CURRENT MISSION

Know German language, culture and make German friends (and also from other countries).

ABOUT ME

Add me on instagram! @martintraverso10 :D

I´m in a very significant moment in my life, since I´ve moved to Berlin in 2019. I had a "calling" to come here. Maybe from my german ancestors from mother side, and I end up discovering they were "Volga-germans" or "russiangermans"!!! Now I help an NGO In this topic as well (follow warumnicht_sudamerica on insta and have a look at my work there). I´m enjoying so much my life here! I like having small trips in Europe and I´d like very much to know people with good vibes!! If I´m in your city, I like knowing the "touristic spots" and taking pics, but I also like knowing those "secret spots" you know, that amazing park or square where you go to chill, that bakery where you buy bread or cafe you love, or that amazing cheap-good-cute restaurant you attend as a local. I´m a cultural traveler, I enjoy more people actually than places, that´s why I love CS culture!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sometimes hosting, sometimes being hosted, sometimes knowing people from CS around when I travel...
I also promote this comunity with my friends and people I know! I´m a CS asessor for them!! =)

There was a long time since I didn´t use CS as I disagreed with that stupid fee we had to pay, so I went off the network since 2020 til now, february 2024. But in the middle I did some "traditional mouth-to-mouth" couchsurfing, receiving some friends, friends of friends at my place or staying at friends in other cities as well (Madrid, Barcelona, London, etc). So now, I decided I´ll pay the fee and continue to be part of this amazing network :) So, I´m back!!! hehe

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I´ve been hosted by:
Tiago Nepomuceno (in Sao Paulo-Brazil april 2010)
Diego Arditi (in Mendoza-Argentina february 2011)
Tavita Santander (in Pirque, Chile october 2012) Tavita hosted my mum, my brother and me! It was my first "familiar CS experience" and it was great!

I´ve hosted in Santa Fe - Argentina:
Viktor fajta (Czchek Republic- february 2011)
Alba (Spain-april 2011)
Nathalie (France-june 2011)
Alvaro (Chile-june 2011)
Thomas and Hanna (Germany-june 2011)
Steffen (Germany-june 2011)
Patricia (Uruguay-july 2011)
Christian (Germany-july 2011)

I´ve hosted in Berlin - Germany:
Jorge (Italy, August 2022)
Elena an David (Spain, May 2023)
Andrea (Argentina, May 2023)
Julian (Argentina, Sept 2023)
Gabriel (Argentina, Feb 2024)

Interests

meeting nice people, having nice conversations, teaching, learning about your city and culture, singing, walking, reading, taking photographs, cooking (vegetarian food, as I´m vegetarian since 2010), eating, writing, listening to the rain, appreciating a natural landscape, insects, animals or plants, relaxing with quiet music and a frankincense, laughing, smiling, drinking mate, every activity in a natural place, and of course, netflix and chill, having a beer, coffee etc...

• cats
• vegetarian
• meditation
• philosophy
• travel
• nature
• coaching
• netflix
• psicology
• online business
• entrepeneurship

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES: Top 3: Matrix, Zen (japanese movie) and "way home" (korean movie). Then:
The butterfly effect, Ghandi, Invictus, Avatar, Kung Fu panda, Pocahontas, The Lion King, Chico Xavier, yes man!, Un Buda (argentinian movie), La Danza de la Realidad (from Alejandro Jodorowsky), Call me by your name, Distinguided Citizen (ciudadano ilustre), Single all the way (netflix), Into the wild,

SERIES: Black Mirror, Dark, Sex Education, Elite, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead, Heartstopper, Glamorous, Money Heist, Smile, Vikings, Stranger Things, Merlí, Grace & Frankie, The Crown, Lost, House of Cards, Sense8, The last Kingdom

MUSIC: regggaetone, bachata, cumbia, new age music, relaxing music, instrumental music (specially violin or piano solos, I love Eric Satie, for instance, to listen it while studying), meditation music. Also, jack johnson! I love his music! I also love knowing new music from unknown artists, street artists, youtubers, etc.

BOOKS: Gabriel García Marquez, Paulo Coelho, The celestine prophecy of james redfield and the tenth and eleventh prophecy as well (la novena revelación, la décima y la undécima revelación), sincrodestino (deepak chopra), Roadsigns of philip goldberg (señales para el viaje), Tao te ching (of lao tsé), The kybalión, The little prince (saint-exupery), "Ami el ñino de las Estrellas" (Enrique Barrios), Sidharta (Herman Hesse), Dios (Emilio Carrillo), The power of Now (Eckhart Tolle). I´ve read many more, but those certainly are my favourite...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1) I´ve been in a 10 days retreat for budist meditation in 2011 februar (Vipassana). It was awesome!

2) I´ve participated in three Ayahuasca rituals, the first y july, then, september and november of 2014. They added a new experience of spiritual vision of reality to me and to see as everything is conected. Here I tell a bit of my first experience (in spanish):

http://www.ivoox.com/comparto-mi-experiencia-te-ayahuasca-audios-mp3_rf_3510045_1.html

4) I´ve fulfilled my dream of moving to Europe and learning german in Berlin :D

Teach, Learn, Share

-I like knowing about the others cultures, specially with locals I like to explore your story, how they live, how´s your daily life in your city
-I love speaking in other languages as those that I speak today (English, Portuguese, Italian, German) and knowing about languages I don´t speak and know. Every language teach us another way of seeing the world =)
-I like cooking and teaching what I prepare (vegetarian food) and I like tasting other´s meals also and learning their recipes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

-I can cook vegetarian food (I´m vegetarian, sorry that I don´t prepare argentinian steak :P )
-I love deep conversations about purpose of life, the being, the soul, death, love, etc.
- I can prepare argentinian mate!
- I can help you with your Spanish ;-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Germany

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