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Overview

  • 37 references 21 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning German, Italian
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • failed polymath
  • computational science (M.S.), systems engineering (B.Eng.)
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

...breathe throughout the world...

ABOUT ME

There's a lot to write down right here, isn't it? I've re-read so many times what I had written here and I realize I'm discovering day after day who I am and where I am going. I have no plans but the basics for the future since all I have is TODAY, a beautiful present. I'm a software engineer who enjoys being curious about almost everything but specifically physics, philosophy, art in several ways, and I love nature. I like going out in trips to the mountain, or anywhere far away from cities such as lakes, beaches, parks, canyons, etc....There's nothing like lying on grass looking at the blue sky or the starry night...no thoughts in your head, just feeling, enjoying the sound of silence, if there's such thing. Feel free to know a little bit more about me...I really don't think that a few lines replace the warmth of a nice meal or a good conversation with a beer/cup of coffee.

I settled down in Bariloche from 2015 to 2017 (one of the hidden jewels in the Argentine Patagonia), after two years of living in the States for grad school, and traveling abroad as well. Such experience made me grow like anything in my life...every day was a new learning experience with friends, professors, and with life itself, and I intend to turn that into a lifestyle rather than a specific experience. Right now I live in the Netherlands with my wife and baby daughter. We keep traveling and discovering this world, but as a small family :)

PHILOSOPHY

What goes around, comes around!
Carpe diem!
Taoism!

Live your life in every breath...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like meeting new people interested in sharing their life experiences. Listen to them, hear what everybody has to say is the only way to live in peace. I host when I can, and I share and help as much as possible when I'm surfing/travelling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Several CS parties, coffee or drinks with travelers. Surfing, hosting, meeting and having a great time with all the referenced people down below. All of them are my CS family and I love them.

Interests

Science, Political and Environmental Activism, Technology, Movies, Languages, Nature, Martial Arts, Social Meetings & Events, Dancing!!...live to learn, not learn to live...

Music, Movies, and Books

A few ones: Matrix (x3), Star Trek, Star Wars, The Last Samurai, Zodiac, District 9, Batman (x3), Transformers, The Last Station. Anything from Hitchcock, Kubrick, Sci-Fi & Suspense from 1940-1970, The Shinning, Knowing. Series: The Big Bang Theory, Two and Half Men, Friends, Numb3rs, House M.D., Flashforward, Touch, Numb3rs, Prison Break, Game of Thrones a few Anime series too (Lain, Tengen Toppa, DBZ, Evangelion, etc.).

Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Thrillers, Comedy. Authors: Isaac Asimov, Jose Rodrigo Dos Santos, Walter Isaacson, Osho, Paulo Coehlo, Tolstoi, Albert Einstein, James Gleick, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snorkelling in the beaches of Utila, Honduras, Swimming in Florida, Hiking in the Argentine Mountains, High speed driving in Germany, Screaming at the Universal Roller coasters, going out for tapas in Spain, having coffe and gellato in Rome, Having the best parties in Budapest, ..., LIVING!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you everything about Argentina, since "mate", through "asado", and how to prepare them properly (to the best of my knowledge). Also want to learn as much as I can about every culture. Sharing all this in a meal, in a meeting, anywhere...it's one of my primary goals. Lets share a beer, a cup of coffee, some philosophical insights and more!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United States

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