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Overview

  • 8 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning German, Italian
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • criminal lawyer
  • law and criminology
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I am currently living in Utrecht, the Netherlands where I am studying a Master Degree in criminology at utrecht university :)

CURRENT MISSION

seeing poetry in smiles. seeing beauty into eyes.

ABOUT

open minded person who is willing to get to know people and their environment more than just seeing the high spots and tourist sights.

PHILOSOPHY

treat others the way you expect to be treated. everything you desire to others will come back at you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i offer my friendship. my chats and smiles. at the moment i am travelling around, when i return back home i will offer my friendship, my chats, smiles and a couch. :)
i want to make friends and get in touch with other people's universe as passing by different places, never seen landscapes.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

met people for drinks in porto and in amsterdam! surfed an italian couch in Bergamo, a french one in Paris, some dutch ones in Utrecht and a very comfy sofa bed in madrid at a french-mexican apartment! cool people!
met great life guard in 5 terre, cool dude in sicily, nice get together in rome and great talks in utrecht!
All were great experiences, great people! :)

Interests

i enjoy going out to pubs, having a good chat among friends, drinking beer and just hang. Also enjoy listening to very good music. but as i am travelling and wanting to know it all, i am open for all kinds of activities.

i have already lived in New Zealand and it was one of the best experience of my life. did bungee jumping and had a lot of fun get knowing the locals. made some very good friends. i've lived with an italian girl who i call my sister nowadays.

i love books and libraries. shoes and bags. crime studies and human behavior. beer and wine. chocolate and milk. history and geography. antique and modern. architecture and literature. fashion and streetwear. streets and cafes. sea and beaches. winter days and grey sky. sea food and salads. parks and museums. road trips with no destination. flowers and strawberry. piano and violin and cello. friends and a long night. a couch to sleep on and a place to see.

  • animals
  • cats
  • dogs
  • books
  • literature
  • poetry
  • architecture
  • fashion
  • beauty
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • chocolate
  • wine
  • beer
  • drinking
  • pub crawls
  • flying
  • flowers
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • piano
  • surfing
  • bungee jumping
  • geography
  • history
  • road trips
  • beaches
  • parks

Music, Movies, and Books

caetano veloso, gilberto gil, chico buarque, venessa da mata, marisa monte, joss stone, jamie cullum, aerosmith, bad relligion, manu chao, 2Cellos, Olafur Arnalds, Arstidr, Yann Tiersen, damien rice, ben harper, ray lamontagne, smolik, keith jarett, mozdzer danielsson fresco, erikah badu, cinematic orchestra, thievery corporation, jamiroquai, neil young, the carpenters, beatles, the black keys, sade, bjork, tracy chapman, emicida, criolo, kevin johansen, vasco rossi, alceu valenca, sigur rós, fleetwood mac, blablablabla...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i,ve bungee jumped twice in new zealand. froze my feet at a cold mountain. worked as a waitress dressed up as an african girl (??). feel off my bike into a river. fell on top of a spanish family at the airport with all my luggage. i scream at people who mistreat animals and if i have to i will kick their ass too, i love to travel and wonder around without a plan, i still can't ride a bicycle, i would love to fly in a balloon and write my own book of poetry and short stories.
:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal

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