Hi, my name is Carlos Padilha. I'm a 42 year-old Portuguese male, currently in Lisbon, Portugal, but I live in Faro, Portugal. I have 36 friends around the world.

I was born in a small village in the Alentejo Region (good wines, good food and great landscapes). I lived in the city of Évora (world heritage) during 5 years. Later, I moved for Albufeira in the Algarve (good weather, beaches and the best nightlife), where I currently live with my wife and my two daughters.
I am a teacher in the elementary school with a degree in education with specialization in Portuguese and French languages (teaching abroad is still in my plans) and I am also finishing a master in European Historic Studies – European Contemporary History and European Integration (Évora University) with the Thesis “European Parliament Debates: The importance of the culture and the cultural cooperation for the European identity”. I dream with a job in the European Institutions!
I love to travel in the country and, when possible, abroad. I visited some countries, such as England, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia … almost always on a budget and as an independent traveller, what we call many times a Backpacker. I like the backpack culture and this way of travel that make us feel free, even with all the obstacles and, sometimes, with a lack of comfort. As many of my trips were in Europe for various reasons, including the expensive air fares to other continents, now, with the proliferation of low coast companies, I hope I can travel to farthest destinations, such as India, United States, Argentina, Libya, Egypt, China or New Zeland…
In the summer of 1995 I had a great experience in London where I worked as a volunteer for almost two months in a Camping called TENT CITY, in East Acton, that doesn’t exist anymore, I think. People from all over the world flocked there to have fun and to make money for the charity organization “Tree of Life”. For all who have experienced Tent City, as volunteer or as a guest, please feel free to send a message, just to remember that time and that place…
Other moment important for me was when I went to France, for a semester to study at the Université de Nancy II – Faculté de Lettres et Sciences Humaines. This happened in the second semester of 1996. I had a great time and met many people that unfortunately I lost contact: Portuguese immigrants, locals and people from others countries, mainly in Europe.
Here in Albufeira, along the year, we like to walk near the sea, to visit the towns and villages in the region, to visit parks, swimming pools and, starting from April until October, many activities on the water. Sometimes, we made a three or four day trip to other regions of the country, to Spain or to other European destinations.