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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish, Swedish; learning French
  • 47, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Controller, trained as a forester. Ski enthusiast.
  • Public school. University of BC (Canada) SLU (Sweden)
  • From Esquel Argentina / Campbell River BC Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Stop over in Milano before continuing westward

ABOUT ME

Dad of two kids. I was born in the Argentinian Patagonia (Esquel), grew up in the the Canadian Yukon and in British Columbia on Vancouver Island. I have lived 2 years in Honduras and am on my 12th year in Sweden. I've spent time in Brazil, Norway, Poland, Spain, China (Guangxi), Tanzania, Egypt, France and US.

PHILOSOPHY

To learn as much as I can about new places and people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

About to start

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I was a kid, we called it 'billeting'.

Interests

People. Ideas. Cultures. Languages. cross-country skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, hiking and running in the mountains, building kayaks and argentinian tango

  • dancing
  • tango
  • running
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • skiing
  • languages
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Born to Run. Into the Void. A brief history of time. La Peste. Timequake.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Outran a bear once

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: xc ski technique
Learn: break dance moves
Share: yerba mate

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Poland, Spain, Tanzania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, Honduras

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