My name's Benito, nice to meet you.

I'd like to send my best wishes to the person reading my profile.
Whoever you are, I hope all of your dreams come true.

I'm a man on his mid 20's trying to become the best version of himself.

some facts about me:

*bookworm
*bagpiper
*international business consultant & entrepreneur
*Amateur calligrapher
*anthropology and ethnomusicology enthusiast
* well mannered

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To see whats going on in the world.

Interests

• folklore
• concerts
• dancing
• anthropology
• calligraphy
• sightseeing
• museums
• family
• surrealism
• wild camping
• antiques
• bagpipes

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Eclectic.
I LOVE listening to new music all the time. so please, recommend me good stuff from your country.
if you really wanna know my musical taste so bad, here's my lastfm: http://www.last.fm/user/Cookistrom

Favorite Movies
I enjoy the works of Svankmajer, Bunuel, Kurosawa, Kitano, Scorcese, etc.
Zizek's books on film theory are pretty good.
I enjoy analyzing tropes whenever I 'm watching a movie.

Favorite Books

Seneca Suo Lucilio Salutem
Men amongst the ruins
Women
Ego is the Enemy
Piero Scaruffi's art reviews
Thinking, fast and slow
what I wish I knew when I was 20
Business Research Handbook
the sublime object of ideology
leaves of grass
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
the interpretation of cultures
Chaos: making a new science
Why zebras don't have ulcers
the art of loving
Sorcerer's Apprentice

and uhhh I'm letting a lot slip from my memory

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bring people from different partso f the world closer together, working towards a goal.

Teach, Learn, Share

There are as many truths as there are people.
But there is only one truth that is your truth. That's the one that's formed by whatever point of view that you chose to view it from. It's a revised perception that protects you.

That's true. And one can have a perspective that's far too small.
However, a person can only see things from the perspective that they chose to see them from.
One must learn to judge things via the perceived truths that one receives from others.

For example, sunny days make you feel good.
Rainy days make you feel gloomy.
If you are told this is so, then that is what you believe is so.
But you can have fun on a rainy day as well!

Your truth can be changed simply by the way you accept it. That's how fragile the truth for a human is.
A person's truth is so simple, that most ignore it to concentrate on what they think are deeper truths.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good conversation, sharing stories, helping around with household chores, cooking, my friendship.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Mexico