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Overview

  • 11 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish, Spanish, Spanish; learning English, Norwegian Bokmål
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Programming, writing, working out.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To create something of value that outlast me, to learn, to teach, and to meet people from different cultures.

ABOUT ME

I am a passionate man, who loves to learn and to teach. And of course I really like meeting new people. As I discovered in the last years after a series of radical changes in my life, I am not one to give up and I want to leave a lasting impression in the world, that is what moves me now.

PHILOSOPHY

My passion is to learn and to help others. Most of what I do revolves around those two things. I really love coding and creating value.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just joined after a friend talked to me about this, and I really like the concept. I must be an incredible experience to stay with people residing in the places that we visit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My experience with Couch Surfing has been simple amazing. It is great to meet local people, I don't think that you can ever truly learn about a country until you share a roof with people living in the place that you visit. You learn a lot.

Interests

It is a long list, but most of it revolves around Linux and open source software. I also like photography and cinematography but I am yet to fully explore it.

  • photography
  • marathon
  • running
  • socializing
  • coding
  • surfing
  • languages
  • software

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have made many people laugh and I am happy.

I have participated in free hugs events, I camped in the heart of the chilean Patagonia, I have seen the milky way and the Magellanic clouds clear, I have organized Couch Surfing meetings outside my country, I have been projected on the screen of a TED conference live, I have created a program that learns.

I have seen some of my guides translated to other languages, I have run 10km in under 50 minutes and I have run a half marathon. I have visit my best friends in very remote places of the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share what I know about computers (Linux and programming). I am always sharing it to anyone interested to learn about it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, Mexico, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Norway, United Kingdom

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