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Overview

  • 2 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish; learning German
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Magazine Columnist, Social Entrepreneur, Consultant
  • Public Administration (finished); Sociology (1 year to go)
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To change myself for the better, to flourish, to get involved in relevant human interactions and cultural exchanges.

ABOUT ME

I think of myself as open-minded, easy going, culture-hungry and in love change.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live.

I like to think of myself as not only the result of my experiences, but also as the force of my desires and interests trying to express themselves in the world.

I believe that most of the time I tend to be curious, happy and looking for positive ways to change myself and my surroundings. I deeply believe that people can change for the better, and that a welcoming attitude to change is essential.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I currently can host surfers in Ixelles, Brussels.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had some nice surfers and hosts along the way :)

Interests

I love thinking about life and its circumstances. To do that with leveraged energy and learning speed, I count with books, movies, music, friends and mentors.

  • culture
  • books
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music I love: John Zorn (jazz, klezmer and a lot else avant-garde), RadioHead, Björk, Sigur Rós, David Krakauer, Chico Buarque, Martha Argerich, Philip Glass, Rachmaninov, Vive la Fête, Talking Heads, Miss Kittin, Gotye.

Books I recently liked: The Black Swan (and all others from Nassim Taleb), One Dimensional Man (Hebert Marcuse), Il Deserto Dei Tartari (Dino Buzzati).

Movies and Series: Au Revoir Les Enfants (Louis Malle), The Tree of Life, Lost in Translation, Borat, The Walking Dead, Dexter.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had amazing human and cultural experiences while I lived in Melbourne, Australia. This time left me forever fond of intercultural exchanges, and I believe that's only through contrasts that we can make our limited understanding and references expand.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, France, Netherlands

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