I am a Filipino/Dutch guy and I recently finished my bachelors in in peace and conflict studies and international development. I am from the Netherlands, but have also lived and studied in Sweden, Norway and Spain. Currently I am doing a masters in Lisbon called ''International Studies'' that entails a relatively wide range of subjects like history, sociology, economics, politics and anthropology.

Since most people seem to never have heard about the topic of my bachelors I will clarify what it is about. It focuses on peace processes in armed, military conflicts, to improve the social, economic perspectives of people living in poor, underdeveloped regions and challenging systemic or institutional sources of conflict and injustice in society.

I also feel most aligned with libertarian socialism and enjoy rambling on about how we can get a more egalitarian, sustainable and more humane society. Other hobbies of mine include hiking, cooking, photography, football, tapas, drinking beer, discussing society/science and playing (board)games

Photo collection of my world travels: https://www.flickr.com/photos/156944962@N06/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet locals and to get the best tips and to get acquainted with their country. When I am home I would like to host, meet and help people from all over the world to return the couchsurfing experience.

Interests

- Sociology
- Philosophy
- Cosmology
- Geography
- History
- Politics
- Sports
- Hiking
- Reading
- Movies

Music, Movies, and Books

Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, HBO Vikings, BBC Human Planet, Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, The Last Airbender, Manufacturing Consent by Edward Herman, Nonviolent Communication by M. Rosenberg, On Anarchism by Chomsky, Orientalism by Edward Said, Prison Notebooks by Gramsci, Power Elite by C. Wright Mills, Mutual Aid and Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteering, via Workaway, for a month in an English language cafe in Busan, Korea called Lzone. I just wish I had more time there.

There I met, lived and worked with dozens of volunteers from all over the world. The Korean members visiting the cafe to practice English by conversation were such kind people, keen to hang out with foreigners.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some Dutch, English and cooking. I am open to learn new things. Experiences, friendship, love, food and drinks are some of the things I like to share :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Drinks, food, I can cook some lunch or dinner. Ideas on the world, global politics, history, society

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden