Hi! I'm Samuel, or as everyone knows me; Sam:)
I'm an 18 years old Spanish enthusiastic who is willing to enjoy life to its fullest!
I consider myself to be incredibly proactive, kind, open-minded, social, and always trying to keep a smile on:) as I reckon life is too amazing to live it worrying about things and not actually fulfilling your objectives. Obviously, for that, I'm incredibly grateful and so I love working at any kind of project without complaining. I also LOVE learning new skills and things I can contribute to the lovely souls I encounter during my journeys.

Last year I finished highschool, and with it, my academic life which I will be returning to this July as I'll be starting a 1 year course of cinematography for which im soooooo excited!!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I was mentioning before, I'm taking a gap year and around three weeks ago I decided to do my first ever solo travel. Since then, I've been volunteering in a hostel in Den Haag, which is bringing me sooo many positive experiences and the chance to get to explore the most personal things about myself. Unfortunately, I will have to leave on the 31 of May as they don't have more space for me:( Buuut, I really want to continue this amazing adventure and a friend of mine recommended me this website which I'm already thinking that is a great opportunity to explore the city and exchange conversations with the hosts:)

Interests

• dogs
• photography
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• cinema
• nature
• videography
• biking

Music, Movies, and Books

I really enjoy listening to pop/rock with artists such as Niel Diamond, Harry Styles, U2, The Lumineers.... and so many more! But if I had to choose one genre I guess that I'll go with indie folk. I don't know, it makes me sooooo happy and I've recently seen a little concert of Flora Falls with my fellow volunteers in a cute bookstore cafe in Den Haag.
But the best part comes now..... on the 13 of June my favourite singer is coming to Amsterdam!!!!! to do a little private concert and I think it is the perfect opportunity to lengthen my stay. Therefore I've already booked the tickets as I like to believe in projecting the things I want to achieve:)

And what can I say about films, they are my passion!!! I think my love for appreciating the making and producing of audiovisual projects came from my father, as he is a photographer:) I would love to discuss about movies with hosts but if I had to choose a great film I've recently watched, I'll choose Aftersun!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't consider the things I've done to be incredible when I compare them to true amazing people! However, I'm quite proud of the things I've achieved. For example, I'm currently experiencing the wonders of solo traveling whilst I volunteer in a hostel:) sooo I'm incredibly grateful for getting out of my comfort zone and flying to another country to meet people and enrich my inner self with life experiences!

Teach, Learn, Share

I’ll be super thrilled to cook some of the national dishes from Spain!! (which for me, are truest the best!!) Learning languages is also something i’m appreciating more when leaving abroad and so why not try and learn dutch:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

One of my favourite things to do is to exchange stories and life experiences with the people I meet. Despite my young age, I'm always super excited about learning new cultures, meeting new skills or basically creating bonds with beautiful souls:) So I would LOVE to have the opportunity to do this!!!
I will also be super happy about helping in any tasks needed around the house:)
I'm also an enthuthiast for cooking and so I'll be super happy to help in the kitchen!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain