I'm a Belgo-Brazilian kid who grew up in Africa. Before turning 20 years old, I've lived in 4 different countries which were in 3 different continents spending an average of 5 years living in each one. "Where are you from?" people usually ask me. For me, it's a very difficult question to answer because I'm from everywhere and nowhere at the same time. Sometimes I feel African, other times Latino or European! I consider myself as a citizen of this planet and not of one country. I'm a quiet, calm, patient guy who likes to spend a good time with family and friends. People use to say that I'm a good listener. I love going out to music and dance events, festivals. I love chilling on the beach.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of my dreams is to travel the world and fall in love with it's people, culture, nature, landscape... and couchsurfing it's one of the ways. I'm also looking forward to get out of my confort zone and meet new people from other countries and discover new places! Meeting the local people, sharing experiences with them is much more rewarding then sleeping in a hotel!

Interests

I love travelling, meeting wonderful people on my journey, and learning from other cultures.
I like dancing salsa, playing soccer, I love going to festivals and concert.

• culture
• music festivals
• bollywood dancing
• flying
• traveling
• music
• geography
• history
• religion
• beaches
• live concerts
• urbanism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : Worldmusic, I love all kind of music and from all part of the world, from hip hop Jay-Z to morna Cesaria Évora, But I mostly listen to world music on everyday life. I like to feel « disconnected ». Movies : I love touching movies that makes you think about life blood diamond, slumdog millionair ... and Marvel, Disney. Recently I started liking Bollywood movies. Books : Khaled Hosseini, Eric-Emmanuel Schmidt is one of my favourite authors. Maria Dueñas, The 40 rules of love by Elif Shafak is by far one of my favourite book. History books, travel books, spiritual books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing the Stromboli Falling in a scam in Istanbul Learning how to drive in the Iranian desert (Yes, I still don't have my driving lessons) Crossing the borders with countries that finish with "an" Safari in Africa, swimming with whale shark, sleeping in the desert (iranian and somalian) The best experiences are the people I've met in my journey who shared there friendship, roof, food, smiles, stories, hospitality with me.

Teach, Learn, Share

"If you could just disappear and become part of the conversation between two casual humans on a casual train running across a casual continent, you would be closer to the secrets of life".
[Karsten Jensen.]

Travelling puts you in a heightened state of awareness. It stimulates your brain and makes you call up all your intellectual, spiritual and physical resources. Journeys are necessary for human beings; otherwise we stagnate. Change is essential for everyone, and travelling presents a high rate of change.
[Lynne Shuttleworth]

“Travelling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things – air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky – all things tending towards the eternal or what we imagine of it”
[Cesare Pavese] (Italian writer, 1908 – 1950)

“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the world and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.”
[Mark Jenkins]

“We travel not to escape life, but so life doesn´t escape us.”

“Once the travel bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happy infected until the end of my life.”
[Michael Palin]

“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.”
[James Michener]

"Eventually, I realized that many of the most imporant changes in my life had come about because of my travel experiences. For, however tame when compared with the excursions of real adventures, these trips were genuine adventures for me. I struggled with my fears and limitations, and I learned whatever I was able to learn".
[Michael Crichton]

What I Can Share with Hosts

My hospitality, show you Brussels like you've never imagine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, Zimbabwe