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Berkeley, California, United States
@tomasmadariaga
Member since 2014
"Life is a journey not a destination" Friendly, funny and happy guy willing to help people all around the world. I love travelling and meeting new people. One of my favorite hobbies is surfing. I love the ocean and the waves. I love to travel all around the world meeting people and creating connections. Life is a journey not a destination. Passionate about technology, I love to create new ideas with smart people in order to deliver cutting edge products that impact millions of people. I have a rare mixture of Software Engineering, Management, Leadership and Business savvy that helps formulate and execute witty strategies for innovative products. In my professional career I have worked as Full Stack Software Engineer, Product Manager, IT Consultant in several Start-ups and in a Big B2B consulting company. I have a strong multi-cultural background, forged working and studying through Europe and USA.
Interested in Economics
Interested in Hiking
Fluent in English
Fluent in Basque
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I love to treat with people and create new connections all around the world. I love the adventure and meeting awesome people anywhere.
Music, Movies, and Books
I love to go to concerts and different kind of music like rock, hip hop, techno... I love to read adventure and science fiction books. I think some productivity and personal improvement books are good too. I like different kind of movies: adventure, science fiction, superheroes...
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Snowboard and surf in he same day!!
Teach, Learn, Share
I love to share my knowledge with others. I have tons of ideas and I love to share them with others. I can teach surfing, snowboarding, english, spanish, basque, computer science, web development, smiling :-) I consider myself as a Lifelong Learner.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Happy moments, new ideas, smiles, adventures, surfing, books... definitely awesome moments. "Life is a journey not a destination"
My Interests
I love surfing, so all the places and activities related with the ocean are pretty nice for me. I love mountains and nature too. I believe in the technology to improve our world, therefore I am always thinking in ways to improve the world using the technology.