CURRENT MISSION

My age = Number of countries I have visited (so it's a number that is constantly changing)

... {Eat - Surf - Sleep - Repeat} (permanent)

ABOUT ME

Hi everyone! I'm Ignacio, a 29 years old guy from Chile actually living in Barcelona.
I lived in Amsterdam for one year - a great year-, half a year in San Sebastian (my paradise) and a couple of months in London. Now I moved to Barcelona for studies.
I walk very slowly, trying to get every detail from the places I visit (so if you are in a hurry, it's better not to go out for a walk with me). I also drive slowly, because I listen to music all my way. It is very hard to do two different things at the same time! (so if you are in a hurry, it's better not to ask me if I could take you somewhere).
They have called me Jesus or Devendra Banhart in at least 10 different countries. I don't know if it is a good thing or bad thing. It is something curious though.

I really like bars with some good 60's or 70's tunes, with cheap beer, and with candles.
After a few drinks I have to eat. A lot. Really, a lot. More than normal people do.
They have asked me to show my passport, student id, and all that stuff in at least 5 different train stations. Once they stopped me traveling with my parents. My mother went crazy with the police officers. I just laughed. Maybe I look a bit like a terrorist, but don't worry, I won't make explode your couch.

I write letters - those that involve a pen and paper and slow delivery times - to some friends and family. I think they are very, very personal. You never know what to expect when you receive an envelope like that. It is pretty exciting... until you notice it is just a paper with an awful calligraphy and hieroglyphics on it.
I don't like doing plans. Most of the times I decide 1 or 2 days before traveling that I'm going to travel. It is not the best way to economize and keep a low budget, but it is waaay more interesting. From decisions like that, I have had some of the most memorable moments in my life (and many funny stories from there also). So if you host me, and we start talking and suddenly you have the great idea to ask me 'hey, what are your plans for today while I'm at work?' (or school, or anywhere else...just suppose that you are going out), probably I will answer 'Mmmh, don't know really, any idea? hahaha (natural laugh)'. The same is valid if you ask me for my plans for the next week, month, or even my plans once I leave your place.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted: Chechi and Paz, Francisco, Hannah and Vincent (brothers), Lucas and Alvaro, Alberto and Nicolas, Ilana and Michelle, Kaitlyn, Nicole and Caroline, Pia, Benja, Chipi, Sole and Vero, Juan Pablo and Jorge, Anastasia and Tessy, Molly and Jenny, Su, Emmanuel, Martin, Juan and Dani, Britta, Gina, David, Diego, Lisa

Surfed:
Clara, Sabrina, Peggy, Chris, Arune, Silje, Alexandra, Sabine, Rikard

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only good experiences!

Interests

Music, playing and listening to, going to concerts, going to music stores, talking about it, everything about it.
Travelling, travel experiences. I don't care if I go to the typical touristic spots or to the hidden places. I enjoy all of them.
Sports. Tennis, Football, Rugby, Surf, Paddle...
Economics and development.
Literature, Philosophy, History of Art, Photography, Politics (I'm just a beginner in all these areas)
Finance (of course, I spend 1/3 of the day on this).

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Pineapple Express, Seven, The Godfather, Inglourious Basterds, Supercool, Inception, Fight Club, Zoolander, Austin Powers, City of God, Snatch, Almost Famous, Taxi Driver, Burn After Reading, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amores Perros, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Into the Wild, El Secreto de sus Ojos, Blow, Enter the Void, Pulp Fiction, Lock, Stock and two Smoking Barrels.

My highlight is a movie called Fantastic Planet (La Planete Sauvage), an insaaaane animated movie with an amazing soundrack. Try to watch it!

Music: LED ZEPPELIN, Oasis, Jimi Hendrix, PINK FLOYD, The Rolling Stones, Can, Deerhunter, The Who, The Strokes, RADIOHEAD, The Doors, TAME IMPALA, The Beatles, JEFF BUCKLEY, Elliott Smith, Nirvana, Kings of Convenience, Beach House, Deru, Real Estate, The Jesus and Mary Chain, WASHED OUT, Animal Collective, Cat Power, DARIUS-ESPOIR (song), Nicolas Jaar, Mac DeMarco, Connan Mockasin, Homeshake, Mild High Club, Bon Iver, Rhye, Neat Beats, Genius of Time and a looong etc...

Books:
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley - Naked Lunch, William Burroughs - Uthopy, Thomas More - Steppenwolf, Herman Hesse - The Catcher in the Rye, J.D Salinger - The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry - On the road, Jack Kerouac - Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll - Rayuela, Julio Cortazar - The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera - Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut- Kurt Vonnegut and a lot of Kurt Vonnegut too - Remember here now

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Tromso during Winter

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
How to play guitar
Juggling with 3 balls
Useful phrases in Spanish (and other not so useful too)
Cooking unhealthy food
Anything you would like to learn from me

Learn:
Languages
Gourmet and healthy cooking
Anything you could and would like to teach me

Share: My couch and food (when possible). Life experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

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