I am Iñaki, a 24-year-old guy from Barcelona. I am an open-minded person who loves meeting new people and learning from different cultures. I am a simple person and have an easy-going character, which I think makes people feel comfortable around me.

People say I am a funny person. When I am comfortable around people, I love playing the clown. For the last couple of years, I have taken part as an actor in some comedies of a local amateur theater group.

I am an outdoor lover and enjoy a lot of hiking and being in contact with nature. I also love climbing, which I discovered about one year ago and has become the sport I practice the most nowadays.

Social and environmental consciousness are also a very important part of my way of thinking. I try to be aware of the impact of my choices in my surrounding and be consistent with my actions. For this reason, I have been a vegetarian for three years now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I travel, I do not like to visit the typical tourist attractions. It feels wrong when people want to tick items off a "to visit" list.

I personally enjoy more discovering how local people live, meeting new people and getting to know the details of how the little things in life work in different parts of the world.

Interests

• cooking
• reading
• hiking
• outdoors
• climbing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have a talent to do bad puns. When I am tired, some other parts of my brain switch off, but the one responsible for bad jokes is always there. So far, I have been able to create bad jokes in 5 languages, and I wish I can enlarge that list.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love cooking. Since I switched to a vegetarian (vegan most of the time) diet, I have discovered new products, recipes and flavors. I have cooked them for friends of mine, and some of them have kept the recipes for themselves and do them on a regular basis!

I also love learning languages. I have been studying German for the last three years (I passed a B2 exam recently) and I would love to practice it.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, sharing experiences, language exchange, time outdoors, climbing together...

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Spain