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Overview

  • 32 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Portuguese; learning Spanish
  • 26, Male
  • Member since 2018
  • Procurement Officer
  • Communication; Marketing; Supply Chain Management
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About Me

I'm a 26yo Portuguese!

Born in Paris 🇫🇷
Raised in Aveiro 🇵🇹
Masters in Sweden 🇸🇪
MSC in Normandie 🇫🇷
Living in Metz 🇫🇷
Working in Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Trying to enjoy life as much as I can.
Having fun and learning every day.

There is more to say but let's meet and you'll know!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing it's the perfect way to travel!

I get to meet random people, have them as friends, learn from them about everything and anything.
Get to know more about the local culture, food, tips on what to do and visit.
I get to have company during my stay with makes things way more fun.
I love to get to know people and with Couchsurfing I can meet people from all ways of life, from other cultures, religions, professions, hobbies... I can get a lot of knowledge that otherwise, I wouldn't.

I love both to host and be hosted. When hosting, just by being in my place I can travel and learn. When hosted I can travel in the physical sense and be shown around.

There are always more possibilities to have fun and have some amazing stories.

Interests

I love to travel and meet new people from different cultures and backgrounds.

While traveling I love to spend time with the locals, hearing their stories, eat their typical food. I think that's the best way to really get to know a culture.

  • movies
  • music
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • skateboarding
  • hitchhiking
  • eating
  • tea
  • marketing
  • bodyboarding
  • meet new people
  • chatting

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Linkin Park, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Queen, AC-DC, R.E.M, U2, Neil Young, Oasis, Bod Dylan, Johnny Cash, Scorpions, Bob Marley, The Beatles, Kodaline, Pink Floyd, Cigarettes after Sex, Johnny Hallyday, Cesaria Evora, Portuguese music ... too many to identify.

Books: Sapiens, 1984, Motorcycle Diaries, O Alquimista, Harry Potter, A Song of Ice and Fire, Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira, How to Make Friends and Influence People, The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Writers: George Orwell, Bernard Cornwell, Bruce Chatwin, Paul Theroux, Yuval Noah Harari, Dumas, Agatha Christie, Fernado Pessoa, José Saramago, José Rodrigues dos Santos...

Movies: Harry Potter, Forest Gump, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, The Lord of the Rings, Braveheart, Inception, Shutter Island, Green Mile, Taxi Driver, Donnie Brasco...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking the Kungsleden in the north of Sweden, or at least tried it since we got stuck due to the snow.

Enjoying the Midnight Sun.

Making a fire on a frozen lake.

Sailing in the Mediterranean Sea.

Visiting Chernobyl

Peeing in all the sources of the Danube river while hiking in the Black Forest.

2 interrails within Europe

I had some amazing experiences, we can talk about them, but none that special to mention.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn from other people, especially different types of people from other countries, religions, cultures, and mentalities.

I like to share my good mood, happiness, stories, and my (little) knowledge.
In addition, as a proud Portuguese (in most aspects), my rich Portuguese culture!
I lived in Portugal, Sweden and France and I met people from all over the world so I have some knowledge on different cultures.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The Portuguese culture. I can also cook Portuguese food.
Funny stories and an overall fun disposition through life.
My hospitality back in Portugal whenever you want to (or wherever I am)!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Portugal, Sweden

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