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Overview

  • 9 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish; learning French
  • 30, Male
  • Member since 2022
  • No occupation listed
  • Civil Engineering
  • From Esmoriz, Aveiro, Portugal
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About Me

Civil engineer, with 1 year specialisation in roads, rail, airport and traffic engineering.

I believe that honesty and kindness are the 2 most humanist and beautiful traits anyone can have.

"Fear is a friend that doesn't like to be accepted".

"May ourselves be perceived mainly through the words we speak".

"J'accepte la grande aventure d'être moi" - Somone de Beauvoir.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm planning to make a pause to my career and life at home, and start an adventure I dream about for several years already, but haven't had the courage and clearity to take this decision until today.

The plan is to travel on a budget. That comprehends:
- couchsurfing
- hitchhiking
- volunteering on local businesses

Whilst connecting with other like-mided people.

On the free time that I have, I intend to dedicate myself to develop my writing skills and engage with it socially (online or real life) to perhaps become a freelance writer. I would start to create a travel blog, for instance.

This could take few months, half a year, 1 year, 2 years...Let's see how it goes. Many things can happen I believe, even start a new life during this period.

Planning to start in Bogotá, Colombia, and go all the way down south America, and north aftewards (if i reach this situation).

Please feel free to reach out if you have any comment or tip to add, or if you want to be a travel buddy :)

Cheers

Interests

  • culture
  • writing
  • books
  • architecture
  • politics
  • traveling
  • painting
  • music
  • sports
  • history
  • religion
  • food
  • nature
  • adventure
  • people
  • sleeping
  • drinks

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Pop classics 2000, house music, amapiano, indie rock, alternative rock, and a bit of any other kind except for death and heavy metal.

Movies:
Romance, comedy, drama, thriller, psychological, action.

Books:
Philosophy, romance, (auto)biography, (geo)political, chronicles, essays.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Interrail through Europe when I was 18 years old.
12 cities, 8 countries in 20-ish days.
When the eager to travel the world began.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
Cooking Portuguese/Mediterranean food.
Portuguese most famous foods and drinks.
Basics of Portuguese language and communication.
Portuguese culture, society and politics.
Football, volleyball, tennis, bodyboard.
Chess, sudoku.
Management, leadership, communication, organisational skills.

Learn:
Whatever you want to teach.
I like to know new things, specially the ones related to your country, culture, history, religion, and identity.

Share:
Conversations, experiences, learnings, food.
What is to live in Africa.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My paintings, conversations, sharing experiences and learnings, company.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Guinea, Hungary, Portugal, Uganda

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