CURRENT MISSION

Keep myself close to the world, by hosting people!

ABOUT ME

I consider myself as a very active person. I am finishing a trainee with Schneider Electric, energy solutions company. Currently living in Tijuana, in the border with USA. San Diego 15min away from my place, Los Angeles 1.5 hours, and many many other interesting places to go.

My hobbies, when I have time include doing outdoor activities, from Mountain biking, wandering around, camping, taking pictures (with my Canon EOS 30D), I don't smoke. I love to learn about other cultures. Specially about history and geography

In order to know a bit more about me you can take a look at my personal gallery:
http://picasaweb.google.com/joseluispurata or of course add me on facebook as "Jose Luito"

PHILOSOPHY

Life is made out of memories. The more you do and different things you experience, at the end, you can remember everything and feel better with yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had really good surfing and hosting experiences so far. I believe CS is a great way to be social, and a great way to meet people.

visited 25 states (11.1%)Create your own visited map of The World

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

-Surfed 3 nights with Sergi in Barcelona. Feb 2009
-Surfed 2 nights with Fernando in Porto. Feb 2009
-Surfed 3 nights with Joao in Lisboa. Feb 2009
-Surfed 3 nights with John in London. Feb 2009
-Surfed 2 nights with Chris in Edinburgh. Mar 2009
-Surfed 3 nights with Ken in Berlin. Mar 2009
-Surfed 2 nights with Emky in Vienna. Apr 2009
-Surfed 2 nights with Martin in Prague. Apr 2009
-Hosted Sophie from London 1 night. Sep 2009
-Hosted Sasha and Vlad from St.Petersburg 3 nights. Sep 2009
- Hosted Nuno, Antonio and Nicolau from Lisbon 1 night. Sep 2009
-Surfed 2 nights with Johan in Kiruna. Feb 2010
-Surfed 2 nights with Raimo in Tromso. Feb 2010
-Surfed 3 nights with Arnt in Honningsvag/Sarnes. Feb 2010
-Surfed 2 nights with Andrea in Rovaniemi. Feb 2010

So far, very nice experiences. I plan on keep doing it in the future, either surfing or hosting!

Interests

Sports (Soccer, Mountain Biking(XC) mainly, but I have done many swimming, basketball, snowboarding, running,tennis, etc.)
Photography
Travel (camping, wandering, regular travel)
Formula 1
Puzzles (I finished an 18,000 puzzle)
Nature
History & Geography

• photography
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• puzzles
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• tennis
• swimming
• geography
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I don't like to read, I listen to any kind of music, I prefer light rock, pop, classic, 70's...The music I listen most, its in english or spanish, but I'm starting to listen to german music.

I like watching movies. Good movies I can remember:
Behind Enemy Lines, Harry Potter, Oceans 11,12,13, The Italian Job, Pursuit of Hapiness, I am Legend, 300, Vantage Point, The Bourne's Series, The Last Castle, American Flyers, The Girl Next Door, The Devil Wears Prada, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Goal, Yes Man, Ace Ventura, Friday Night Lights, Coach Carter, James Bond.

In general I like all types of movies, from love,romantic, cursi to action, thriller,drama. The only ones that I don't like are horror films.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Watching the whole night sky covered by green northern lights in a remote yet lovely place.
-Fell in turbulent water while rafting.
-Went for a bike ride, and came back after drinking 3 lts of water and 1lt of coke. Over 45°C, 5 hours, 100km. Just for fun!
-Swimming in the frozen baltic sea during an ice breaking expedition.
-Couch surfed for the first time.
-Gone 3 times to a F1 Race. 2 of the most prestigious, Spa and Monaco.
- Skydive in San Diego, free falling was just insane!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Mexico

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