CURRENT MISSION

Learn Portuguese

ABOUT ME

Ok, here is a fun fact about me:
My full name is JOE, WALTER, MANUEL, ALEXANDER (first names) GOMEZ-VALDES (May look like two last names but is only one) IBARGUEN (In latin America we use both our dad's and mom's last name) All of this was a crazy idea from my dad (My mom wanted to name me just Oscar). None of those names is me, I am all of those names and more. I think my name suits me very well as somebody multifacetic, variable, random non static, non defined and contradictory.

Im always changing, but I like to keep some stuff unchanged, as being humble, respectful, curious and easy going, just as my dad thought me. I am ambivalent, I can be shy but also outgoing, brave and a coward, lazy and hard worker, coherent and a complete non sense (...must of the time nonsense)

I am a dive instructor because I love teching people how to do it and the feeling of beeing underwater with creatures that came out of the wildest imagination is one of the best feelings in in the world to me.

PHILOSOPHY

Simplicity and sense of humor, doesnt have to be opposed to seriousness. That s the philosophy of the month brougth to you by couchsurfing.org

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosted before many times.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Recieving people is great; it s like being on vacations in your own town.
visited 5 states (2.22%)Create your own visited map of The World or Free ipad travel guide
visited 10 states (20%)Create your own visited map of The United States or Like this? try: Visual Poetry

Interests

Maps, SCUBA diving, hikking, Violin and music, wakeboarding, bodyboarding and snowboarding. History and geography.

• books
• poetry
• instructor
• traveling
• music
• violin
• scuba diving
• skydiving
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• cartography
• geography
• history
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Borat, Ciudad de Dios, Rudo y cursi and almost any Tarantino's movie...
Music: Reggae, Alternative and clasic rock, Klezmer, Balcan music, Cumbia, Hip-Hop, R&B, Funk...
Books: Guerra y paz; León Tolstoi. El sueño del celta; Vargas Llosa, Ensayo sobre la ceguera y El evangelio segun Jesucristo; José Saramago, La levedad del ser; Milan Kundera; El mundo de Sofía; Jostein Gaarder...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Defenetley Skydive and Scuba diving with bull sharks are one of the things i liked the most so far.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach and certify you as a diver. Can also teach you spanish and a little bit of violin. If you have more experience than me on the violin, I ll be glad to learn from you! I am also open to new thoughts, ideas, hobbys, books and pretty much everything you would like to share or teach! Oh, e se voce fala portugues, bem vindo!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico

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