I love to make life simpler, to enjoy a conversation, to read a book, to listen music, and to learn and practice the things that I love to do. I love science and arts: both of them are a good description of the (my) world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used to travel as a way to escape. Then I started to learn from the people that I met on CS, and also learn from myself about the simplest and beautiful things in life. Now, I am happy about who I am, I have no need to escape anymore, but still love to travel.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is for being happy. I everyday make an effort to quit my prejudices and to treat the people with respect and honesty. I like to make the things easier, to solve problems, and to keep learning and improving.

Interests

I have an enormous interest in improving myself. Being always more sincere, more respectful, more human. Among my interests and personal projects:

Being physicist. I see science as a human activity that contributes to the understanding of the world.

Music. I play the piano, flute, and now I'm practicing clarinet. I'm also passionate with the drums of Maracatu, a popular rythm from Northeastern Brasil.

Folklore and popular culture. I try to figure out how people see the world and how this is expressed in their culture, costumes, traditions, etc.

• books
• dining
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• history
• physics
• cooking and baking
• maracatu

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

Progressive rock, Colombian and Andean music, Brazilian rythms, electro, indie,
Jazz

Movies: All, specially those by Woody Allen, they are so nice.

Books:

Don Quijote de la Mancha (Cervantes)
The dark tower (Stephen King)
El perfume (Süskind)
El libro de los abrazos (Galeano)
Memoria de Fuego (Galeano)
El aleph (Borges)
Rayuela (Cortázar)
El astillero (Onetti)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got a ride between Belo Horizonte (BR) and Ouro Preto (BR). At the exact halfway I decided to jump out the car and start to walk alone, in the afternoon. I started to walk until the evening and stopped in the dark, in the middle of nowhere and tried to sleep. I saw all the stars in the sky, and the milky way too. Took several pictures of it with my old Pentax K1000. Simply amazing. The next day I started to walk again. My hike was about 45km total.

Teach, Learn, Share

I teach physics for school and college students. Teaching is a way to spread knowledge and ideas.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Currently I cannot accept guests :(

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, United States