CURRENT MISSION

finding a mission

ABOUT ME

I think of myself as an open minded guy with a genuine interest in people and their motivations in life. Calmed and relaxed, enjoying randomness.

I just finished uni here at Valencia and now I decided to have a gap year and enjoy the things I like but never really took for them the time they deserve. Including: travelling and hitchhiking, farming and playing music.

PHILOSOPHY

I think optimism is a weapon of mass construction.

I believe in reciprocal relationships as a way to scape from the all-pervading individualist ideology.

and...TALK TO STRANGERS

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Both hosting and surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed during a 7-week hitchiking trip around Europe. It was an incredible experience, met so many interesting and helpful people. Now I feel I have so much to give back to strangers and travellers.

Interests

I'd say I simply like people. I'm curious about how we construct a sense of living and choose our motivations. I guess that's the reason I did a degree in psychology. Now that I finished I feel attracted by social sciences research, although I'm kind of bored by the "straight" academic world. I like talking and knowing about phylosophy, sociology, history and politics, as I think all of them are so entangled that are sometimes difficult to separate.

I love music, both listening and playing. I often go to gigs and enjoy the local scene. I also like art and photography, specially portraits and street photography. I'm a begginer, though (some of my photos: esperaespera.wordpress.com)

Ecology and sustainable movements are also of my interest. I recently started growing my own vegetables in a little organic farm, here at the city.

• arts
• photography
• cooking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• ecology
• history
• psychology
• social science
• sociology
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Lynch, Antonioni, Kubrick, Polanski, Jodorowsky, Almodovar and many others...

Music: any style really, I'm more into jazz, rock, psych and electro. I love to discover new music, the weirder the best. Geek social media: http://www.lastfm.es/user/despiert4

Recently read: 1984, Walden, Cien Años de Soledad, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Rayuela

Kafka, Hesse, Bukowsky, Kerouac, García Márquez, Cortazar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This is about boasting, huh?

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd be happy to
share my cooking skills
help you with your Spanish
show you the hidden places I love in Valencia
take you to exhibitions/gigs around here

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Macedonia, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain

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