Formerly an Engineer I fell in love with teaching and I am now a teacher at beautiful secondary school (it used to be a convent 500 years ago in the Human Heritage city of La Laguna). During winter my daughter studies in Madrid and I live alone.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It seems to me an authentic experience for traveling. Your host has a local view difficult to beat.

Interests

Guitar & Piano playing & singing. Architecture. Reading. Many kinds of art, but particularly Romanesque & Gothic. Education. Cooking. Wine. Dancing. Robotics. History. Animals & plants (zoology & botanics). Photography. Many sports. Concerts & musicals.

• animals
• arts
• singing
• architecture
• photography
• concerts
• dancing
• education
• cooking
• wine
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• piano
• sports
• teaching
• engineering
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Folk, most kinds of Classical & pop. The Lord of the Rings (both, movies & books), Out of Africa, When Harry Met Sally. Books by Noah Gordon, Ken Follet and Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Scientific, Politics & Art literature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Teaching for four years in other countries (US & Sweden)

What I Can Share with Hosts

A cultural/gastronomic tour in my beautiful city and island, an afternoon in the beach with a guitar, long conversations about people, life, local customs, language... you name it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Sweden, United States