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  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, Italian, Portuguese
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Employed and independent artist/designer.
  • I ´ve studied design and English, Italian, French... I'm ...
  • From Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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About Me

Borders and ideologies are an invention of men. When one falls within these boundaries, knowledge doors are closed, falls on preconceptions. So, emotion and passion that arise as a result causing unexpected surprise, are limited.
The most solid foundations are being built based on personal and collective sincerity.
Open mind is open heart and open your heart is open arms!

I was born and I've grow up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I've been living there for 35 years, I could say I am like a cocktail of south american Latin heart and Italian blood and roots, mixtured by my family side.
I'been traveling as much as I could during the last 10 years, learning and enjoying diversity and the magic of places and human beings around the world.
After thinking for long time, I've made the decision to move to a different place, Just traveling starting to seem not enough for me and I wanted a change, a new experience of life in a different place. So, a little more than a year ago(23/08/18) I've move to England, to Yorkshire (THE NORTH, ;P) Leeds first and now to Bradford, It was hard at the beginning, but I'm pretty happy right now, i have a job that I like and some new mates around!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I like to travel, I'm not used to go in a normal holidays, I like to go to places that are different from my culture, explore places that are not touristic, get the real feeling from the local people, share with them experiences and share hospitality too.
After several trips, I've met many people that hosted me, showing me them cities and shared them experiences and thoughts.
I am new at couch-surfing, as a platform, but I did the same experience in different ways, Hosting people at home in Argentina that I've met traveling before and staying at peoples place, that also I've met traveling too.
Experience tells me that the best you get is the love and warmth of the hosts and that beautiful feeling of get surprised about them, in place that book a tour that you now what is going to e about. Don't get me wrong, I like to do some tours sometimes anyway...
I' ve been traveling mostly around Europe and South America, but I would like to do more travel around western Europe, Asia, Africa and Arabian culture countries also. This is what I think couch surfing is a good alternative to the way I like to travel and meet locals in places that are completely far away from my little knowledge.

Interests

I love travel, I love diversity, I can't understand how such a thing as racism can even exist when in this days, we are almost every human being in this world just made' bout a history of mix of race. I think it is more a politicians thing, that they made strong to have more control and power over the people, but I am not a fan of politics anyway, if I have to chose a side i would say more left than right wing, I could considered myself a kind of "anarchist" also, but I don't like labels on people. So, just to give an idea about my thoughts. just to add a little more about, many people get angry or disappointed at me because I don't get involve too much in politics as a "science", nut the truth is that I prefer to believe in people, normal people, the ones that could be called thay are in the bottom of this, because I think we can make the real changes, and it is not a magic receipt that somebody in power could give to a nation, a continent or much less to the whole world.

I'm hard interested in music, rock music, punk rock, ska, rocksteady...and lots of different sounds from different places also. I considered myself a very musical person, despite not to have many skills to create music, I think the sounds, as the smells and colors are what can really shows the special magic from the people and the places, the whole real thing, the culture!
I like also independent films and i like to read; philosophy, literature, etc.
I am always ready to try and most of the times enjoy new flavors of traditional food from other countries.
I like walking,traveling by bus or train, and of course some of going out and drinks too.

  • literature
  • dining
  • walking
  • drinking
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • rock music

Music, Movies, and Books

Classic British Rock, The Who, The Kinks, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, 77's punk rock, the Clash, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, The Vibrators, Sham 69, etc. Also Ramones, New York Dolls, Johnny Thunders, etc.
Rock of the 80s and 90s, post-punk, pop, Britpop, post rock, etc. The Smiths, Joy Division, Pulp, Blur, Radiohead, Sigur ros, etc.
Ska and rocksteady also, bands like The Specials, Symarip, The Maytals, etc.

I like a variety of books, I Could mention some authors like Nietzsche, Marco Aurelio, Aldous Huxley, Orwell, H. Wells, Hesse, Camus, Oscar Wilde, Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, etc.

Art and design, modern and classical art, De stijl, abstract art, surrealism, etc.

Movies; Orange clockwork, the seventh seal, Quadrophenia, This is england, The wall, Bladerunner, Trainspoting, The warriors, Lost in Translation, Woody Allen, American graffiti, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling on my own and never be alone!

Teach, Learn, Share

Isn't it all about life?
Sometimes it is more important the people you meet traveling than places themselves.
People change people's lives every day. People make places identity.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my thoughts, and knowledge about some things I know, I can share my curiosity, I can share a drink or a silly chat, a walk or trip in a bus or train, I can share my time, I can share my life and feelings and also i can listen and learn, and admire, things as they are, without judging.
Culture is not something that you can measure, there is not more cult or less for me, it is just different.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, England

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