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  • 79 references 59 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Polish, Spanish; learning Hindi
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Spanish and Literature teacher
  • Literature and Philosophy
  • From Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To learn Hindi, to read all books from Biblioteca Cervantes and to learn as much as possible about India.

ABOUT ME

I truly believe a better world is possible, I believe in peace. There are 2 things I really hate: violence (any kind) and getting up early. I love reading, traveling, writing, walking. I love to teach, and I´d like to do that for many years (specially Literature). I can´t stay in one place for more than a year. Love the cold weather, coffe, poetry, silence, snow...

PHILOSOPHY

"There's no way to peace; peace is the way"

M. Gandhi

"The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind"

Bob Dylan

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS is one of the greatest things I´ve participated in. It takes a lot of trust to host and be hosted, and this is all about trust!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, my CS experiences have been great. I´ve met awesome people, and I moved from México to Poland because of a friends from CS that convinced me to come here.

Interests

Literature. Traveling. Movies. Poetry. Music. I love to talk about books and movies, going to book stores, sitting in a park and watch, drink coffee, play the guitar.

  • writing
  • books
  • literature
  • poetry
  • singing
  • dining
  • coffee
  • mexican food
  • yoga
  • walking
  • drinking
  • shopping
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • origami
  • music
  • guitar
  • physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Forrest Gump,
Life is beautiful,
El lado oscuro del corazón,
Stand by me,
El secreto de sus ojos,
Eres mi héroe,
Camino,
Woody Allen,
Eliseo Subiela,
Clint Eastwood,
Sci-Fi,

Music:
Joaquin Sabina,
Bob Dylan,
Madredeus,
Caifanes,
Real de Catorce,
Heroes del silencio,
Andres Calamaro,

Books (authors):
Stephen King,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
Arturo Perez-Reverte,
Jorge Luis Borges,
Pablo Neruda,
Jaime Sabines,
Oliverio Girondo,
Mario Benedetti,
Julio Cortazar,
Mario Vargas Llosa,
Charles Bukowski,
Filosofía,
Etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For a hot-weather guy like me, the most amazing thing I´ve experienced is the winter in Minnesota, -40 degrees!!! And I loved it!! Too bad winter doesn´t last all year.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Spanish, if you´re interested. I´d love to learn another language, yoga, drawing, singing, quantum physics, origami, harp, etc...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Mexican food!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Mexico, Poland, United States

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