* Alberto and I used to share this profile because we have shared a flat for many years. But I've decided to rethink my life and walk for as long and as far as I can... and I'm taking the profile with me *

**Actually I'm going to walk around the Iberian Peninsula, expecting to visit its further corners. The first stage of this madness will happen in NW Spain, starting at Estaca de Bares, Galicia (Northest point of the peninsula) and then facing South to Santiago de Compostela and, much later, Salamanca. I'll end up at my grandparents village in Gredos Mountains, where I will decide if I continue South or I go West or East. **

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CURRENT MISSION

"Be as free as I can, as I want."

ABOUT ME (US)

Alberto and I are friends since we were young. We are active, open-minded and spontaneous. We love deep-talking and sharing experiences with other travellers. Also cooking and drinking beer.
For a living, I work as an evironmental analyst and as a game-board designer. Alberto is a building designer and a teacher. We travel a lot, but since 2013 we settled in Madrid (we don't know for how long).

Feel free to write and ask!

PHILOSOPHY

(Javier)
We are who we are now, plus our past experiences and our future dreams. I never regret of what I have done because it is the reason of being the one who I am now and the one who is trying to be the person I once dreamed... and I really like it.

Some values I have:
1.- Follow your dreams without trute!
2.- Reach as much freedom as you can!
3.- Love when you feel it!
4.- Live your life, nobody is going to do it for you!
5.- Scape from conformity!
6.- However, never forget who you are and who is with you in your life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We try to have a coach ready for visitors wherever we live.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

NOV 2009 - Surfer - Gdansk, Poland - Arek and Paulina
MAR 2010 - Host - Lund, Sweden - Friends
NOV 2010 - Host - Granada, Spain - Friends
JUN-AUG 2011 - Host - Madrid, Spain - Friends
FEB-AUG 2012 - Host - Sevilla, Spain - Friends
OCT 2012 - Host - Ávila, Spain - Friends
FEB 2013 - Surfer - Helsinki, Finland - Friends
JUL 2013 - Surfer - Ireland, England, Poland - Friends
JAN 2014 - Host - Madrid, Spain - Couchsurfer
MAR 2014 - Surfer - Germany - Friends
SEP 2014 - Host - Madrid, Spain - Couchsurfers

Interests

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• environment
• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• music
• camping
• teaching
• history
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

(Javier)
Music: Rock of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's. Also spanish freedom-claimer singers, modern spanish rock and modern swedish indie rock.
Books: "El médico", "La vieja sirena", "Los pilares de la Tierra", "Cartas de un viejo sexagenario", "El alquimista", "El señor de los anillos", "La historia interminable", "La senda del drago", "1984", "Un mundo feliz",...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

(Javier)
Well, I have to say that I don't care about where I would sleep doing couchsurfing... the weirdest place where I had slept was in a camping tent on a dock in a lake. The waves rocked me all the night, and I got up at 5 in the morning because a group of geese began to crow close to me.
So don't be worry if you don't have a couch, I can sleep without any problem in the floor XD

Teach, Learn, Share

Sharing knowledge. Anything. We love to teach and learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Martinique, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, Sweden, United States

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