I'm Alexandre, from a small town from the south of Brazil. I grew up with 2 older sisters and a younger brother.

I'm soon to be married, and we have 2 cats, names Mei and Kin (short for Anakin). I've been working as a software development consultant in a great place here in Porto Alegre, and I'll soon take on a challenge to move to Sweden with my soo-to-be wife.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The usual, meeting new people and learning more about places and customs that I would from staying at hotels or hostels.

I admit that accepting to stay in the home of a stranger from the internet is a little bit scary, but I have so many friends that did CS and say lots of good things about it, so I would like to try it out.

Interests

I like games, both computer and board games.

I also enjoy music a lot, attending a concert or playing some piano or (badly) playing some guitar.

Learning new things is a great motivator for me, be it about places, history, society, the universe. There's a reason I went to get a B.S. degree in physics, and that is sheer curiosity.

I enjoy having discussions about all these topics and more. Marcela complains that I don't talk a lot (I'm an introvert, after all), but sometimes I get exited about a subject and I have to watch out to not talk other's people ears off.

• cats
• concerts
• board games
• music
• guitar
• piano
• history
• physics
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I enjoy progressive rock, progressive metal, some electronic, indie and classical.

Movies: I enjoy some blockbusters, science fiction, fantasy, and B horror movies. I think the movies I've seen more times are Maverick and The Fifth Element.

Books: I've read a lot of fantasy books, always series: A Song of Ice and Fire, The First Law series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen (twice), and others. I've also read the whole Dune series twice.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Rappelling (twice) a ~90m (295 ft) tall waterfall called Chuvisqueiro located in Rolante.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, Sweden