Keep traveling....Keep learning.....

ABOUT ME

My name is Carlos, I have double nationality: Canadian and Colombian, but I consider myself a Global Citizen. 17 to 25 years ago I visited 17 countries, and the last 12 years I have been traveling around another 30 countries, However, you should know it's Montreal-Canada my last hometown; recently I have spent more than 6 years in Chongqing - China.

I am learning Chinese and I want to take advantage of this strategic location (just in the middle of East Asia) to visit some countries that I haven't visited until now. I love traveling, I have visited 47 countries ( more than 160 cities worldwide ). Also , I want to visit Indonesia, Malaysia, Phillippines, India, well it‘s a long list...at least another 47 countries !!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have traveled in a very traditional, conservative and probably not that exciting way....paying hotels. This Couchsurfing experience has been something really wonderful for me.

I think traveling by Couchsurfing is more than taking pictures to impress relatives and friends; it´s a growth experience, a learning process about people, myself, discovering so many similarities among different cultures and differences as well, changing our perspective and perception about this world and the human being, particularly having contact with someone from the host country. I think we can learn more from other cultures, talking to a local person for a few days, than reading news papers and watching the news all our life. Despite that I am a very well informed guy via all kind of medias.

Interests

Technology, International Business, Good movies, Good Music, Good food, Sports like playing Squash, Swimming, Jogging, Biking, I used to practice Triathlon, I would like to have time to do it again, long walks on the beach....nice; other cultures, exploring places ...and meeting interesting people.

Music, Movies, and Books

So many...movies Drama and true stories about real people or events. I don't like Science Fiction that much. I like thrillers a lot, good action movies anytime.

Umhh Music, I like almost everything, excepting American Country Music, and silly and violent lyrics you find in Rap, but I like French Rap. I love Soft Rock, some Techno and dance music, R&B and Jazz, I really like to dance, particularly Salsa and Merengue, Tango and Tingo lol !!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So many...but I don't want to show off about these

Teach, Learn, Share

I was a Professor at 3 different Universities for almost 10 years a long time ago; now, I know that I have a lot of things to learn, not to teach. To share a warm, nice interesting conversation, different languages, a cup of coffe or an ice cream, dreams, projects, experiences.....

What I Can Share with Hosts

Enjoy having a good time together, good local food, movies, music, dancing, walking the city, outdoor activities and more.....

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, United States