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San Cristรณbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain
@javier-mederos
Member since 2015
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.
Interested in Animals
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Fluent in Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
It seems to me an authentic experience for traveling. Your host has a local view difficult to beat.
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 Pรฉrez-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!
My 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.
