Hey! I'm Henrique. I grew up in the Brazilian city of Manaus, right in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. You may have heard of it because of the World Cup in Brazil. Because I lived there for so long, I'm very used to hot, humid weather and seeing exotic animals every now and then. I've moved to the US for university. I go to the Wharton Business School in Philly, where I'm studying marketing! I'm going to be studying abroad in Sydney, Australia, from July/2017 to November/2017. I hope to have the chance to visit Tasmania, New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand too!

I'm currently starting a website design agency while in school (tough, I know). My dream is to travel the world as I work on my business remotely. Entrepreneurship and traveling are my main passions so I thought it would be a good idea to combine the two! I'm very into spirituality. If you're interested in the works of Eckart Tolle, Sadhguru, Ken Wilber, Alan Watts, the Buddha, I'm sure we'd have a lot to talk about :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Mostly, I'm here mainly because I have a small budget to travel and would like to minimize my costs. I'm a student barely making any money yet! My parents earn their salary in Brazilian Reals, which has a very bad conversion rate to the dollar. Hopefully, I'll be making some more money in dollars as I grow my business. For now, I really have to be a Spartan and minimize my traveling as costs as much as possible! Besides, I'd love to meet you :) When my Brazilian friends come to the US, they love the fact that they have me to show them around. I believe I'll have the same experience here with Couchsurfing.

Interests

• meditation
• traveling
• scuba diving
• entrepreneurship
• solo travel
• marketing
• digital nomad

Music, Movies, and Books

I love electronic music, flamenco guitar and Brazilian music. Funny enough, I only started really listening to songs in Portuguese when I left Brazil. It makes me remember what's like to be home. Some of my favorite artists are Deadmau5, Avicii, Cold Play, Roberto Carlos, Mariza.

I'm a big fan of Inception, the Great Gatsby, all 007 movies, Catch me if you can, The little boy (this one made me cry), Good Will Hunting.

Most of the books I read are mostly about spirituality or business. I partcularly like: The power of now, The fountainhead, Think and grow rich, The school of greatness, The alchemist, Elon Musk.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Cuba, Panama, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States