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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Executive Recruiter at Ethan Partners in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Finished college
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

My philosophy: (eu escrevi tudo aqui em Português abaixo também)

Give every person the utmost respect! I try to do something nice for someone every day. I learn about other's stories and passions and put forth extra effort to try and help them achieve those passions and dreams. I love to meet new people every day, to play guitar and sing. I believe if someone asks for a favor never say no, and at the very least respond by saying I don't know but I will do my best to help you..

I am friendly, respectful, funny, quite wierd and fun to be around!
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My goals:
To have intriguing and fun conversations with someone every day. To experience something completely different every day while I am in Portugal. I plan to travel with my two best friends from Lisbon from August 15th until the 22nd, and to live in Portugal for the next 1-2 years. My three main goals are to spend time with my friends and famiy, to learn more about myself and to have new and exhilarating experiences.

Dar a cada pessoa o maior respeito! Eu tento fazer algo de bom para alguém todos os dias. I aprender sobre histórias e paixões dos outros e colocar diante de um esforço extra para tentar ajudá-los a alcançar essas paixões e sonhos. Para conhecer novas pessoas todos os dias. Eu acredito que se alguém pede um favor nunca diga que não, e, no mínimo, responder por dizer que eu não sei, mas vou fazer o meu melhor para ajudá-lo!

Eu sou amigável, respeitoso, engraçado, estranho e divertido estar ao redor!

Os meus objetivos:
Para ter conversas intrigantes e divertidos com alguém todos os dias. Para experimentar algo completamente diferente a cada dia, enquanto eu estou em Portugal. Eu pretendo viajar com meus dois melhores amigos de Lisboa a partir de 15 de agosto até o dia 22, e viver em Portugal para os próximos 1-2 anos. Meus três objetivos principais são de passar tempo com meus amigos e famiy, para aprender mais sobre mim e ter experiências novas e emocionantes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Eu escrevi tudo aqui em Português abaixo também:

To have intriguing and fun conversations with someone in spanish every day, to experience something completely different every day while I am abroad until mid 2018. My goals currently are to learn at least conversational Portuguese (after a year of spending a lot of my time working and speaking in English this is something I really want to get better at), when possible improve my Spanish and become 100% fluent, dedicate 10%+ of my day to maintaining contact with my family and friends, and on improving my health. As well while I am in Portugal I want to completely immerse myself in the culture here and become a part of a community that I will always have a connection to no matter where else I go in the world..

Interests

eu escrevi tudo aqui em Português abaixo também:

Playing music (I am a trumpet player but mostly playing guitar and singing currently because I don't have a trumpet with me), Rapping, Traveling, kayaking, running, hiking, Reading books, Laughing, and I love to eat!!

Reprodução de música (toco trompete), Rapping, Viajar, canoagem, corrida, comer, caminhada, leitura de livros, Rir,

  • books
  • singing
  • dining
  • running
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • trumpet
  • hiking
  • kayaking

Music, Movies, and Books

Eu escrevi tudo aqui em Português abaixo também.

Books I like:
The Righteous Mind (Why good people are divided by politics and religion), Never Eat Alone, REAL PLAYER ONE, Seneca On The Shortness of Life; Life is Long If You Know How To Use It, Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Vagabonding: an uncommon guide to the art of long-term world travel,

Music I like:
Cake (california band) Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Miles Davis, Queen, Lupe Fiasco, Big Z, Jazz Liberatorz, Nat King Cole, Dave Brubeck, Atmosphere, Bill Withers, People Under the Stairs, Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more!

A Mente Righteous (Por que as pessoas boas são divididos por política e religião), Never Eat Alone, Como fazer amigos e influenciar pessoas, Zen e Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, vagabonding: um guia incomum para a arte do curso do mundo de longo prazo

Cake (california banda) Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Miles Davis, Rainha, Supertramp, Lupe Fiasco, Big Z, Jazz Liberatorz, Nat King Cole, Dave Brubeck, Atmosfera, Bill Withers, Fleet, Red Hot Chili Peppers e muitos mais!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I travelled to a random fisherman village on the coast of Ecuador, and spent an entire day on a three person fisherman boat just hanging out with the two men while they casted out their hand made nets to catch large shrimp and other types of sea creatures. I got sea sick and we also were boating very close to whales.

Teach, Learn, Share

Eu escrevi tudo aqui em Português abaixo também:

I know how to speak English! I know how to sing with my heart and I know how to make people laugh because of it, even if I am embarrassing myself. I know how to play the trumpet, I know how to whistle. I know how to rap (like Hip-Hop) and could probably show you how! I could also teach you how to play a few simple but sweet songs on the guitar.

Eu sei como falar Inglês! Eu sei como cantar com meu coração. Eu sei como tocar guitarra, e eu sei como fazer as pessoas rir por causa disso, mesmo se eu estou me envergonhando. Eu sei como jogar a trombeta, eu sabe assobiar. Eu sei como rimar (como Hip-Hop) e, provavelmente, poderia mostrar-lhe como!

What I Can Share with Hosts

" Eu escrevi tudo aqui em Português abaixo também"

"...the only thing I have to give to you is a poor gift, and it is myself. And I always g[ive] it..." I currently have very few possessions living in Portugal but I would be more than happy to buy groceries for food, or just treat you to a nice ecuadorian meal over lunch if we are just meeting up. I am living on not much money but I am not broke!

"... A única coisa que tenho para dar a você é um presente pobre, e isso me é. E eu sempre g [ive]-lo ..." Eu tenho atualmente muito poucas posses que vivem em Lisboa, mas eu seria mais do que feliz para comprar mantimentos para o alimento, ou apenas tratá-lo para uma refeição equatoriana ou americano agradável durante o almoço, se estamos apenas encontrando-se.

Estou vivendo em não muito dinheiro, mas eu não sou quebrei!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, Ecuador, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Germany, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States

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