CURRENT MISSION

Should live life like one should.

ABOUT ME

I'm a story hunter from São Paulo, probably the largest unkown city in the world. If you're interested in cultures different from yours, I'm sure this will strike you!

By 'story hunter' I mean that I live without a fixed agenda so things worth talking about may happen. What it means is that I'm an author. I've published a book, shot a couple of movies and wrote a couple of plays... And in all of them life was the raw material.

I also teach storytelling at Brazilian top Universities. Sometimes I work as a consultant for advertising agencies. As you see, stories are my life. And stories come from personal experiences. Therefore, I travel.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm really unsure about most of things... And the only thing I'm certain of I can only speak in person. Life's just like that.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

If people don't mind sharing a room, I can surely host. Otherwise I always enjoy having a drink and teach people how to love São Paulo.

While traveling I'll hunt stories down. And I'm quite sure couchsurfing is the best way to do it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Until now I have never had a real couchsurf experience. But I´m hoping this changes completely by the end of October.

If it really works well, I'll be able to develop a year-long project in order promote the community all over Latin America.

Interests

TV series, literature, cinema, theatre, operas and all kinds of stories.

Music, singing and dancing... One day I'll learn to play some instrument.

Sightseeing. May day isn't complete without a 2-hour walking or trekking.

Photography. I have a Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/palacios/sets/72157622825880801/

Sports. I play canoe-polo and chess. And I always get enthusiastic discussing about football.

At last, communications: how people manage to exchange signal and also in advertising/marketing style since I'm a former copywriter.

• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• walking
• drinking
• movies
• chess
• tv
• traveling
• music
• canoeing
• hunting
• sports
• soccer
• communications
• sightseeing

Music, Movies, and Books

Considering that there are so many, and that a list would be unfair to those who would be left out, I'll just point out the ones I'm currently reading or have just watched.

BOOKS
-The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Douglas Adams
-One Night @ The Call Center - Chetan Bhagat
-Pornopopeia - Reinaldo Moraes

MOVIES
-Vengeance Trilogy (Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Lady Vengenace)
-Alfie
-Wong Kar-Wai combo (Mr. Blueberry Nights, In The Mood For Love, Chungking Express)

IN GENERAL
I can say I just love stories from: J.J.Abram, Tarantino, Richard Linklater, James Hilton, J.R.R.Tolkien, Saramago, Machado de Assis, Jorge Amado, Bret Easton Ellis, Hironobu Sakaguchi...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have overflown 4 hours over an Ocean of trees that would never end: The Amazon Jungle.

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH
- How to hunt stories. There are some techniques in order to do the things that will be worth talking about later.
- How to fix a caipirinha (and some other drinks).
- How to cook Brazilian dishes. Feijoada and churrasco gaúcho.
- Massage. I can make it and I can teach it.
- Creative writing. Maybe it's not the point here, but I guess it can help to enrich travelling.
- The 30-hour day. Yeah, for most of people, it's possible to gain 6 hours everyday.

SHARE
- Culture. Stories from our lands. Talk about people that are characters.
- Exchange opinions about Human Nature.
- Hugs and smiles.

LEARN
- Life lessons.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil

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