I’m Javier from Chile, was living in Santiago until took the decision to leave my job in Chile and change my life style, starting a travel around the world. My first country in this adventure was Canada, went there on 2014 with a Working Holiday Visa and lived, traveled and worked during a year in different cities. Then, took some time off to travel around Centre America, countries as Belize, Cuba, Mexico and Guatemala that gave me the chance to explore the beautiful Latin American culture, so familiar and near as a Chilean. After getting a second Working Holiday Visa, this time in New Zealand, spend there a year and half, working and traveling around that wonderful and stunning country, with nice people and so near to the nature! From there I had the chance to explore some parts of the Polynesian culture and went for first time to Asia. A few month later I had the chance to move again to another country, Australia. And spend almost 3 years in Melbourne, what an amazing city!!! I loved it. Great coffee, easy to move around by bike, great food, music, and people from all over the world, parks and much more!
And long story short, after exploring south east asia and around, when COVID strike I was in India, so couldn’t go back to Melba… went back to Chile and find my way around with all the madness going on, now that things are “improving” I’m back in the game 
I really love traveling, cooking, tasting new food and flavors (I’m a vegetarian foodie), also enjoy knowing about different cultures, dancing, meeting people and sports.
At the same time, I’m part of a very nice project in the south of Chile with a group of friends. Almost 8 years ago, before left my country, we bought a fantastic place between lakes, forests and volcanoes. There, today, there is an growing ecovillage. It is a slow and hard process, but, it’s a beautiful idea and hope that everything will be great! So, when I go back to Chile, there is a lot to do!!!
Hope to meet you, share and have fun.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am here because love to travel and there is not best way to get to know a place that by a local! I´m not that much in to city tours, and visit just the same places that have all the postcards.
Love to walk around with out a plan, that´s the best plan ;)

Interests

Capoeira, swimming, moving around by bike, walking around to discover cities, meeting new people and much more

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• parks
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Huff a lot! Lets start with some movies:

- The great Lebowski (Coen Brothers)
- The wedding crashers (David Dobkin)
- Closer (Mike Nichols)
- The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola)
- La lengua de las Mariposas (José Luis Cuerda)
- Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (Michel Gondry)
- Food choices ( Michal Siewierski)
- Sherpa (Jennifer Peedom)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saltar en paracaidas (sky diving)
Dive with sharks
Live in a van 🚐

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cause I love people, food, music and all expressions of culture and nature, prefer to stay with a locals that can share about these things. I´m easy going, love to eat Im vegetarian, like cooking, love to explore the cities by bike, go to the parks, beachs, galleries and doing hiking in the mountains. Can be good company, cooking, talking, telling travel histories, also washing the dishes 😂 and sharing travel tips.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Thailand, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand