Hello! My name is Ricardo and I am 21 years old. I am Portuguese and I was born in Lisbon. I studied industrial management and logistics at ISCTE-IUL, a management university in Lisbon, but during my academic career I realized that I had a passion for people's behavior in relation to products, stores and brands, so I decided to take a MSc in Marketing. One of the things that I like the most is to travel and meet people and in less than a year and a half I have visited 21 countries.
In my spare time I really enjoy shooting/photography, and this is one of the reasons why I love traveling so much. I like to discover places that few people know, to admire natural landscapes and to be able to store what I see in photographs.
In Portugal I am coordinator of the image section of the student association of my faculty (AEISCTE-IUL). The creation of posters, videos and images is also one of my passions.
The music is also part of my daily life, I know how to play piano, bass and a little guitar (apprentice). But what I like most about music is undoubtedly being able to enjoy it during my day-to-day life. The music conveys my state of mind and leaves me relaxed when I need it most.
My professional career is still small, but I have already studied at a large Portuguese company called NOS Comunicações, in the area of ​​logistics. This company is the largest in terms of communications in Portugal (internet, telephone and television) and is responsible for several musical events such as NOS Alive and NOS Primavera Sound.
At this moment I am traveling through Asia and this is where you enter my story :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because I travel alot and I don't have much money to spend in hotels. But the main thing is because I want to meet new people :)

Interests

travel, photography, music (piano and bass) and marketing

• photography
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Florence and the machine, Kings of Leon, Adele, Kygo, The Weeknd, Jack Johnson, Sam Smith, Kanye West, Arctic Monkeys, Beyoncé, Black Keys etc (yup I like a lot of types of music)
Movies: I don't have a favorite movie but I can tell you my favorite serie, GAME OF THRONES 👑
Books: My favorite books this year was: girl on the train and Inferno (dan brown)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel around Europe and Southeast of Asia

Teach, Learn, Share

Studying MSc in Marketing at ISCTE-IUL

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share stories from the countries that I visit and tell why people should visit Portugal (the best country in the world 🌎)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal