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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel the world, perhaps with a backpack.

Interests

Cinema

• dogs
• writing
• dining
• cooking
• running
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• backpacking
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

The Idiot / The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Animal Farm / 1984 - George Orwell
Love In The Time of Cholera - Gabriel García Márquez
Hunger - Knut Hamsun

Music:

English: Radiohead, Beatles, Nick Drake, The Clash, Van Morrison, Roy Ayers, Kendrick Lamar
Spanish: Cafe Tacuba, Soda Stereo, Gustavo Cerati
Portuguese: José Afonso, Madredeus, Os Mutantes, Novos Baianos
Others: Fela Kuti, Keith Jarrett, Philip Glass

Movies:

Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan, Sergio Leone, Robert Bresson, Martin Scorsese, Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Sá Leão.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1) Was invited for a 3 day national competion regarding envinronmental issues. At the end of the first day, I was unexpectedly told I had to do a group presentation on the last day. Under my bed sheets, I spent two nights secretly writing a drama play. On the last day, 2 hours before, I revealed the script, we rehearsed it, played it, I won and was invited to go to London with more 300 people. Of all the people I met, the ones who touched me more were Pakistani people, who invited me to dine spicy food with them and offered me a Sindhi cap. It was a outrageously bad play, but who cares, I won.

2) Went to a museum, needed to go to the bathroom, the museum closed and I got locked inside. I had to climb two concrete walls, jump a fence, prepare myself to jump a iron gate, almost got caught by a guy walking with his dog, finally jump the iron gate and then run to the train station without looking back. I have no doubt I'm on that town's ten most wanted list.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm learning to cook. Last week I made a carrot soup which was the bomb. I feel I'm finally becoming a man.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If they aren't familiar with Coimbra, I would love to guide them with no problems, it's something I really enjoy doing. If they are already familiar with the city, I would love to meet them and hear them talk, it's also something I really enjoy doing.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal