An intense career in Management... also an Entrepreneur.
In 2012 took a career Break in Asia to self-development.
Worked as with Elderly people in the UK in the last 4 months. Done wwofing/volunteered in Organic Food projects in the Netherlands since April to know the culture.
Mindfulness, Compassion Meditation practicioner and researcher.
In the UK to train in the western Mindfulness techniques.

Love cats and dogs and all animals!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to know other cultures mainly from the Northern countries of Europe.
I'd like to know more about the northern european cultures and countries and know the languages.
I have to travel a lot to attend Mindfulness retreats and this way I can meet people and learn by sharing experiences.

Hoppefully will be able to contribute to the happiness of some people!

Interests

Ecology&Environment, Social Causes , Social Media Human Rights associations activist, Permaculture, Organic Products and Macrobiotics, Politics, Social Entrepreneurship.
Swimming, Cardio-Fitness, Ski, trekking, Chi-Kung, Yoga.
Meditation/Mindfulness (training and research on techniques), Buddhism (self study of Buddhist history), Neuroscience (self-study), etc.
Travel, Reading, Art, Culture.

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• arts
• culture
• causes
• environment
• human rights
• dining
• cooking
• organic food
• fitness
• yoga
• meditation
• boating
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• skiing
• buddhist
• swimming
• communications
• ecology
• entrepreneurship
• history
• languages
• neuroscience
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Air , Suite N 3 Bach, Handel, Mozart

Movies: Magnolia, and Out of Africa

Books: Comparative History of Ideas, Hajime Nakamura

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being able to be cheated by an Indian/Tibetan without getting hungry....

Treeking 3 days in the Himalayas at 3000 metres high to get to a Monastery and take the leeches that climbed over me one by one...

Cross Tibet in a Jeep, in a so called highway, that was a land road in rainy season

Boat speed drive in a river the middle of the jungle in Mexico...

Snorteling in the middle of the Carabean Sea

Surviving an Hurricane in Dominican Republic

etc, etc...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my skill in Mindfulness, Compassion Meditation, Organic food and Natural food, Macrobiotic and Healthy cooking, Permaculture, Buddhist history, Entrepreunership, Strategic Management, english, french and spanish, etc.

I'd like to learn Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish language and culture.

I'd like to share all sort of knowledge ...science, neuroscience...culture...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travelling experiences and tips, other languages, Mindfulness, Relaxation Yoga, Compassion Meditation, Healthy cooking, Buddhism, Environmental and Permaculture ideas....research in Buddhism and Neuroscience. healthy life and food tips, management skills and languages!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Portugal