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Overview

  • 9 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Catalan, Valencian, English, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Nephrologist (doctor of Kidneys and Transplantation), and...
  • MD, MSc, MPH, PhD, FASN
  • From Guayaquil, Ecuador
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I am a citizen of the world, and my mission is to help as much people as I can in this incredible journey called life!

ABOUT ME

Quite difficult to describe yourself...I suggest you to meet me in person or read references. But in a few words I am rational, with good sense of humor, love to work (I really like my job!), and very anxious of knowledge and information (I read as much as I can). On the other hand I love to dance, travel, and help people...almost always I am very enthusiastic and happy, and I try to disseminate these happiness and enthusiasm to everybody. Life is just a short period of time...Why not to enjoy every moment, and help others to enjoy as well?

PHILOSOPHY

Like the song: "Don't worry, be happy". Do not be worried too much...perhaps you are wasting time and energy instead of enjoying life and helping others to do so!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Thanks to Tim, Magda, Daniel and Laura...they introduce me in the passionated world of CS!!! I will try to do my best in this Project, and give to surfers the nicest treatment possible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted just 4 people...and the experience was great with all of them!!!

Interests

I am interested in meet people from all over the world, different cultures, thoughts, beliefs, and have a mutual exchange of experiences.

  • dancing
  • education
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Some 80's and 90's stuff like Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Duran Duran, OMD, The Comunnards, The Human League, Dead or Alive, Depeche Mode, R.E.M. Also new like Mika, Natasha Bedingfield, Rihanna, One Republic.
Books: more than books, I prefer to list authors like Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, Cervantes, Hemingway, RL Stevenson, Alejandro Dumas, Tolstoi, Dante, Tagore, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, César Vidal, etcetera, etcetera....Specially historic novels, biographies, and so on.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Four places I strongly recommend to visit:
1.- Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
2.- Barcelona, Spain
3.- Interlaken, Switzerland
4.- Stonehenge, England

Teach, Learn, Share

I work in nephrology, transplantation, public health, and both clinical and basic research on cardiovascular risk factors in chronic kidney disease. On other fields, I have travel to some countries, and I can share some practical advices on the cities I have already visited. I also have a program of continuous medical education with developing countries.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Spain, United States

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