Me & Nacho
Me & Nacho
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jTrvls: 50 random facts about me

Everything you need know 😉

Hey fam! Can you believe it? Just 5 weeks left until my next big adventure. It’s crazy how quickly time flies when you’re counting down the days until you hit the road, right? But before I embark on this journey, I had a little idea. 

Why not share 50 random facts about myself? Get ready to get to know me a little bit better.

  1. I moved to the Netherlands at age 10. 🇳🇱
  2. I’m half Venezuelan, half Surinamese & born in Curaçao. 🇻🇪🇸🇷🇨🇼
  3. I used to be a volunteer firefighter. 👨‍🚒
  4. No favorite color for me. 🎨
  5. I used to DJ back in the 90s. 🎧
  6. Love motorcycles. 🏍️
  7. My goal is to break free from limiting beliefs, dogma, and any form of indoctrination. 🕊️
  8. I know I can overcome anything. 💪
  9. I like all animals, but cats are my favorite pets. 🐱
  10. Been to the Dutch North Sea Jazz 12 times. 🎷
  11. I groove to R&B, HipHop, Neo Soul, funk, and Reggaeton. 🎶
  12. I’m a certified sound engineer too. 🎚️
  13. I’m super loyal, maybe too much. ♾️
  14. Can’t stand ignorant people. 🤦‍♂️
  15. I can be quite dominant. 😎
  16. I’ve family in Aruba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Isla de Margarita, Netherlands & Suriname. 🇦🇼🇨🇼🇩🇴🇻🇪🇳🇱🇸🇷
  17. Admiration for Marcus Aurelius, Ibn Battuta, Marcus Garvey, Steve Jobs, Quincy Jones & Malcom X. ✊🏽
  18. I seek knowledge, not belief. 📚
  19. I like people who stay true to themselves, no matter what. 🫱
  20. Worked as a web developer during the dot com boom. 👨‍💻
  21. I’m the youngest of six. 👶
  22. A lot of patient… until you cross me. 😡
  23. Once, I traveled from Miami to New York by bus and returned by train. 🚌🚆
  24. Pseudo science sign: Libra. ♎️
  25. Dreaming of traveling the world. 🌍
  26. I prefer audiobooks. 🎧
  27. Interested in science, technology, history, philosophy and sociology. 🧠
  28. Enjoy modern and contemporary art. 🖼️
  29. In 2012, I developed, produced, filmed, and edited a six-episode travel TV program featuring destinations such as Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, and Suriname, which aired on two major TV channels in Curaçao. 📺
  30. I appreciate silence. 🤫
  31. Never voted and never will. 🗳️❌
  32. Used to be fluent in programming languages like HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript & MySQL. 💻
  33. Used to be a hopeless romantic. 💔
  34. Creativity is my thing. 🎨🧑‍🎨
  35. Bought a house at 19, lived there for 10 years. 🏠
  36. Spent a month in Miami Beach. 🏖️
  37. The box said… Windows 95 or better, so I own Apple ever since. 🍎
  38. Tried drugs once. 💊
  39. Traveled to 27 countries. 🌐
  40. Dislike politics, corruption, bureaucracy. 🏛️❌
  41. I’m an anarchist. 🏴
  42. Love eating meat. 🥩
  43. I lead, not follow. 🦁
  44. I’m a late bloomer cryptocurrency investor, but just in time for the 2024 bull run. 💰
  45. Can get aggressive when very angry. 😠
  46. Occasionally drink alcohol. 🍷
  47. Actually, I’m a bit of a nerd. 🤓
  48. Spent some time in jail, no regrets! ⛓️
  49. Lived in Marrakech, Morocco for 3 years. 🇲🇦
  50. Pancakes for breakfast are the best. 🥞

🎉 Bonus round

  1. Coffee and beer are to me the most disgusting thing ever invented. 🤢
  2. This is the longest I’ve ever been single. 4 years and counting… 💔
  3. One-way prohibited roads are useless. ⛔️
  4. I’m also passionate about 4×4 expedition vehicles. 🚙
  5. Be an addition, facilitate, and add value—this is the way I like to approach things; otherwise, leave it alone. (+ > -) ➕
  6. Dreaming of buying a piece of land and make it a homestead. 🌳🏡🌾
  7. I can be very observant 👀
  8. Be proud of what you’ve achieved and overcome, not where you’re randomly born. 🌟