ABOUT ME

Addicted to travelling, always in need of knowing or doing something new/different, and looking forward to learn about and enjoy life in as many perspectives as possible!

PHILOSOPHY

Always say and do what you think is right; people who sometimes misunderstand you will eventually come around once they get the pattern.
Always be thankful for other people's kindness, and always pay it forward.
Live life as if you were looking at it from the standpoint of one who is questioning the purpose of one's entire life: "did I have the right priorities in life, and chase the right dreams?","when I was unfair to others, did I try to swallow my pride and make things right?","was I always agreeable to those around me whenever I could?"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have both couchsurfed and hosted people, can usually be seen in couchsurfing meetings in both Bremen and Hamburg, and am now in charge of organizing/hosting the monthly meeting where I live (Bremen, Germany)

Interests

Philosophy, its history and co-evolution with science and society, the human mind, music, dancing, sports (especially water sports, but also hiking), travelling, international politics, space exploration. Favourite places: Torres del Paine NP (Chile), Kauai (USA), Fiordland NP (New Zealand), Petra and Wadi Rum (Jordan), Kotor (Montenegro), Norway, Westfjords+Myvatn+Heimaey+the rest of Iceland too!

• dancing
• clubbing
• politics
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• sports
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: lately, Friendly Fires, Sigur Ros, The National, Grizzly Bear, Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, Alt-J, Tame Impala. earlier: TV On the Radio, Battles, Arcade Fire, Cut Copy, Zero 7, Whitest Boy Alive, Rufus Wainright, Jeff Buckley. since a long time ago: Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Metallica, Faith No More, Joe Satriani, Queen, Keith Jarrett, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Debussy.

Movies: early Spielberg/David Fincher/Christopher Nolan/Ridley Scott/Tim Burton, anything Quentin Tarantino, Coen Brothers. And Terrence Malick rules them all ;)

Books: Espinosa, Helvetius, Peter Singer, Kafka, Machiavelli, Luis Sepulveda, Saint-Exupery, Fernando Pessoa, foreign books on portuguese historical characters (tend to be more distanced and accurate).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wake up in Lisbon, call a national radio saying I'm participating in their contest to win an electric guitar signed by Joe Satriani himself (winner is selected as the best guitarist), call a friend to check if I have a bed in Porto, catch the train to Porto, arrive at ~22h and go directly to the Hard Club, participate in the contest, win it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, Spain