My name is Marcos Garcia, I was born in August 30, 1983 in Araçatuba, state of Sao Paulo in Brazil. One of my passions is explore new places, with my camera, my backpack and a little bit money in the pocket I love to spend most of my time traveling and working around the world. I am Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism, with more than 10 years work experience in Hospitality, Hotel Management and World Cruise Ships Industry, I have been in 68 countries. My first trip was in March 12, 2000, I went to nature reserve called "PETAR - Parque Estadual Touristico Alto Ribeira" in Brazil. After that trip my life changed a lot. From that trip I never stopped to travel. I consider myself as a world citizen. I have pleasure to pack my luggage, take a bus, boat, train or plane to explore new places. I am son of the earth, I have passion for big cities and small villages, beaches and waterfalls, rivers and mountains. The people are my family: I like to leaner from them new cultures, listen histories, speak multiple languages, try another food and discover new places.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I am world citizen, I am a real traveler with free spirit to go anywhere and meet people from all of the world. I want to help the travelers from Couchsurfing with free food, accommodation, Portuguese and Spanish languages class and giving a good ride to them somewhere to show my culture. My house is open for travelers and my family are really welcome. Many travelers already stayed at home, like: Australian, Argentinian, Ukraine, Russian, Brazilian and Cuban. You are the next one, and you are more than welcome to come over and stay with us.

Interests

• photography
• traveling
• solo travel
• adventure travel
• meeting new people
• classic cars
• learning english
• teaching spanish
• learn languages
• learning spanish
• teaching portuguese

Music, Movies, and Books

Pop, Rock, Reggae, Jazz, Black Music, Funk, Salsa, Regueton, bossa nova, Latin music

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been working as a volunteer for kids with Down's Syndrome. I have been work on-board of 13 different ships around the world. I have been working as volunteer in the biggest Hostel in Latin America.

Teach, Learn, Share

I will give free Portuguese and Spanish classes. I will teach free Samba and Latin rhythm classes. My mom will teach cooking classes for free of charge. I will give for free classes of Gym and Functional training.
I would like to practice my Spanish and improve my Italian and English. The traveler will have a change to drive my old Beetle Car from 1976.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Bed, good shower, food, ride in my vintage car 1976, free Latin Cooking classes and Portuguese & Spanish class.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, French Guiana, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Malta, Martinique, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States