My name is Lucas, I was born in Madrid, in 1991, but I'm currently living in Örebro (Sweden) with my girlfriend Lucía while doing my PhD.

I studied psychology because I needed to understand what was going on inside Syd Barrett's mind. I consider myself a creative and funny person (at least I try, I love to make people happy in the most stupid ways). Things that I love: Music (make/listen), videogames (I consider some of them are pure art), neuroscience, Cosmos and Carl Sagan, reading, films, comedy and things that basically leave me mind blown for at least a couple of days after I discovered them. Then I have other days when I'm not that deep.

My girlfriend and I recently discovered that we really enjoy playing German strategy board games with friends while having a laugh and a beer. Some games we played are Catan, Puerto Rico or Kingdoms. If you are into that, we are up for a couple of games if we have the time!

In 2011 I lived in Wolverhampton (UK), where I had my Erasmus experience, maybe the most intense experience of my life and a big part of me. It really changed my mind in beautiful ways.

In 2013 I moved to London, there I completed a postgraduate course in cognitive neuropsychology. After one amazing year there, I decided that I wanted to go back to Madrid. I wanted to fight for a job back home. It kinda work, I worked for 3 years in Spain, but more than 500km from Madrid. This was my Galicia period, where I met Lucía.

Currently we are in Örebro, Sweden, where we moved in 2018 and I started my PhD.

Of course, I love travelling and I think that one of the most beautiful parts of a trip is the people that belong to it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As almost everyone here I guess, I consider myself an open-minded person that thinks that the humans you met on the road are an important part of its essence.

Also, money shouldn't be a drawback for the traveler, I would like to open my house to nice people in the same way that I would like that they open theirs for me.

Interests

I couldn't talk about me without talking about them. See "about me" in the previous section.

• dining
• cooking
• beer
• movies
• video games
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• neuroscience
• psychology
• study abroad
• boardgames

Music, Movies, and Books

Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros, Pink Floyd, Nick Drake, Gravenhurst, Radiohead, Devendra Banhart, Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, Tinariwen, Buddy Holly, John Frusciante, Omar Rodriguez-López, James Blake, Dire Straits, Daughter, Tame Impala, Boards of Canada, Courtney Barnett, World's End Girlfriend, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and more weird stuff.

Jules Verne Books (all), Norwegian Wood, Grimm Tales, On the Road, The Great Gatsby...

Into The Wild, Blade Runner, Lost in Translation, Annie Hall, The Motorcycle Diaries, Goodbye Lenin!, Heima, Samsara, Interestellar, Drive, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My Erasmus year. It's not that amazing for you, but it meant a lot to me.

Going to Japan with a friend and by my own at the end of the trip.

Hitchhiking through Cuba with my girlfriend.

Teach, Learn, Share

Guitar skills and a laugh if we connect, that is for sure. I also cook, but I have to say I'm quite experimental about it... I love talking about films, music, series, games. Like a normal person.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food, beer, conversation, Spanish language, British humour and surrealism

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom