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Overview

  • 14 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning Sign Language - Brazilian, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Speech-Language Pathologist
  • No education listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Eat well, travel often - and pack my camera!

ABOUT US

Passionate about life, literature and adventure. Dreamer, globetrotter, easy-going. In love with my city inside out, and can't wait to share it with you! :)

PHILOSOPHY

I carry the people I meet within me, so I try to make sure I give something worth carrying around when someone meets me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I believe the best way to explore a new place is with new people and local people know it best! I'm glad I started surfing and hosting back in 2012 and can't wait to my next adventure!

Interests

I love big books and I cannot lie. I'm interested in literature and a huge fan of novels. I love train stations, big cities, postcards and bonfires. I collect key-chains since I was 7. I wish my eyes could photograph! I love photography, especially portraits. I crave for a cup of coffee and a good love story, or a ticket to the theatre. I like fireworks, oranges, long coats and the feeling of sand on my feet. I love my dogs. I dance to let off steam. I love trying new food and Chakall's recipes. I have a great time making sushi and decorating my own cupcakes.

And now I'm interested in the CS community! :D

  • cats
  • dogs
  • books
  • literature
  • photography
  • dancing
  • dining
  • recipes
  • coffee
  • partying
  • traveling
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Assim Assim, Monsters Inc., Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain, Schindler's List, Ruby Sparks, Wall-E, Inside Out, La Delicatesse, Life in One Day, The Pianist, Love Actually, Corpse Bride, Midnight in Paris, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Blindness, The Hangover, Kill Bill, Chicago, From Rome With Love, Intouchables, Blue Valentine, Volver, UP, Requiem for a Dream, The Blackfish, Gone Girl, etc etc.

Books: Milan Kundera, José Luí­s Peixoto, José Saramago, Arundhati Roy, Pablo Neruda, Umberto Eco, Hemingway, António Lobo Antunes, Sophia Mello Breyner, José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Afonso Cruz.

Music: António Zambujo, Mayra Andrade, Mariza, Ana Moura, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, B Fachada, Márcia, Samuel Úria, Maria Gadú, Bon Iver, Marvin Gaye, Yann Tiersen, Stevie Wonder, The Tallest Man on Earth, Regina Spektor, Cat Power, Fiona Apple, Laura Marling, José González, Sia, Etta James, Beirut, Mumfords & Sons, Nat King Cole (...)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping from an airplane. No words can describe! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal

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