I've done many things in my life.
Studied social sciences and mechanical engineering for my bachelor

There is a kind of art to becoming who you are.

So you start with some flour, butter and eggs as a base, and add somethings to give the recipe some flavor. Well, in my case, someone (I really don't know who) decided it would be a good idea to add curiosity "al gusto" (and by al gusto I mean I think they sneezed when they were adding it or some similar catastrophe). The recipe was ruined forever and I couldn't get rid of this sour taste for the unknown.

There was nothing left for me to do but to put it in the oven and let it grow. And how did it grow!
5 years - What would happen if I stick this thing into the power outlet? (Growing...)
12 years - Wow, reading is fun! I should do that more often! (Growing...)
17 years - Time to go to college, but what to study?? You know those books you've been reading... maybe Social Sciences? Yes! Social Sciences!
18 years - Nope! Lets try engineering instead...
19 years - Yeah, people say traveling is fun... maybe go to Bolivia this summer?
19,5 years - Holy shit, the world is this big?? (so much room for the recipe to grow)
20 years - Australia, you work 70h a week in a farm for 3 months, live in a tent, has the time of your life!
23 years - So nice that you got that internship in the Netherlands! Lets go!
23 years - You managed to get fired in 3 days??? What will you do with all the time you have here? Let's take the safe option and travel the Middle East for 3 months! Yay!
23,5 years - You are sleeping against the sand in the Sahara, you look up at the stars and think that there is no way you could fill all that space, and still that stop growing is not an option.
24 years - Who would have thought that you'd actually graduate an engineer! Congratulations! Time to start looking for a job! Do you know what you want to do?
24 years - Nope, let's go to New Zealand to work on farms and hike the country while you think about it.
25 years - I can't believe this company really want me to work for them! They are so awesome!
28 years - Yeah, they are not so awesome anymore. Time to quit your job and go to Sweden study applied physics.
30 years - Is is time for a mid-life crisis yet? Better walk 1300km to find out! - Answer: no
31 years - Yep, this studying thing seems to be ok, time for a PhD then!
34 years and still growing...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet, help and be helped by other people.
Learn new things from them and from the process.

From all my life's experience I think this is the best way to grow and find new ways to care about life.

Interests

I love to walk and I love to think, and specially doing both at the same time! :)

• cycling
• hiking
• science
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite book would have to be Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman (maybe my favorite work of art too!)
Favorite movie - Koyaanisqatsi (maybe my second favorite work of art)
Music - Beautiful music like classical and jazz. Fun music like rock and roll! John Coltrane, A Love Supreme - Second favorite work of art. (What, I already chose the second one? Shit!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A Masters in Applied Physics after spending 4 years working with advertising.
(You'd be amazed to see how much you can still change)
Hiking 1300km one summer.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tonga, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, New Zealand, Sweden

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