc.

Music
The Beatles, The Doors, Caifanes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Queen, Heroes del Silencio, Joaquín Sabina, Silvio Rodríguez, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, Gun´s & Roses, Metallica, Música Andina, Los Prisioneros, La Renga, Creedence, Santana, Jimmy Hendrix,Jannis Joplin, Andrés Calamaro, Arctic Monkeys, Fito Paez, John Lennon, Nirvana, The Killers, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think that the most amazing thing that i´ve ever done is traveling. I already know some countries with so diferent cultures, and i´ve even had the opportunity of living abroad.
Is so necesary to pinpoint that i love to learn, so in every single place where i have been i´ve tried to enrich my life, nourishing it with those that every one have given to my life.
So, in this way, i have something to give to the others. I have been in more than 30 countries.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you some salsa dancing,spanish, watercolor painting, camping skills and have long conversations about almost every topic that you want.
Literature, traveling, latinamerican culture, movies and art are my favorite ones.

Because of my job im a communications expert and i have made a lot of tv spots, advertising campaigns, corporative images and more.
I made bachelors in Advertising and Design and a Master´s Degree in Marketing. So if you are interested about graphic design, running a bussiness or related subjects i could be so handy for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico

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