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Overview

  • 9 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Work in a research lab in Finance at a University in Chile
  • Industrial Engineering (PUC), MSc in Finance & Econom...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Live and Travel

ABOUT ME

Lived and studied in London for a year, now back in Chile for a while... Working and enjoing life for now.

PHILOSOPHY

To be happy, and live and travel as much as you can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Passing CS2 to cool travelers I meet... Hosting people in Santiago.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed in Stockholm once in 2007, loved it! Then my host came to visit Chile... Now I,ve hosted several people and became very good friends with a few of them...

Interests

Backpaking, sailing, anything on a mountain, piscola (chilean drink) fan, and on the more serius (dull?) side I'm a financial engineer and part time Finance professor at PUC university.

  • concerts
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • camping
  • sailing
  • economics
  • teaching
  • engineering
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Tarantino, Chilean Movies, Almodovar, latest Woody Allen films...
Jamiroquai, Chilli Peppers, Rolling Stones, Bossa'N Stones, Daft Punk, Faith no More, Incubus...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed Cerro el Plomo near Santiago (5.450 mts) and reached Mount Everest Base Camp (5.350 mts).
Went to the Rollings Stones concert in Rio 2006 (1.5 million people)
Traveled to more than 150 cities in over 40 countries...

Teach, Learn, Share

Like to learn new languages, basics at least. Love to share concerns on world issues like global warming and global economics. Can teach how to sail, to travel in South America, and to have a good time ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, United Kingdom

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