I love cats! I am in the process of becoming cat lady. I'm really giving it my best shot.

I'm just a person who's happy to be alive and trying to spend my time the best way I can, by having people I love near me and always working to learn from my experiences.

I write about traveling and some other (un)related stuff at www.lauraprado.net, please read and share :)

I have an excellent family which lives in Brazil, and amazing friends who surround me everywhere I am (and online!).

I love animals and my goal is to see the whole world in this lifetime.

PHILOSOPHY

Love yourself and your life, and the rest will follow!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Have met some incredible people and hopefully will keep the lucky streak going ;)

No space to host in my current house, but would love to go back in the future!

Interests

I'm a writer, so that's what I spend most of my time doing. I also love to watch TV, listen to music, read and go to the movies.

I wanted to be a writer growing up, so ended up a journalist. And now I'm back to the original plan and working hard to make it happen. :)

Love to go to gigs. Living in Dublin has been a blessing in that sense. So many options. If you're coming to Dublin for a gig, feel free to give me a shout and I might join you.

I've gone back to hiking recently (I think because Ireland is so great for this).

• animals
• cats
• culture
• writing
• dining
• seafood
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• journalism
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Catch-22 - Joseph Heller, Singin' in the Rain, Doctor Who, Belle and Sebastian, Beatles, The Who, When Harry Met Sally, The Seventh Seal, any Abbas Kiarostami movie... music by Goran Bregovic, Of Montreal, and so many things, depending on the mood. I love to listen to bands I don't know, because you can always find something new to love.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to learn about culture and food. If you can talk to me about these things from the places you've been, you'll have a very attentive audience :) Unless we're talking about seafood, then I'll pretend I'm not listening! :P

I can teach you Portuguese if you feel like learning a few words. I also love to listen to people's stories and learning new languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Ireland

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