ABOUT ME

Architect, Professor, photographer in the free time. Like to travel, to read and write, listen to music, enjoying the company of friends and relatives. Like to sew, some clothes but mostly patchwork. Like to meet new people and making friends. But also like my own time, with my stuff :)
My Flickr website: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cainha
My facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cainha
My Instagram https://www.instagram.com/claracpvale/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm (still) a beginner... I only hosted twice, and never stayed with anyone. I realised I didn't have the spare time to be a proper host. But, when going abroad, sometimes I sent a message to some CS member to know a little bit more about the place, and perhaps meet for a drink.

Interests

Architecture, Photography, writing, travel, history, culture, social research, patchwork, sew, quilting

• culture
• writing
• architecture
• photography
• clothing
• traveling
• music
• history
• abandoned buildings
• old buildings
• vernacular

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Being in Istanbul, in the Hagia Sophia dome, lay down on the floor, so an imaginary axis mundi could pass trough me and the centre of the dome.
Azores Islands, with the ancient volcano lagoons. It's seems that I was in the beginning of times :)
...but those things are only amazing to myself...

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to know a little bit more about Porto and Portugal, I leave here my 2 books you can download
http://hdl.handle.net/10216/86654 - Portugese Ceramics
http://www.portovivosru.pt/1avenida/fileManager/pdf/ebook_1Avenida_UK.pdf - Aliados Avenue and Centre of Porto : Memory, Reality and Permanence

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some knowledge about Portuguese History, Portuguese Architecture, Building techniques,

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal