I teach Arts History, Photography and Tourism. I have traveled all over the country, and because I teach History and Tourism, I have a reasonable knowledge of my amazing country ;)
I'm married and I have a 14 years old son (at this date, 2017). I currently live in Batalha, with a World Heritage Monument (Monastery of Batalha).
I arrange and guide visits in Batalha since I moved here from North. I am a volunteer of AFS (search google ;) that offers programms for young students from all around the world.
I love a good laugh, stay in a table eating and drinking with good friends, have a beer in a pub while talking about everything (or really nothing important...;) Smiling it's not an effort to me, it's a way of life!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to help someone that is traveling so he/she can find some of the things that I also love: monuments, nature, arts, gastronomy, meeting new cultures and new people. The problem in this region is mostly the transport schedules to travel and see the main places, I always people in the streets with more than just "is that way"..... Many of them are couchsurfers, so I asked myself, why not help inside the platform of couchsurfing?
I cannot host at this time, but I can help preparing your visit, welcoming you in Batalha, giving informations of some couchsurf hosters from here. I do have a busy day, but I also have 50 students of Tourism that can help ;)

Interests

• arts
• culture
• photography
• history
• walking trails

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I enjoy almost all kind of music, although I listen more to rock, grunge, punk rock, from Pearl Jam to Linkin Park. I love the 90's most famous rock bands and some new ones, Offspring, Greenday, Nickelback....
Ok, I must confess I don't have patiente to movies based on real life... When I see movies I want to get away, so I prefer sci-fi or adventure/fantasy /epic movies, like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and animation movies (from Shrek to Ice Age!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Athough I have lot's of storys , to be honest my most amazing thing was becoming a father... I know that it is not what you would expect to read here, you want to find a story where I climed a huge mountain alone at night, or that I have saled in a small boat an entire ocean, but, trully? Helping to "make" a life, being part of is growing, opening is vision to make this world a better place...
But to help you with a story, I always said to me that before traveling outside the country, I should know my country. So one year, I decided to hitchhike and I traveled alone all over Portugal. One night, the camping was to far, and I slept in a bar balcony in the beach. Very windy, but the sky was very clear. A street dog came to me to eat the rest of my burguer, and stayed for the night. At that night, I wrote in my journey diary: "room with best view, best dinner, best company, best room service."

Teach, Learn, Share

Walking trails around Batalha, visiting the Monastery of Batalha, route planing for Batalha region (Fátima, Batalha, Leiria, Nazaré, Alcobaça, Tomar...) or Portugal main cities (Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My culture, my country history, the reason to visit and understanding the portuguese people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, England, France, Germany, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal