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Overview

  • 7 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Economist / MA Student
  • Licentiate in Economics - Buenos Aires University
  • From Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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About Me

Cyclist, reader, economist, camping and hiking fan. After many years studying and working in Argentina, my home country (and travelling through Latin America, sometimes with my bike, sometimes backpacking) I came to Europe to study my master's degree in London and Paris, which is also a great excuse to visit new places!

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Ciclista, lector, economista. Con ganas de vivir nuevas experiencias y conocer gente, que es lo más importante de viajar.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love visiting new places but I feel that it's a completely different experience when I do it with couchsurfing. It gives me the chance to meet new people (which many times become friends), learn about the local culture and get much more involved with the city or town. Also, I hope to be able to receive couchsurfers soon!

Interests

  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • economics
  • history
  • wild camping
  • road cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Almost all Saramago's books (Blindness, The Gospel According to Jesus Christ) and Hermann Hesse's (Demian, Steppenwolf). Hemingway, Tolkien, Toole, Neruda, Mario Puzo, Asimov, Rocca, Calvino, Orwell and much more! As you can see, I'm a bit passionate about this...

Music:
Progressive rock (PFM, Jethro Tull, Yes, Crucis, Pink Floyd, Harmonium, Charly García), Argentinian and Chilean Folklore, and others (Radiohead, Mumford and Sons, etc.).

Movies:
A little bit of everything. Some of my favorites: Brazil, Pulp Fiction, Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange, Star Wars, Fight Club, The Road to El Dorado (fundamental!), Taxi Driver, The Godfather...

TV shows:
Utopia, House of Cards, Bojack Horseman, Bloodline, Rick and Morty, Lost, Breaking Bad, etc...

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Libros: casi toda la obra de Saramago (Ensayo Sobre la Ceguera, El Evangelio según Jesucristo) y de Hermann Hesse (Demian, El Lobo Estepario), El Viejo y el Mar (Hemingway), El Señor de los Anillos (Tolkien), La Conjura de los Necios (Toole), Confieso que he Vivido (Neruda), El Padrino (Mario Puzo), Saga de la Fundación (Asimov), Rusia en Autostop (Rocca), Las Cosmicómicas (Calvino), 1984 (Orwell) y muchos más...

Música: Charly en todas sus versiones (sobre todo La Máquina de Hacer Pájaros), PFM, Jethro Tull, Radiohead, Yes, Crucis, Pink Floyd, Mumford and Sons, Harmonium.

Películas: Brazil, Pulp Fiction, Blade Runner, La Naranja Mecánica, Star Wars, El Club de la Pelea, El Camino hacia el Dorado (obvio!), Taxi Driver, El Padrino, y seguimos contando...

Series: Lost, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, The Big Bang Theory, Dr. House, The Walking Dead.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've cycled the "death's road" in Bolivia, an amazing and terrifying experience. Also, I've cycled for a few months through the Argentinian Patagonia, which was very challenging but also fortifying.

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Recorrí, en bicicleta, la "Ruta de la Muerte" en Bolivia, que une La Paz con Coroico, y es una bajada desde la montaña (3600 mm) hasta la selva (1700 mm). Imperdible!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, clean, repair broken bicycles, and of course whatever the host needs! Also, I'm always willing to share a beer.

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Puedo cocinar, cebar mates (amargos, eso si), me doy maña con la mecánica de bicicletas así que si hay una tirada en el fondo de casa se la puede arreglar, y, obvio dar una mano en lo que haga falta en la casa!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Palestine, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, England, Israel

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