CURRENT MISSION

to watch, listen, learn, walk, eat, and laugh

ABOUT ME

Good and easy person, liberal and not tied to any rigid belief.I really enjoy listening and talking to passionate people. I'm always willing to have a good beer and a long chat, to learn about other cultures and ways of living, to spend an entire day just walking, to eat a good meal, to listen to a good song, read a good book or to watch an inspiring movie or painting.

PHILOSOPHY

As life is a journey and not a final destination, it's good to enjoy every single little thing in life. Happiness is made of that kind of things and certainly not big achievements.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I'm a little bit busy because of work, but I'll do my best to host as much as I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As a surfer:
- Jul/2009: Boston, MA, USA
- Aug/2009: Chicago, IL, USA
- Sep/2009: HK Island, Hong Kong
- Oct/2009: Chicago, IL, USA

Interests

Biking, reading, running, music, sports, entrepreneurship, computers, IT, movies, arts, photography, social service, design, economics.

• arts
• culture
• books
• design
• photography
• beer
• running
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• cycling
• sports
• economics
• engineering
• entrepreneurship
• mathematics
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Some inspiring books i've read:
"It's not about the bike", Lance Armstrong
"Steve Jobs", Walter Isaacson
"The wheel of life", Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
"What I wish I knew when I was 20", Tina Seelig
"The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality", Dalai Lama

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've climbed an 5.000m hill (Cerro Leonera) near Santiago. Amazing experience!Almost got killed by a coconut which fell down from a palm, in Tahiti.Lived for almost one year in Pakistan (Islamabad and Rawalpindi), when I was 7.Worked as a volunteer on an amazing non-profit organization called Un Techo para Chile (translation: "A roof for Chile" - http://www.untechoparachile.cl).Almost got choked after three months using chopsticks to eat in China and then switching back to fork and spoon.Right now I'm working for a Start-Up that, hopefully, can change the way we use products and services in our everyday life.
Spend some time under the biggest Buddha statue I've ever seen in my life, in Lantau, near Hong Kong Island.
Was sort of kidnapped in a bus in China, because the driver didn't want to let anyone to get off until he finds his cellphone. That lasted more than one hour.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you spanish, my native language. I'm also good at math, computers and some engineering topics, but maybe you won't be interested in that stuff while travelling :).I also can teach you a bit about my country and my culture. Chile is a very interesting place to visit, not only for European/Asian/North American eyes, but also for people from South America.By the way... If you are coming to Chile or are willing to, you HAVE to see this excellent video about my country, just to make you a small idea of what can you experience there (or miss if you don't go...):
Chile * All Ways Surprising *

Yo might also want look at http://www.chile.travel/en.html for some touristic info.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, China, Dominican Republic, India, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Pakistan

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