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  • 17 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Basque, English, Italian, Spanish; learning French
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Living la vida loca
  • History and Pedagogy
  • From Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
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About Me

I'm Martin, a 23 years old guy.

I have studied history and pedagogy in the last 5 years but now, I'm lost without knowing what to do.
Can you advise me? Work, Study or Travel? ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The question is, Why do I travel?
The answer is, Because I get bored in my city.

When I travel I have no plans. The plan is that I have no plans. Saying it differently, I choose to do something 5'' before it is going to happen.

When you are travelling you have time for yourself. You think inside of you, you think about thinking. You become your own problem and your best moments. You sing, you dance, you rest, you run, you walk... all alone but not lonely. You hear the nature, you have time to pay special attention to the simple things of life. All the modern society's miseries, problems and facts disapear and you became a world citizenship. You became a better person, you emphasize more and you realize how much goodness is all around the world.

But still, if I have to find the answer to why I travel I always have no solution to it. I feel free, maybe?

Why am I on coachsurfing?
To be honest, I started to get tired of coacshurfing. When Im travelling I would rather go and sleep with my tent on the nature. But I have to admit that a roof sometimes can be very helpful and comfy.

Interests

Rock climbing, slacklining, yoga, jogging, swimming...

Playing the acoustic guitar, getting to know new playing techniques, looping pedaling, trying to play any other instruments in my house...

Spending a whole day in my bed reading books, comics, watching animation short movies...

I have no idea and zero interest in football but Im very good at acting like if I knew something :D

  • music festivals
  • yoga
  • dumpster diving
  • music
  • jazz
  • guitar
  • rock climbing
  • history
  • hitchhiking
  • circus
  • dance
  • meeting people
  • eating food
  • cultural heritage
  • swing
  • hitchhike
  • homelesstraveler
  • localhistory

Music, Movies, and Books

I have been looking for a book for a lot of time. It is about Louise Michel, one of the most important person during the rise of the commune of Paris (1871). The book was written by her when she was deported to New Caledonia and it is about the "Utopia of the new world", explained by the vision of those ages considering the social movements, "anarchist" ideology, development of the technology... Blablabla

If you know any place I can find it let me know.

Pd. I HAVE NO IDEA OF THE TITLE, just the publication date (1890).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in a forest for 1 month.
I waited for 2 days in a cross next to Poznan (Poland) doing hitchiking.
I can throw out hair from my eyes. 👀

Teach, Learn, Share

I can't teach you much things. :D I know things about history, about pedagogy... but I dont think this is thr kind of things travelers looks for when they are traveling.

I would like to learn how to say "I'll wash the dishes" in yoir langue :P It is the most useful thing when you travel.

I can share with you some of my crazy brain's ideas. We can create random art, invent some new recipe mixing your gastronomy and mine culture's one, improvising music with free rhythm and no melody...

What I Can Share with Hosts

1st and obviously, MY HOUSE.
2nd, A bed or a couch
3rd, Food
4th, DISCUSSIONS (I really like arguing and deep philosophical ones :P)
5th, walks

6th party?
8th FRIENDLY and CRAZY ENVIRONMENT. :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, Spain

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