(Go to Couchers.org - its the free alternative, run by community and needs new members - when I couldn't find hosts here, I've found it there)

I am a tripeiro living around Scotland for now. I'm a quiet observer, equal parts melancholic and quirky, with a head bubbling with ideas, curiosity, and random wo/anderings. I used to break up my toys to see what was inside and the analytical mind just got worse with age, so I am happier letting curiosity lead my life by exploring what I don't know yet and that goes from internet rabbit-holes to jobs or what's happening in my neighborhood. Half brain stuck in teenage years, another accelerated too fast into old age.

I also like hiking, fighting and shooting sports, and to hangout with cats and dogs (can't wait to have my doggo). But most of the free time i spend indoors not doing much, i think its also a way to enjoy life or just coping with this strange normality. Allergic to parties, drinking, loud people, busy settings, social media.
Growing old and knowing what I like, I avoid socialising with randoms, but if you are a calm quiet sensitive creature then we can go for a tea or a nature walk.

Increasingly missing my Portuguese biome of the coast with sea smell mixed with sun dried pine needles.

Not into 'nudist hosting'.
if I'm on hangouts I will usually have a plan

INTP

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

1-to meet others for cultural exchange (exchanging recipes is highly recommended).

2- if hosting, to give you a free+safe+quiet+comfortable place to spend the night. PLEASE don't feel like you have to 'give back' or even to entertain me. It's ok if you are tired, you have been travelling. I also just want to be by myself most of the times.

3 -because having the map incomplete makes me slightly ocd: if I haven't hosted your country yet, you'll have top priority.

Interests

-what I don't know about or haven't tasted yet
-challenging my views
-the world
-the underworld
-the weird
-easter eggs

• culture
• philosophy
• nature
• sustainability
• creativity
• foodie
• dark humor
• curiosity
• solarpunk
• allsubjects

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: sorrentino, kusturika, ... I also enjoy documentaries, especially about society or niche themes.
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls064080298/

Music: depends on mood and setting but I fell into a long term relationship with The Breeders.
https://listenbrainz.org/user/jonuno/
By the way look at all the genres that exist!:
http://everynoise.com/engenremap.html

Readings: Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks; design theory; Saramago; 100years of solitude; odas elementales Neruda; desassossego, Pessoa; the dictionary of khazars, Milorad Pavic.
https://openlibrary.org/people/jonunol/books/currently-reading

Videogames - Shadow of Colossus, Metal Gear Solid 1, Zelda, ...
Fun fact you'll find my name on the credits of Final Fantasy XV and DeusEx.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A concert in a bathroom; hanging on an aeroplane's wing before jumping; diving in a pool and smashing my face in the bottom; being in a classroom that allowed pets; quitting a comfortable job with no notice to migrate; working with olive farmers and drinking moonshine with them; mountain trout fishing with my grandfather; slept in the desert; sunset on a Thai beach inside the sea with fish jumping all around me; mushrooms; seeing parts of myself in others; travelling by motorcycle; many others

Teach, Learn, Share

I can 'teach' creativity to those who think they are not creative; some notions of freedom around different topics (digital, food); basic computer maintenance, recipes, or the latest random thing that's been on my head.

I still want to know more about: mechanics, electrical, fishing, foraging, baking, playing an instrument, construction, and paragliding, but I think I will die before that since I'm a broke doomer.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help you with little things like cooking, digital device maintenance, and finding the meaning of life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Thailand, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Portugal, Scotland