Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Want to meet people from around the world. Like to travel and run in different places.

Interests

• trail running
• economics
• social science
• mountain hiking
• long distance running
• evolutionary psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

I like Jacques Brel but the best French song ever is La Chanson de Prevert by Serge Gainsbourg. I also listen with gusto: Josh Groban, Hayley Westenra, Joaquín Sabina, Juan Luis Guerra. Iggy Pop and Lou Reed remain a relic of my Punk Rock years, Then there is the Japanese music I discover through Anime: Radwimps, Linked Horizon, Wakkagi Band.

Amadeus is not historically accurate. Nevertheless, it is the best movie ever made. I know nothing of cinema but there is something with Stanley Kubrik: Eyes Wide Shut, Full Metal Jacket, Orange Clockwork are just mindblowing. I can watch any movie by Satoshi Kon at any time.

Milan Kundera and Jorge Luis Borges were my favorite writers. Now I usually read social sciences. The best three books I have read in recent years are: The Better Angels of Our Nature (Steven Pinker); The Secret of Our Success (Joe Henrich); The Righteous Mind (Johnatan Haidt). Les Miserables is perhaps my favorite classic... or one of the few I have read completely.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everything I do is amazing... Sorry, that just slipped out. Serious answer: I have ran in many different places.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you where some of the best ultrarunners of this country are training.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, Uruguay