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  • 37 references 29 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Catalan, Valencian, English, Spanish; learning French, Italian
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
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About Me

-- All what you will read below is not necessarily true, this was 7/8 years ago --

Some days I try to be the change I want to see in the world, some others...

ABOUT ME

I can bend my thumb more than 90º (antinatural? way) which I heard means I am quite indecisive, which I think is true, for the good and for the bad...I can be very stubborn too though. I look like a spanish, eventhough I have heard sometimes that I look like a french, depends on the day...I try to embrace every moment with interest and be open to what might come, I don´t always achieve it though...I like suspension points...

PHILOSOPHY

"When I see I am nothing, that is wisdom. When I see I am everything, that is love. My life is a movement between these two" --> Nisargadatta Maharaj
"Be the change you want to see in the world" --> Mahatma Gandhi
"The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity" --> Erich Fromm

I will stop now. Still working on my own you see...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I´ve hosted and I have been hosted. I try to be myself everywhere I am, and make every body happy starting with my self.

Interests

Music, juggling, degrowth, art, dancing, books, films, nature, philosophy, psychology, new experiences, cooking, doing sports (not watching them)...interested in learning new things; cultures, ways of living life, self-sufficiency...more and more. This is going to be a filter due to many recieved requests; please , when you send me a request tell me which is one of your favourite places and why, I will not accept requests that didn´t bother about my interests.

  • arts
  • books
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • movies
  • juggling
  • music
  • sports
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: In to the wild, The Shawshank Redemption, Spirited Away, Little Miss Sunshine, The life aquatic, The Edukators, The Bridges of Madison County, Pulp Fiction, a thousand more...

Music: Anything, some names: Yeasayer, Lykke Li, Balkan Beat Box, Quantic, Mishima, Black Keys, Nueva Vulcano, Planetas, Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate, Mamady Keita...other than that, I like music were the percussion plays a strong role, like Brazilian, african, rumba catalana...I like everything! Good guitarist as Paco de Lucia, classical...bob, sigur, shantel, jazz...brrrr

Books: 1984, 1Q84, Brave New World, siddharta, Foundations, Steppenwolf, Delibes, The art of Love and The Fear to Freedom by Erich Fromm, Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Oryx and Crake of Margaret Atwood. I tryed zarathrusta 's Nietzsche but honestly I don't remember if I finished the book, probably not, but you never know...I confess I've read the 7-8 Harry Potter's Books :P, and the same with Stieg Larsson...Now I try to read things where I can learn something out of it...Two books I have read recently that I really recommend are:
Someone to run with, despite the cheesy title, is really good, and the Kite Runner, swallowed them with hunger :).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some 3 balls tricks, or some with 4, or 5 ...even though I am still struggling with it...
Some drum beats with the djembe, sum with the kit, which mushrooms are edible and which are not (from the ones I know...), depending on what are you interested in, I'll share what I know if it´s possible! and I expect the same from you! Sharing will unfold!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United Kingdom

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