LIFE

Never lazy. A big fan of travelling, photographies, good weather and people. Optimistic & passionate. I have no more than 10 secret talents. I’m 167 cm tall, if that can be considered tall. Very considerate, kind & talkative. I try to be exposed to different people and lifestyles. With so many ideas and possibilities around me, and I am continually evolving as I travel. Travel is my way to improve as a person and to reflect about everything that captures my attention.

My personal blog www.davidgrajal.com

Likes
slashdot.org, sleep, economist.com, wikipedia, discovering something new, linux, cook, spanish ham, travel, couchsurfing.org, Christina, spicy food, jimjilbans, onsens and banyas, foot massage, fast internet connections, android, AI, being happy, write at walls, host travelers, procrastinate, research.

Dislikes
Anything that limits freedom of the people and natural technological development. Apple, bullshit, religions, microsoft, politics, people that speak too much, law, big corporations, big media groups, patents.

Types of people I enjoy
I like people that can challenge you and have written their own story. Open minded people with a good sense of humor and open smiles. I like people that push themselves into becoming better humans. I like active people that pursue their goals with passion, whatever the goal it is. I enjoy the adventurous type because they are a huge source of inspiration. I love people who has alternative lifestyles and think differently. People that focus on “be” themselves instead of “have” a lot of stuff that just clutter their lives. Modesty and generosity are appreciated. I love the people who love what they do and they pursue it with a lot of energy, even if I don’t share the same ideas. I like funny people that can entertainment you for hours with words, tricks and riddles.

Proudest thing I ever did
I move to the other side of the world because of love. I took jumping pictures in many, many places. I traveled alone without planning from Saint Petersburg to Ulan Bataar in what was the best trip of my life. I was vegetarian for one year.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Seen or Done
In Korea I had a very powerful cultural shock. Living immersed in a complete different culture changed my perspective of the world. Eating live octopus, being exfoliated in a spa filled with Korean naked men and spent two days covered in mud are normal activities in Korea.

In Peru I had another kind of cultural shock. It was my first time in a “poor” country and the first time I felt the world is not fair. I had a revelatory experience speaking with a Quechua Chaman. In China I hiked on top of the great Wall for 10 kilometres. In Russia I say hello to Lenin. Mongolia I fell in love with the beauty of silence and nothingness.

I’m a small guy obsessed with tall things. I’ve been in the tallest building of the world (Taipei 101, Taiwan) the higher structure (CN tower, Canada), the tallest cathedral (Ulm, Germany) and the tallest office building in Europe (Frankfurt).

Motto
On my life I always try to meet people from all over the world and learn about their culture. People is the same everywhere and only behavior and habits are different. We can do everything we want, if only we need to push ourselves to do the first step. And always, always have fun doing whatever you do and do it with passion.