Juan martin Machado's Photo

Unverified Profile

  • Payment not verified
  • Phone not verified
  • Government ID not verified

Wants to Meet Up

  • Last login 12 days ago

Join Couchsurfing to see Juan martin’s full profile.

Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Italian
  • 31, Male
  • Member since 2022
  • No occupation listed
  • No education listed
  • From Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  • Profile 100% complete

About Me

I was born in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world. It is a mountainous place on a bay. That's why I love nature and obviously the mountains. When I was a kid I always imagined myself travelling the world. But first I always wanted to know my own country and my own culture, and that is why I had proposed to myself to know my country first before starting a trip abroad. For several years I was able to get to know Argentina and its charms and differences of such a big country with such a changing biodiversity. Macchu Picchu was an image that came to my mind since I was a child, although no one in my family had told me about it and no one had told me about it at school. That is why I decided to make a trip alone in 2018 to Peru and finally visit Macchu Picchu. I felt such an energy that I felt as if I had lived in another life there, I felt very comfortable with the whole culture. I already knew that I had to go out into the world and see it with my own eyes but that trip made me realize that I really had to face that project. After living for a while in Barcelona, Spain, I quit my job to travel to Nepal and get to know the Himalayas. It was a dream come true, to be there looking at the mountain with its majesty. Then I crossed to India and I find myself going around this huge and magical country, getting to know different cultures and beautiful landscapes. I hope to continue to know the world, to contact and share with people from all over the world and to learn from them as well as to transmit my experiences

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Living on the island of Tierra del Fuego, a place that everyone used to pass through on their way to Ushuaia, in my house we have hosted many friends of friends and acquaintances of acquaintances who were backpacking to Ushuaia by hitchhiking or by bus or motor home. I was amazed to hear the stories of the people who slept in my house and told their stories and experiences of their trips. We also had to assist several travelers who ran out of gas in the middle of the road or got stuck in a river. That contact with travelers filled me with energy and dreams. There I learned the value of a helping hand in the distance and I saw those travelers so happy and excited to receive help from a stranger until that moment. I am convinced that the most important part of a trip is who you share it with and who you meet. That is why I use coachsurfing and meet people and make new friends in such distant lands and feel part of a home and accompanied. Those experiences are the most beautiful that one can find on a trip.

Interests

I love nature . The mountains, the sea, a lake. I love trekking with friends. Eating in the countryside and having a wine watching a sunset.

  • animals
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • sports
  • food
  • nature
  • trekking

Music, Movies, and Books

I can not imagine my life without music. Dire straits, eric clapton, mozart are one of the artists that I like.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Circuit annapurna trekking in nepal. Spend a month trekking in the Himalayas reaching 5416 meters high. On the way you cross small villages and stay in home stays. A unique and unforgettable experience
- I skydived, paraglided and love rafting.
- I trekked to the ruins of Macchu Picchu through the Salkantay pass.
- I found myself in the driest desert in the world looking at the stars and their majesty in the atacama desert, chile.
- Running a night marathon (42km) in the mountains of Cordoba, Argentina.
- Living on an island in the great barrier reef

Teach, Learn, Share

-

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Hungary, India, Maldives, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Australia, Spain

Join Couchsurfing to see Juan martin’s full profile.