ABOUT ME

My name is Elton and I am 21 years-old. Currently I am living in Columbia, SC. On August 2014, I came to the US to study at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. This summer I am doing a research at the University of South Carolina. I am easy-going, relaxed and really looking forward to meeting new people.

PHILOSOPHY

“You have two choices. You can keep running and hiding and blaming the world for your problems, or you can stand up for yourself and decide to be somebody important.”
This is a quote by my favorite writer, Sidney Sheldon, and it pretty much sums up my beliefs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am here mostly because I love to be in touch with different people and get to know different cultures, stories and ideas.

Interests

I love learning. (Recently I was studying Morse code and memorizing the Korean alphabet, Hangul). I need to be constantly learning different things!
I am pretty obsessed with books and TV shows. If we have shared interests in books/TV shows we are going to talk for uninterrupted hours!
Old bookstores make me the happiest human being on earth!
I love languages as well. In fact, I have a long list of languages (8 actually) I wanna be fluent in before I am 30. I have this weird obsession of wanting to talk to people in their native languages. I usually think of the amount of people that don't speak any language in common with me, but that we could be great friends!
I love getting out of my comfort zone! It is the thing that I try to do everyday.
I also love walking randomly around the city looking for bookstores or coffee shops.

• writing
• books
• coffee
• running
• walking
• tv
• coding
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I am crazy for anything by Sidney Sheldon, Khaled Hosseini, Carlos Ruiz Zafon. They are like my favorite writers ever.
I love drama movies. It is so hard to pick one but I would definitely go with "Rabbit Hole" or "Seeking a friend for the end of the world".
I utterly love Florence and the Machine, Lara Fabian, Marina and the Diamonds. Recently, I've been listening to a lot of singers from Israel and Korea.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States