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Overview

  • 6 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Portuguese; learning English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 30, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Student
  • High School
  • From Viseu, Portugal
  • Profile 100% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

See the world :)

ABOUT ME

I'm a Portuguese guy, 18 years old, that loves to travel, meet new people, and see new places ..
Currently doing a trip from Toronto to Chile passing through, New York, Washington, Grand Canyon, Mexico City, Antigua Guatemala, Bogotá, Quito, Mancora, Lima, Machu-Picchu, Sucre, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Assuncíon, Buenos Aires, Santiago and Cape Horn :)

PHILOSOPHY

A little Carpe Diem, with a mix of take things easy :)
I'm a dreamer with ideas !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I did a trip from Toronto to Chile with a friend and I mostly did couch surfing. It was a really awesome experience to start surfing ! :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couch surfing in October of 2012 and i just love it, not only because of the money you save when going to a new city but because you get to know new people and you know the city by a local, with his own experiences there :)

Interests

Music, Classic movies, series, sports, meet new people, traveling ..

  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pulp Fiction, 500 days of summer, Lord of the Rings, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas ..

Music: Oasis, Coldplay, Muse, Beirut, Ed Sheraan, Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs, Mando Diao, The Pixies, Regina Spektor, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seu Jorge, The Killers, The National..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Amazing things i've seen:
- Niagara Falls;
- New York's amazing sunset skyline;
- Teaching sports to kids from 4-8 years old in a school in Guatemala;
- The view from Pacayas volcano (Guatemala);
- Machu Picchu, and the all Inka experience has it's greatness.
- "Cristo Redentor" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
- Seen and participate in Brazilian Carnival in the Sapucaí Avenue, Rio De Janeiro;
- Been in the Martillo Island in Argentinian Patagonia where I got to be really close to emperor penguins;

.. To be continued

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Spain, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal

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