I'm a recent graduate of Latin American studies at the University of Liverpool, currently living and working in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

I am an ESL teacher and freelance translator. I also have a startup which I work on with a team here in Porto Alegre which aims to help bikers navigate Brazilian cities more safely. I also do some writing over on my Medium account: medium.com/@emyrwhumphreys.

I like to read, write, bike, meet new people, watch good movies, and eat.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Probably the same reason as everyone else: the face-to-face and human touch that couchsurfing brings. I've had nothing but positive experiences sharing our space with travellers.

Interests

Travel (duh), reading and writing, music, cinema, languages, current affairs, journalism, Latin American culture, learning in general.

• culture
• writing
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• teaching
• freelancing
• journalism
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Super Furry Animals, Beatles, Radiohead, Ty Segall, Flaming Lips, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tame Impala, Beastie Boys, Beck, Dandy Warhols, My Bloody Valentine, Rolling Stones and many, many more.

Movies:
Kill Bill (Tarrantino Movies in general), The Big Lebowski, Dr. Strangelove, Amores Perros, Motorcycle Diaries, Goodbye Lenin, City of God, Birdman, Gone Girl, Blade Runner

Books:
100 Years of Solitude, His Dark Materials, Open Veins of Latin America, On the Road, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, UBIK, 1984, Brave New World, Fictions (by Borges), Dark Tower Series, Blood Meridian, The Stranger, The Trial, Blindness, Slaughterhouse 5

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gone to the Welsh colony in Patagonia to explore and learn about my fellow countrymen, while talking in Welsh to Argentinians.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some Spanish, Portuguese Welsh or English. I can show you some wonderful and amazing music.

My pancake-making skills are second to none.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Curiosity! I love learning about people and places. Like I mentioned above, I can share the languages I picked up while living in South America, and also give travel advice and tips for anyone looking to travel to Buenos Aires or the southern region of Brazil.

I can also share chimarrão, which is a common tea-like drink from the south of Brazil and the Pampas area of south America which you drink through a straw and pass around. It's a lovely social custom :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, France, Morocco, Peru, Spain, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, United Kingdom