CURRENT MISSION

To SHARE NEW Experiences and to LIVE Life to the FULLest !!!

ABOUT ME

Ok, let me think...I was a stressed executive who wanted to be a millionaire...then one beatiful day I quit my job and decided to follow my heart and dreams.
Now I am a backpacker and climber who just want to live life (not just to survive), exploring the nature and having fun with interesting people.
I am funny, easy-going and a trustworthy person.
As an engineer and nature lover I like to understand everything around me, so I am always asking questions, building something and reading.
I love to explore nature, better with some adrenaline and a nice company. Snow, ice and mountains are a great deal for me.
If you wanna know more about me, send me a hi on:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gustavogranato
Travel Pics: http://www.picasaweb.google.com.br/gustavogranato
Blog: http://www.gustavogranato.com
Travel videos: http://www.youtube.com/gustavogranato
Free txt msgs + 55 21 97413778 with whatsapp or viber on an iphone or android.
Bye :O)

PHILOSOPHY

DON´T JUST DO LIFE... LIVE YOUR LIFE!!!
To SHARE NEW Experiences and to LIVE Life to the FULLest !!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting backpackers, surfing on foreign couches and spreading the CS project to brazilian friends.
I like to help others expecting nothing in return. Ok, maybe just a strong hug and a true smile :o)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

6 months backpacking and couchsurfing around south america.
1 year around New Zealand climbing and couchsurfing...
Some couchsurfing around Brazil...
Hosting surfers in the amazing city of RIO !

Interests

Backpacking, rock climbing, skydiving, diving, camping, hiking, kayaking, biking, adrenaline, science, culture, nature, friends, parties, falling in love...

• culture
• dancing
• partying
• drinking
• drinking games
• reading
• traveling
• cars
• juggling
• blogging
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• rock climbing
• astronomy
• engineering
• languages
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: Inception, Terminator II, Closer, Monsters Inc., Forrest Gump...and others with explosions, life philosophy, love relationships, cartoons...
Music: All Led Zeppelin Songs, and rock and roll in general. Samba, forró and other local music.
Books: All Travel Guides, Books about the Universe (Astronomy-Where did we come from?), climbing books, and any other that brings me some knowledge.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW MY HEART AND DREAMS.
1- Top of Mount Blanc, off season, no cable cars, alone...
2- Elephant ride in Laos.
3- Got naked at the summit of volcanoes and mountains.
4- Inka trail, 5 days, by the mountains.
5- 4 days crossing the Brazilian Desert by foot.
6- Dozens of sunrises and sunsets in the mountains of New Zealand, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Switzerland, France...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a lot of stuff about:
1- How to make capirinha (brazilian drink), with different fruits...
2- How to dance samba and forró.
3- Rock and alpine climbing (knots, technique, mental control);
4- I can take you up hiking/climbing the Sugar Loaf for FREE ! There is an easy route that most of people can do...
5- Hiking and camping (like how to build a stove with soda cans and a penny);
6- The languages I speak and some pickup lines in portuguese.
7- How to work one year and travel one year, and so on...
8- Juggling.
9- Lots of drinking games !
10- Astronomy and Civil engineering things (ok, we gonna need more time, rsrs)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guyana, Italy, Laos, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, New Zealand

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