Hello, my name is Ana Paula and I am a 48 years old architect. I had a successful carrier and draw dozens of school, shopping, health, comercial and housing buildings.
After 23 years working hard as an architect, I took a sabbatic year in 2016 (dedicated to the spirit, mind and self knowlodge) and I couldn't come back. I didn't find meaning anymore on work till 10pm to have lots of money to waste with material things. That's not me anymore.
Now I want to follow my purpose of life: Help People. It's not a new purpose. I always did that all my life. As a kid I used to take people from the streets and bring to home to give them some food and a bath. But I always believed the more important way to help is teaching people to be empowered . Giving them the knowlodge, the minimum living and working conditions and love. And it worked. I helped some people to change their situation.
I love to travel and learn from different people and cultures.
I have 3 kids: Joao Pedro, 22 years old is finishing Engineering school in USA. Ana Luiza, 19 years old is studying law in Brasilia, capital of Brasil, and Paulo Henrique, 16 years old is going to an year exchange on Germany.
Now there is just me at home and my fellow Luiz (we are a very open mind couple) and I told him that this is the time to travel alone and share with different people, as I dreamed when I was a teenager and couldn't realize.
I also applied to be an UN Volunteer and I wish to be asked to work next year.
Nowadays, trying to live on a permacutural way of life I have my own vegetables garden and a program of waste recycling. I am teaching music to children from 1 to 10 years old and I play piano at an asylum.
I expect to have a warm bed and bath and change experiences and culture with people around the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I wanna help and want to help people with travels all around the world. I now a few coutries and want to change experiences.
I would like some help in my travels and I can host some people in two hometowns: Jaguara, my peace of heaven in earth, by a beatifull lake in Sao Paulo State and Uberaba, a charming town in Minas Gerais.

Interests

Architecture, art, music, books, tennis,sports, travel, cinema

• arts
• books
• architecture
• movies
• traveling
• music
• sports
• tennis
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jamie Cullum, Coldpaly, Dave Mathews, Tom Jobim, Dianna Krall
Books: all Isabel Allende books, all John Grisham books, Noah Gordon books. Fiction
Movies: names in portugues- As pontes de Madison, O encantador de cavalos, Hugo Cabret

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have done some amazing things, but I think that dive at Fernando de Noronha island with sharks, and be naked free on Formentera beaches are some amazing this that I ever made.

Teach, Learn, Share

I think everybody has something to teach, but I like open minded people, with no prejudice, that are in a good mood, pratical and kind people

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil

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