I'm a Canadian student born I Brazil. I grew up in French Canada where I've had the opportunity to learn both French and English. I'm the dictionary definition of an art hoe. In my free time, I like writing (mostly poetry), drawing, making digital collages on Photoshop (https://www.instagram.com/imported.brazilian/ it's mostly old stuff and some pictures), and listening to obscure indie music. I also love photography. I have both an analog camera (a Pentax K1000) and a DSLR (Canon Rebel SL2).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Humans are social beings. We crave deep, long-lasting relationships. In the age of social media where we are constantly being stimulated and everything has to be done in a hurry, I think it is important to slow down and get to know people (truly know them). In general, we are surrounded by hundreds of people we "know," but most of the time we don't "know know" a single one of them. In other words, Couchsurfing is a place where I can get to meet new people and learn about them, about what makes them unique.
Also, since an early age, I have always been interested by other cultures and languages. My own cultural background surely has had an enormous influence. Indeed, I was born in Brazil in a region which was colonized by the Dutch for a few decades. While they were there, they had a pretty open settling policy. As a result, thousands of Jewish immigrants from all over Europe fled to this region. When the Portuguese regained control of the area, these newly settled immigrants had two choices: to convert to Catholicism or to flee. Many of them chose the latter, but several others fled from the coast to the Sertão (an arid region in Brazil) while others fled abroad. Interesting enough, a few thousands of them founded the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam located in current Manhattan, NYC. Other than that, due to the colonial nature of the region, the culture is super super rich. There are influences from the Portuguese, Spanish, Indigenous, African (especially from Angola, Mozambique, and Nigeria, but it is difficult to know exactly due to the nature of slavery), Arab (especially from Syrian and Lebanese Christians), Jewish, and Dutch cultures. Not only that, but I also moved to the Province of Quebec (Canada) when I was little. While it's mostly a French-speaking province, we cannot but to help being influenced by the rest of Canada and the United States. As a consequence, I learned French and English in school, as well as Spanish. Since then, I haven't stopped trying to learn about new cultures and new languages.

tl;dr: To meet new people and learn more about different cultures, I guess 😅

Interests

• arts
• culture
• poetry
• architecture
• design
• photography
• cooking
• wine
• reading
• traveling
• history
• languages
• road trips
• art
• adventure
• humor
• digital art
• photoshop
• urbanism
• dank memes

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Books: Demian, No Longer Human, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, The Stranger, The Bell Jar, Ariel (Plath), Crow (Ted Hughes), The Little Prince, Les Fleurs du Mal, Brave New World, Slaughterhouse-Five, The Seagull, The Metamorphosis, Roadside Picnic, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea, The Lady With The Little Dog, I Burn Paris, Incendies, L'homme rappaillé, Regards et jeux dans l'espace, La société du spectacle, Poemas y Antipoemas (Nicanor Parra), Poema Sujo (Ferreira Gullar).
My Goodreads profile: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/25949308-heitor

Favorite Music: Radiohead, Beach House, Father John Misty, The Smiths, Sufjan Stevens, Cigarettes After Sex, Lana del Rey, Foxes in Fiction, Muse, Sigur Rós, Troye Sivan, David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Mac DeMarco, Beach Fossils, Tame Impala, Cage the Elephant, Neutral Milk Hotel, Brockhampton, Tyler the Creator, Chance the Rapper, Frank Ocean, EDEN, Crywolf, Cavetown, clairo, Lorde, Bon Iver, and lots (LOTS) of indie artists like SALES, Homeshake, Bahamas, Temples, Cemeteries, Craft Spells, salvia palth, elvis depressedly, The Saxophones, Flatsound, Fox Academy, Ultracrush, Faye Webster, Helena Deland, Current Joys, Trash Panda, Gus Dapperton, Jelani Aryeh, Steve Lacy, Conan Gray, Mark Whalen, Michael Seyer etc.

Favorite Movies: Moonlight, Pulp Fiction, 12 Years A Slave, Pan's Labyrinth, Solaris/Stalker (Tarkovsky), Poésie sans fin (Jodorowsky), Amelie, Midnight in Paris, Mr. Nobody, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Annie Hall, Her, City of God, Alphaville (Godard), etc. I also watch a bunch of series on Netflix (BoJack Horseman, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Trailer Park Boys (classic Canadian, eh), Peaky Blinders, That 70's Show, HIMYM, Friends, Skins UK, Shameless US, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Mad Men, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale, Master of None, The End of the F*cking World, Sherlock, etc.). And ofc GoT.

tl;dr: yes, yes, and yes.

Teach, Learn, Share

- I can help you learn English, French or Portuguese :)
- I can also share some of my Photoshop or Illustrator knowledge with you!
- I listen to a lot (a LOT) of music, and make really nice playlists (pretty much any genre you wish)

My dad used to be a professor (Latin American History) so I can probably teach you a few nice history facts

What I Can Share with Hosts

My humour, and lots of dank memes.
I can also make some Canadian, Portuguese and Brazilian desserts:)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada