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COUNT TO 8 · EP. 03

Peter Valentin’s 8 essentials

COUNT TO 8 · Season 1 · EP. 03 · 6:58 · 2026

Peter Valentin opens his bag: an iPhone 4, the Smiski that makes him feel at home, his first manga and the notebook people write in for him.

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What’s in Peter’s bag

The 8 essentials, with what he says about each one and the minute it shows up. Grouped the way he groups them.

  1. Peter Valentin’s iPhone 4 Now on screen

    Phone

    iPhone 4

    «Conocí un tipo en un tren que tenía un Nokia viejísimo y le dije que cómo es posible.»

    About three years ago he left technology behind: on a train he met a guy with an ancient Nokia who wanted to live without notifications, and it inspired him.

  2. Peter Valentin’s Smiski on a wooden stand Now on screen

    Travel

    Smiski

    «Me hace decir: “Okay, estoy en mi casa”.»

    He bought one and ended up with about 20, each with its own personality. When he travels, he takes one along and sets it up in the hotel.

  3. Peter Valentin with his Slam Dunk volume Now on screen

    Hobbies

    Slam Dunk manga

    «Este es Slam Dunk, el primero que vi y el primero que he comprado.»

    He moved to Italy at four, and his first friends were a Japanese kid and an Italian kid. The Japanese one got him hooked.

  4. Peter Valentin opens a yellow card with a drawing on it Now on screen

    Personal

    Something Special

    «Abro esta cosa así en el medio del día y me pongo a reír solo.»

    Someone very special to him gave it to him, with something written inside for when he misses them.

  5. Peter Valentin’s black sunglasses Now on screen

    Sleep

    Sunglasses

    «Te pones las gafas, te quedas así mirando y en realidad tú estás durmiendo, nadie lo ve.»

    It’s the fifth thing Peter pulls out of his bag, and the one that lets him sleep in public without anyone noticing.

  6. Peter Valentin’s checked cap Now on screen

    Hip hop

    Cap

    «Si tú te pones gorra así, alguien ya sabe que tú escuchas hip hop.»

    He started dancing hip hop at 13 or 14. To him, the cap is the most iconic thing about it.

  7. Peter Valentin turns the pages of his notebook, with drawings in it Now on screen

    Hobbies

    Notebook

    «Donde iba le pedía a la gente si me podía escribir algo.»

    It started when a girl asked him for an autograph and he asked her for one back. He also draws in it: it relaxes him and calms him down.

  8. Peter Valentin’s beige suede clogs Now on screen

    Comfort

    Clogs

    «A mí no me gustaban. Pero cuando me lo probé la primera vez me quedé como wow.»

    Peter introduces them as the last and most important of his eight essentials, and says he taught a whole class in them at UTOPIC.

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In their own words

«Yo vivo sin tecnología y la uso solo para el trabajo.»

«Tú te pones las gafas, te quedas así y en realidad tú estás durmiendo.»