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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish; learning French, Italian, Sanskrit (Saṁskṛta)
  • 50, Female
  • Member since 2019
  • photographer, yoga - dance teacher, musician, art researcher
  • Nature guide, Conservation & Restoration, Art History...
  • From Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal
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About Me

"no frontier is too far, no depth too deep"

music, surf, skating, dance, travel, storytelling through images - photography, filmmaking, drawing, smiling . . . they are all in my Irish blood!

in the middle of this, I welcome a good pause, silence, a fresh dive into the sea, listening the waves, welcoming the sunrise or feeling the sunset...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

to explore new ways of living, new activities (like snowboarding, play top-tension banjo, and baseball), and to meet who I don't know yet

Interests

  • literature
  • poetry
  • music
  • sports
  • philosophy
  • psychology
  • science
  • art
  • nature
  • vegetarian cooking
  • ancient cultures
  • contemporary culture

Music, Movies, and Books

music: Half Moon Run, Charlie Cunningham, J. Views, Frameworks (UK), Mappe Of, Husky, Biggi Hilmars, Jackson Lewis, Mose, Samuel J, Katastro, Hollow Coves, Sons of the East, Nym, Emancipator, Jeremy Loops, Aquilo, Roo Panes, Ben Howard, Blanco White, A Blaze of Feather, Boards of Canada, Chris Assaad, Death in June, Estas Tonne, The Half Earth, Hang Massive, José González, Lanks, Matt Holubowski, Robot Koch, Robots don't Sleep, Submotion Orchestra, Nature and Organisation, Leif Vollebekk, Gregory Alan Isakov...

among several movies, I highlight the creations of Buster Keaton and recent ones like
2019
Andrew Kaineder 'Beyond the noise' - https://www.beyond-the-noise.com (surf)
2020
musician Molécule 'sounds of surfing (s.o.s.)'
https://www.carvemag.com/2019/10/molecule-x-nazare-when-electronic-music-meets-big-wave-surfing/

some books: 'The road less traveled' from M. Scott Peck; 'Anam Cara' - John O'Donohue; 'Women who run with the wolfs' - Clarissa Pinkola Estés; 'Ce que nous voyons, ce qui nous regarde' - Georges Didi-Huberman; 'A velha casa' - José Régio; Bhagavad Gīta (Arjuna's story); 'Great expectations' - Charles Dickens

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

the amazing thing I do every day, enjoy sunny or rainy days

Teach, Learn, Share

I appreciate life itself, so I like to share and to enjoy what it offers me, as well as what you would like to share. I try to be open to receive and enjoy it

What I Can Share with Hosts

be present by listening you, my respect and gratitude, as well as I will share my smiling personality

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal

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