It is always difficult to describe oneself, so perhaps you would rather check the references for some info. However I will try to do my best.

I grew up in a small town nearby the city of Barcelona, in Spain. Already 5 years ago I moved to the Netherlands for a one year exchange program during my studies. I liked it so much that I stayed for my masters and now also for my PhD in Economics.

I am happily installed now in the Netherlands living with my girlfriend and my cat :) I have a wide arrange of interests that include music, literature, cinema, sports, science and traveling.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to host people, it really breaks my routine.
I like to surf, it will always make your travelling better.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was introduced to couchsurfing by many of my friends who started using it before i even knew about it. I hosted people quite often while i was in Bercelona, normally using my flatmate CS account. http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/petithardcard/
In Groningen I recieve not even 1% of the requests I use to recieve in Barcelona, but I'm willing to host people here.

Interessen

Economy, political science, sociology, philosophy, psychology and all social sciences in general. I also like maths, physics and astronomy.

I'm also interested in:

Music, literature, cinema, cooking, sports, parties, eating, running, screaming, listening, talking, jumping, playing pool, family days, friendly evenings, strange people, common people, foreign people, strange situations, unconfortable situations, easy situations, exciting situations, playing music, talking to strangers, comfortable conversations, shering the silence, non linguistic communication.

• cats
• literature
• cooking
• running
• partying
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• sports
• astronomy
• economics
• teaching
• mathematics
• physics
• political science
• psychology
• science
• social science
• sociology

Musik, Filme und Bücher

I will just mention some that come to my mind

Movies: Straw dogs, Fargo, Apocalypse Now, Clockwork Orange.
Music: Neil Young, Beatles, Wilco, Foo Fighters.
Book: The grapes of Wrath, any book by the Spanish authors Javier Cercas and Eduardo Mendoza.
Series: Cosmos, The Wire, Boardwalk Empire.

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Just one: my father snoring. I leaves you flabbergasted.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

These are three important verbs in my life.

Teach: I am a teacher myself (it is part of my PhD program)
Learn: I keep learning all the time. Lately also through courses I find in the website Coursera. It is an awesome one.
Share: Sharing is not part of life, it is life itself.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

I can offer a place to sleep, I can show around and go for a drink.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Zambia

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Netherlands, Spain

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