I was born and grew up in Vigo (Galicia), in the northwest of Spain. Later, I've been living in the Canary Islands, Melilla and Ceuta (the two enclaved Spanish cities in the North of África), and working in their Courts of Justice.

I'm balanced, easy-going, open-minded, wise, bold if necessary, and sometimes, I like to be alone, reading, listening to music, or just surfing the net.

I love exploring nature, hiking, trekking, travelling by any means of transport, specially if I can share it with some good friends who are able to adap to the circumstances as they come.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To share travelling experiences, have a good time, make new friends all over the world and learn from their different cultures.

Interests

Hiking, trekking, travel, geography, history, philosophy, music, literature...

• culture
• literature
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• geography
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Magnificat (J.S. Bach), The Magic Flute (W.A. Mozart), Symphony nº 9 (L. van Beethoven), Carmina Burana (C. Orff), Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus), Kind of Blue (Miles Davis), Back at the Chicken Shack (Jimmy Smith), Revolver (The Beatles), Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield), The Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd), Heaven & Hell (Vangelis), The Bends (Radiohead), The 2nd Law (Muse), Allah Hoo (Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan), Omega (Enrique Morente & Lagartija Nick), En Concert (Orchestre National de Barbes), Talking Timbuctu (Ali Farka Touré), Lik'oum (Oum)...

Movies: Bienvenido, Mister Marshal (Luis García Berlanga), Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder), The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock), 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick), Duel (Steven Spielberg), Deliverance (John Boorman), Star Wars (George Lucas), Blade Runner (Ridley Scott), Alien (Ridley Scott), The Godfather I,II &III (Francis Ford Coppola), Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios (Pedro Almodóvar), Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino), Cidade de Deus (Fernando Meirelles), Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood), Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan), Up (Pete Docter), Intouchables (Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano)...

Books: Don Quijote de la Mancha (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra), The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper), The Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson), Arredor de Sí (Ramón Otero Pedrayo), Le Petit Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry), La Tesis de Nancy (Ramón J. Sender), Il Nome della Rosa (Umberto Eco), Heban (Ryszard Kapuscinsky), Los Caminos Perdidos de África (Javier Reverte), Cabo Trafalgar (Arturo Pérez-Reverte), The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini), The Road (Cormac McCarthy)...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've made a few amazing trips from Spain to Western Africa by car, but the crazy experience of driving under a monsoonal rain in the region of Casamance (South Senegal), after the sunset, through a road full of huge potholes, with the jungle on both sides, crossing checkpoints where the black soldiers wondered what the hell were doing there those white tourists, and arriving in Ziguinchor, five hours later, by midnight, safely; that was really unforgettable!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a little bit of Spanish language, history and culture.

I'm still learning how to cook and not die trying. Any help will be appreciated!

I love meeting people willing to share their knowledge and experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Time to do things together: storytelling, cooking, take a walk around... In one word: friendship.

Countries I’ve Visited

Burkina Faso, England, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Scotland, Senegal, Spain, Thailand, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Morocco, Spain