CURRENT MISSION

To rediscover the constructive curiosity I had around 5th grade...

ABOUT ME

One of my best friends once told me: "Ralu, I know many people, but no one like you. You're not better, you're not worse, you're just... different". I totally agree with that, even though now I probably seem much more close to the stereotypical "normal" person than a few years ago. I love to listen to people who live to the full, who've done interesting things in their life or who've been around for quite a while, thing that brought them the classical wisdom.

PHILOSOPHY

I think traveling, meeting a lot of people with very different backgrounds and exploring all sorts of different things are the best ways of developing yourself as a person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to help people of this world get to know it even better, by sharing my knowledge about certain places and in different domains.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've started using CS seven years ago. However, I've used HC (Hospitality Club; exactly the same idea, less user-friendly site) for a couple of years before that. Most of the experiences I had were memorable (in a positive way).

visited 15 states (30%)Create your own visited map of The United States or another interesting project

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Interests

Traveling, meeting new people, interfering with new cultures, Romance languages, walking, reading, ecology.

Music, Movies, and Books

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, What Dreams May Come, American Beauty, Sweet November, La vita e bella, TrainspottingLiquido, Coldplay, Placebo, Massive Attack, Muse, The White Stripes, Travis, Beirut (really cool), Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Goo Goo Dolls, R.H.C.P., The Cure, No DoubtLet's make it writers better: George Orwell, J. D. Salinger, Jack London, Jose Saramago, Julio Cortazar, Eduardo Galeano, Victor Hugo

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Until this point, I would say it's a tie between a volcano eruption during the night, Iguazu Falls and Perito Moreno glacier for the "most spectacular thing I've seen" category. The most amazing thing I've done? Going by train in Bombay at rush hour. What an experience...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Costa Rica, France, India, Italy, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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