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Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia
@LUISBETANCOURT
Member since 2007
CURRENT MISSION Taste the world through its flavours on a half time digital nomad life with my love (Karen) ABOUT ME I spend my days: - Work: teaching and advising emtrepreneurs on Digital Marketing. - Life: Traveling or enjoying my city with Karen (My wife) or spending time with our families. I am a technology enthusiast, always up-to-date with the latest gadgets and gismos.
Interested in Coffee
Fluent in English
Learning Portuguese
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING After 13 years inactive my wife and me are open to host some solo female travelers during the week (Not weekends) as a place to sleep (For our work schedule you would need to be out from 8am-7pm). If this scheme work for you, give us a shot ;) I was VERY active during 2007-2009 while I was living in Buenos Aires and then back in Bogotá, hosting (More than 150 guests) and organizing all sorts of events (I was a Couchsurfing Nomadic Ambassador and then a Couchsurfing Ambassador for Colombia) : -Parties -Picnics -Campings -Invasions -Free hugs -Wine-melon Paties (I can explain this to you later) -Pool Parties - National Meetings I also took a gap year in 2008 to travel the world one couch at a time and had the best experiences. This is my CS Curriculum: Hosted: 08/2007 - Stef Jansen (Netherlands) 09/2007 - Michael Barge (USA) 09/2007 - Assia Agramelal (Switzerland) 09/2007 - Dani Vasel (Brasil) 10/2007 - Simone Levine (USA) 11/2007 - Andrew Richmond (USA) 11/2007 - Evangelina Vera (Argentina) 11/2007 - Francisco Sanmartin (España) 11/2007 - Raffy Bona (Italy) 11/2007 - Genaro Fraticelli (Argentina) 11/2007 - Electra Kouloubi (Greece) 12/2007 - Roi Ben Baruj 12/2007 - Annete Blomqvist (Sweden) 12/2007 - Fernando Gutierrez (Argentina) 12/2007 - Lizzy (Australia) 12/2007 - Eveli Habakuk (Estonia) 02/2008 - Francesco Zappala (Italy) 03/2008 - Phoebe Epstein (Australia) 03/2008 - Manuel Hautz (Germany) 04/2008 - Kano Lobban (New Zeland) 04/1008 - Bruno & Angela (Spain) 04/2008 - Javier Medina (Spain) 04/2008 - Matias O (Argentina) 05/2008 - Anita Anitropova (Russia) 05/2008 - Roi Ben Baruj 05/2008 - Adelaide Nalley (USA) 05/2008 - Nirmal Khalsa (Mexico) 06/2008 - Petra Andits (Hungary) 06/2008 - Bibi Euse (Medellín, Colombia) 06/2008 - Verónica Arrieta (Chile) 06/2008 - Larissa Whright (Australia) 06/2008 - Rene Collin (France) 07/2008 - Japhy Dhungana (Nepal) 07/2008 - Myrtele (Greece) 08/2008 - James Hudson (Australia) 09/2008 - Rocio Martinez (Colombia) 09/2008 - Ana Armenta (Venezuela) 09/2008 - Melissa Gagne (Canada) 09/2998 - Andreas Schoeler (Germany) 10/2008 - Patrick Pommé (Belgium) Surfed: 08/2007 - Lore Mata (Mexico) 10/2007 - Fernando Gutierrez (Córdoba, Argentina) 11/2007 - Genaro Fraticcelli (Rosario, Argentina) 01/2008 - Matias (Calafate, Argentina) 01/2008 - Raul Nieto (Ushuaia, Argentina) 06/2008 - Camilo Flores (Popayán, Colombia) 09/2008 - Felipe Alfaro (Cali, Colombia) 11/2008 - Martín Lopez y Julio Gasparroni (Santafe, Argentina) 12/2008 - Cecilia Brazil (London, England) 12/2008 - Karolina Kóvacs (London, England) 12/2008 - Maria Stromberg (London, England) 01/2009 - Ferlynn (Edinburgh, Scotland) 01/2009 - Maureen Ladyman (Glasgow, Scotland) 01/2009 - Kirill Obolenskiy (Stirling, Scotland) 01/2009 - Maris (Inverness, Scotland) 01/2009 - Tobias (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 01/2009 - Helen (Dublin, Ireland) 01/2009 - Maria Stromberg (London, England) 01/2009 - Andy Spector (Brighton, England) 01/2009 - Susanne Van Erp (London, England) 02/2009) - Jez Ash (Bath, England) 02/2009 - Jackson Lapes (Bradford on Avon, England) 02/2009 - Tony Rico (London, England) Events Organized: 08/2008 - CS BsAs - Fiesta clandestina 09/2007 - The ultimate SPRING PARTY 10/2007 - Picnic in Recoleta, Sunday 7th October at 4 pm 10/2007 - CS Meeting: Comunidad de Cordoba 11/2007 - CRAZY CS HALLOWEEN PARTY - BsAs 11/2007 - BsAs CSPT INVASION 2 ROSARIO 12/2007 - CS CAMP ARGENTINA @Tigre - Dic 8 & 9 12/2007 - CS Saturday Pool in Buenos Aires 02/2008 - ARGENTINA CS CARNIVAL+CAMP @ GUALEGUAYCHU 02/2008 - Luis' "See you soon" POOL PARTY 02/2008 - BOGOTÁ TE QUIERE BOGOTÁ ES DIVINA! 04/2008 - FOOD & PARTY, SÁBADO ABRIL 5 2008 05/2008 - CS Camp Villa de Leyva 06/2008 - Bizarre Party | CS ANNNIVERSARY 06/2008 - San Pedro @ Neiva 07/2008 - Paseo a la Guajira! 08/2008 - Invasion 2 Medellin | Feria de las Flores 08/2008 - VILLA DE LEYVA - COMETAS 08/2008 - Picnic + Cometas(Kites) en BOGOTA 09/2008 - Invasion a Cali para el Mundial de Salsa! 12/2008 - 2 ARGENTINA NATIONAL CS CAMP
Music, Movies, and Books
I love Colombian Pacific Music and Balkan music!
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Fitz Roy & lago de los Tres (Chalten, Argentina) Iguazú Falls (Puerto Iguazú, Argentina) Perito Moreno Glaciar (Calafate, Argentina) Rafting in Futalefu River (Futalefu, Chile) Torres del Payne (Puerto Natales, Chile) Stomp (New York, USA) MayuMana (Bogotá, Colombia) Cirque du solei (Orlando, USA) Blue Man Group (New York, USA) Snowboarding (Bariloche, Argentina) Free Hugs (Buenos Aires & Rosario, Argentina)
Teach, Learn, Share
I would love to share around: - Food (BIG plus if you can cook some local traditional food from your homeland) - Digital Marketing - Very basic capuccino preparation - Colombian music
What I Can Share With Hosts
As our work schedule is tight we would be able to share some time during the night, idealy around a meal :D
My Interests
Good and different food Music that makes me dance Theater and Circus Prepare my own capuccino Meeting people from all over the world Travel, Travel and Travel