I was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. After debating whether to study Engineering or Literature for a couple of years, I ultimately decided to stick with Engineering and graduated in 2010. Literature never really left me though, and it monopolizes most of my free time (or the parts I remember).

I spent one year in France as an exchange student in 2008 - and two and a half years in Germany a while after. My time in Germany was quite fantastic, but I found a job in Brussels eventually and came to live here. I've come to like it very much as well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'd like to try out travel by couch-surfing and get a chance to meet people from the places I visit. I've never done it. I think it would make the experience more personal and I've only heard good things about it. I look forward both to travel and to host travelers here.

Interests

I like the humanities in general - and literature in particular. If there's a fictional character divide I take sides with the Buendías of this world - not the Litumas. Most of what I read is poetry though, but my tastes there are sparsely informed and widely inconsistent.

As a Venezuelan abroad I've become more interested in the history of the place, how its experience as a nation (d)evolved into its current state. It's often edifying to discuss it with other people that relate to it in some way; but mostly to discuss other places (theirs) and other experiences.

Another perk of being Venezuelan and hopelessly nostalgic is that I have two cuatros (the famous Venezuelan four-string guitar) and a limited - but fiercely emotional - repertoire of songs I can play.

• poetry
• politics
• music
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I'd say "Poemas" by Ida Gramcko and "A Large Number" by Wisława Szymborska, but these preferences change all the time.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was a goal keeper for over three years during High School, but missed the thrill of the goal too much not to try to become a striker as well. I failed.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A Venezuelan accent and lengthy conversations about my experience in Latin America. Also, some tips about Brussels and its surroundings, a bunch of poetry and some music.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Germany, Venezuela