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Overview

  • 14 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish; learning Dutch, Greek (modern)
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Neuroscience research/teaching
  • Biochemistry/Neuroscience
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About Me

One of my favourite things in life is to share - ideas, moments, projects, experiences, dreams - as a means of learning about myself and other people, becoming a better person, helping others and maybe trying to make some difference in the World.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

So far I've surfed more than I've hosted because I've been moving and travelling around quite a bit. I've met lots of amazing people from different corners of the World and Couchsurfing is definitely one of the most enriching things I have done.

Interests

Nature, people. Understanding both of them.
Travel, talk to new people, learn about them, their ideas and lifestyles. Write travel diaries.
Swimming and the Sun.
Cooking and eating.
Science research and all the philosophy, ethics and politics that come along with it.
Walking around cities to explore and experience them inside out - couchsurfing!
Meditation, quietness.
Live music, drawing, art exhibits, graphic design and architecture.
Films and documentaries.
Ping pong

  • arts
  • documentaries
  • ethics
  • cooking
  • meditation
  • walking
  • politics
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • music
  • cycling
  • camping
  • swimming
  • table tennis
  • science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music... it depends on the feeling and what I come across, I'm always searching for new music and Groovalizacion radio is one of the best ways to do that. And live music, always!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Teaching little kids how to make wooly neurons and dissect a brain in the Science Museum.

Long road trips and camping for weeks around southern African countries.

Watching the sunrise from the top of a really tall sand dune in the middle of the Namib Desert in Namibia - the deep silence, the most incredible colours.

Cycling from San Francisco to Sausalito after crossing the Golden Gate bridge in the middle of the clouds was beautiful!

Meditation retreats.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, travel stories and sometimes walks, suggestions of places to visit.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Angola, England, Netherlands, Portugal, United States

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