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Overview

  • 18 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2018
  • Engineer
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About Me

Current Mission: Travel non-stop until there is no more places to see in the world...

My life is about living it to the fullest. To wake up everyday and give a little more and be a little better than I was the day before by constantly learning and growing. I believe life is about achieving goals and becoming the best version of yourself!

I'm a huge sports fan and love being active all the time. I love exercising, weight lifting, Marshal Arts, Skiing, Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Water Sports, Cycling, Running, Hiking and anything that allows me to enjoy the beauty of nature.

You can find more about my travels on my Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/leanexplorer

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Going to a new city and taking pictures with its landmarks and monuments is cool but what's cooler is to meet up with the city locals and learn about their culture, ideas and way of living. Not only it deepen your travel experience but also you'll make great friends for life all around the world. That's exactly what I'm trying to achieve with Couchsurfing.

Interests

  • photography
  • fitness
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • sports
  • tennis
  • languages
  • language exchange
  • ski
  • swiming
  • weightlifting

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
The Power of Now, The War of Art, The Way Of The Superior Man, The 10X Rule, Be Obsessed Or Be Average, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Letters from a Stoic, 48 Laws of Power, Breaking Habit of Being Yourself, Psycho-Cybernetics, Man's Search for Meaning, Living with a SEAL, Living with the Monks, Fat for Fuel, Obesity Code, The Paleo Approach, Miracle Morning...

American Movies:
21 Grams, Eastern Promises, The Game, Cinema Paradiso, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Groundhog Day, The Matrix, Fight Club, The Truman Show, No Country for Old Men, Rush, A Beautiful Mind, The Wolf of Wall Street, Gladiator, The Godfather, Bridge of Spies, Whatever Works, American Sniper, Goodfellas, The Usual Suspects...
WWII:
Saving Private Ryan, Black Book, The Pianist, Downfall, Valkyrie, Pearl Harbor, The Counterfeiters, Schindler's List, Enemy at the Gates, Stalingrad...
Foreign Films:
Life Is Beautiful, Good Bye Lenin!, War and Peace, The Lives of Others, The Secret in Their Eyes, Oldboy, City of God...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2018, I quit my job and travelled all over Russia for several months without knowing anyone or having any Russian language skills whatsoever. It turned out to be one of the best thing I've done to this date.

At my last trip in Germany, I rented a Mercedes and drove 240+ Km/h in Autobahns from Cologne to Berlin. Ok, maybe it's not that much of a big deal for my German friends out there but if you get caught doing this in Canada, you'll be arrested on the spot and your name and story will be all over TV and radio the next day!

Teach, Learn, Share

You can practice your English with me or I can tell you all about life in Canada.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Russian Federation, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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