Hello everybody! My name's Alvaro, I'm a Journalism and Humanities student at UC3M in Madrid. Although I'm currently living in Beirut, doing an exchange year at AUB. I'm very open-minded, and my main interests are culture (literature, cinema, art...), sports (football fan and cycling lover) and, of course, the latest news around the globe! Recently, I've developed an ever-increasing interest in chess and meditation. Oh, and I have a dog... his name's Karim, and I wish he could travel with me!

Since I'm not independent yet, I can't host at my place, but I plan to do so in the future.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Here to find a balance between solo travelling and meeting new people. Of course, there's also the budget reason!

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: hyper-eclectic, anything but reggaeton.
Movies: Apocalypse Now, Lost in Translation, Mr Nobody, Manhattan, and any movie by Yorgos Lanthimos.
Books: Never Any End to Paris, The Catcher in the Rye, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Bridge on the Drina, any book by Stefan Zweig.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good conversation (or so they say), curiosity and some tortilla de patatas!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Lebanon, Spain