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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish; learning French, Portuguese
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Journalist, Producer, Tour Guide, Translator
  • Degree in Audiovisual Communication, but mostly got educa...
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About Me

Hi! I'm a curious, open minded and easy going Argentinian journalist currently travelling around the world, settling for some months to work in different places, and travelling again. I have always liked travelling, started by a big part of South America some years ago and now is Europe's turn! The more places you visit, the more options you've got for the future!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Would like to know local people from the places I'm going, specially to learn more about their culture, lifestyle, customs and ideas about different subjects. I've travelled mostly staying in hostels, but now I want to live the travelling experience maybe from outside the so touristic point of view.

Interests

I'm really interested in see how people from different parts of the world live and what they think about the main globall issues. Share experiences, opinions, points of view, and try to get the best from of it.
I used to work as a radio and Tv journalisitic producer, specially in national and international politics, as well as in social issues.
I have also worked as a waiter, translator, tour guide, bartender, hostels and other things related to travelling adn interacting with people in different languages.
I also like very much sports! Although my favourite is football, i like a lot tennis, swimming, rafting and almost any sport related to the outdoor activities.

  • culture
  • beer
  • politics
  • reading
  • live music
  • hiking
  • swimming
  • journalism
  • football
  • radio

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Los Redondos, Divididos, Soda Stereo, Natiruts, Vinicius de Moraes, Pearl Jam, Gorillaz, Medeski Martin & Wood, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Calle 13, Manu Chao, Los Delinquentes and so much more!

Movies: Nueve Reinas, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Bastards, La piel que habito, Inception, Ciudad de Dios, Zoolander, Good Bye Lenin, The Butterfly effect

Books: Definitely a Harry Potter fan. But also Ensayo Sobre la ceguera (Jose Saramago), Siete casas vacias (Samanta Schweblin), Cronica de una muerte anunciada (G. Garcia Marquez), La Reina del Sur (A. Perez Reverte), Los hijos de los días (E. Galeano), Animal Farm (G. Orwell)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

May 20th a friend called me and told he won 2 free flights from Buenos Aires to London for May 31st with free accomodation for three days and tickets for the Champions League final in Cardiff. May 25th I quit my two jobs and cancelled the operation of moving to a new appartment in the center of Buenos Aires. June 1st I landed in London and I'm hanging around Europe since then :)

Camping in the Sahara Desert, jumping from a very high bridge in Ecuador, and more stuff that i would definitely remember better with a beer between us!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Uruguay, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Spain

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