Originally from Lisbon but living in the Netherlands at the moment. I'm a simple guy who enjoys life . I love to hang out (day or night) to grab a coffee, a beer or simply chill out in the park or something, as long as there is laughter. The hardest decision for me would be to choose between mountains and the beach. I love hiking, but since my surname is Robalo (bass fish in Portuguese) how can I say no to the ocean...

City trips are also great: I'm a fan of history, monuments, cafes, museums and local restaurants. There is always something interesting to do

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Great way to meet people from other countries/cities and get a chance to share and learn new cultures. You can really appreciate a city when you explore it with a local.

Interests

I'm PhD student in Neurosciences, so anything in that field grabs my attention (nerd alert xD). I love to travel, if time and that good old friend called money would permit it I would visit a new place every month.

I also love sports: running, football (the real one haha), longboarding, dancing. I'm a cinema goer: difficult to name my favorite movie since I've watched so many but I'm a fan of Christopher Nolan, Scorsese, Ridley Scott, David Fincher....

Into too many things and little time to do them all but right now it's dancing, photography and skateboarding.

• education
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• running
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• skateboarding
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• engineering
• science
• environement

Music, Movies, and Books

I can listen to almost everything from jazz, drum n bass, deep house, hip hop, indie rock, to the worst guilty pleasures...

- Books: The Pianist, Murakami, Child 44, Harry Potter, J.R.R. Tolkien; Portuguese stuff: Saramago and José Eduardo dos Santos.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- 7 meters Cliff Diving in south in Calanques

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Portuguese, English, how to ride a skateboard and to cook a good portuguese meal ("bacalhau à bras" google it)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good food, conversations and laughter.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cabo Verde, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands, Portugal