PHILOSOPHY

Dies slowly
Martha Medeiros

Dies slowly he who transforms himself in slave of habit,
repeating every day the same itineraries,
who does not change brand,
does not risk to wear a new color and doesn't talk to whom doesn't know.

Dies slowly he who makes of television his guru.

Dies slowly he who avoids a passion,
who prefers black to white
and the dots on the "i" to a whirlpool of emotions,
just those ones that recover the gleam from the eyes,
smiles from the yawns,
hearts from the stumbling and feelings.

Dies slowly he who does not overthrow the table when is unhappy at work,
who does not risk the certain for the uncertain
to go toward that dream that is keeping him awake.

Who does not allow, at least one time in life, to flee from sensate advises.

Dies slowly he who does not travel, does not read,
does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself.

Dies slowly he who destroys his self love,
who does not accept somebody's help.

Dies slowly he who passes his days complaining of his bad luck or the incessant rain.

Dies slowly he who abandons a project before starting it,
who does not ask over a subject that does not know
or who does not answer when being asked about something he knows.

Dies slowly he who does not share his emotions, joys and sadness,
who does not trust, who does not even try.

Dies slowly he who does not relive his memories
and continues getting emotional as if living them at that moment.

Dies slowly he who does not intent excelling,
who does not learn from the stones of the road of life,
who does not love and let somebody love.

Let's avoid death in soft quotes,
remembering always that to be alive demands an effort much bigger
that the simple fact of breathing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

great way to meet new people and visit places with locals

Interests

travelling, languages (learning & teaching), literature, good food ;P , pilates, meeting people from all over the world, having fun, salsa & bachata, interpreting & translation

• literature
• coloring
• bachata
• dining
• pilates
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• teaching
• languages
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Of course the lists are not complete cose I don't remember everything I like at the moment but I will try to actualize them :)

Movies: Arizona Dream, Once, Able con ella, Rosario Tijeras, La secreta vida de las palabras, Mine vaganti, Scoop

Music: The Kooks, Emiliana Torini, Laura Marling, Zero Assoluto, Bebe, The Killers, U2, Coldplay, Nelly Furtado, Ayo, Smolik

Books: G.G.Marquez, A. Carter, T.Mann, V. Nabokov, A. Carpentier, W. Shakespeare, J. Bator, Cz. Miłosz, A, Świrszczyńska

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- studied languages - my passion
- lived in Spain, Ireland and Italy
- experienced student life in Kraków
- met many great people

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Polish as I am Polish for foreigners teacher, I also studied Italian and Spanish so I can offer a language exchange

What I Can Share with Hosts

a laugh :P

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain

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