I am Brazilian and I recently started working as a neuroscience professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I study how the brain inhibits impulsive fear.

I am also a passionate guitar player and love nothing more than jamming with my friends by the fire on a chilly night. I love to travel and do so quite spontaneously (recent ones were India, Korea, Netherlands and Hawaii).

I don't have a brain-to-mouth filter, so I am very honest, sometimes too honest. I am very social, and meet random people all the time.

My apartment is in the Westwood neighborhood, next to UCLA.

Please note I can only host 1 guest at a time, so don't contact me me if you need more than 1 spot.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet people with different backgrounds and share fun stories

Interests

Finishing things! I don't like leaving things unfinished. Once I start working on somethi

Having engaging and fun conversations for hours with people I just met.

I am proud to be good at:
-Noticing when people have new haircuts
-Putting the cap back on the toothpaste
-Being an adventurous eater

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: 100 years of solitude, Stumbling upon happiness, A history of the world in 6 glasses, Anna Karenina

Movies: Goodbye Lenin, Waking Life

Shows: The wonder years, The Simpsons, Curb your enthusiasm, Freaks and geeks, Bojack Horseman, Master of none, Seinfeld

Music: Classic rock - The Beatles, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin and many many more.

Food: Seafood! It's much better than landfood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once I was physically chased by an alligator :-/

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Germany, India, Italy, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States