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Overview

  • 37 references 25 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Hebrew (modern), Italian, Spanish; learning Arabic, French, Icelandic
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Doctor
  • Medicine
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Save the world

ABOUT ME

Born and raised in Buenos Aires. When I was 19 I moved to Jerusalem, where I studied medicine. I worked in a big hospital for one year, then moved to Iceland and learned as much Icelandic as I could at the University of Iceland (just for fun). I left Iceland in May 2012 and spent 4 years travelling all over the world: working on a ship in the Arctic, doing voluntary work in Uganda and Kenya and then overlanding across 8 countries down to South Africa, the same ship in Antarctica and across the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, USA, two jungle expeditions in Mexico and Guyana, few countries in SE Asia and the Balkans. After a short stint in England I found myself travelling around the world once again, including one Pacific Odyssey aboard a small Russian ship. Now working in England...

PHILOSOPHY

Seize the day. But really do!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Some hosting, some surfing. Always positive experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted and been hosted several times. I'm happy to say I've never met anybody that I wouldn't meet again.

Interests

Diving, cycling, hiking, camping - the outdoors really.
Amateur photographer and videographer (underwater as well). Filming is my way of journaling. My own personal favourite - https://vimeo.com/143441477. Second place - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiUIfg7UFwc. My audience's favourite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaUdiBtnBjU

I also trained in Taekwondo for a long time (I have a black belt so watch out :)
Motorcycles (riding and fixing). Guitars and ukuleles! And I take an interest in science (just about any field).

  • cooking
  • motorcycles
  • traveling
  • guitar
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • languages
  • medicine
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

The BBC Natural History series - simply the best.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking in northern Norway under the midnight sun...

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - some languages, some guitar skills. And a thing or 2 on antibiotics :)
Learn - where do I begin?

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antarctica, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Monaco, Montenegro, Mozambique, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Iceland, Israel, Lithuania, United Kingdom

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