First of all: ELE NÃO 👊🏼 #MariellePresente
I am a Yoga teacher :)

After an amazing solo backpacking experience around South America, now I am in Asia and then I am heading to Europe for few weeks and it would be great to have some CS help :) it will probably be my last weeks of this big year of traveling before settling down for a while. I am a certified Yoga Teacher (just got my certification in India) and would love to practice my teaching with you in exchange for a place to stay. I have used CS few years ago when I lived with my parents and convinced them to host travelers. We had a great time meeting people from different countries. After that period, I joined AIESEC, a global NGO for young students and I had the chance to host more people again. Later, I moved to Panama to live by myself and could not host there because I was always living with other people who wouldn't fancy CS. Now it is my time to travel and I really hope to count with the CS community to make this dream come true! ABOUT ME I'm open minded, easygoing, yogi, I like to have fun and meet new people. I am vegetarian and I consider myself very clean and organized, wherever I am staying, I will be more than happy to help you with housekeeping. I am an AIESEC alumni :) and I am currently part of the Art of Living community (Fundación El Arte de Vivir) I love to have deep conversations about pretty much anything and I love to hear about traveling adventures! I am very independent and I have fun easily, I don't need much to be happy :) I will enjoy a lot having a local beer or trying a new wine with you! If you can't host me, it would be great if you can hangout, spend some quality time together!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have always liked to new meet people and host travelers. Now it is my time to explore and share my experiences with hosts from different countries.
The best about CS, for me, it is the fact that you can actually get to know local people and have a much more authentic experience in the city and get a real perspective of what is like to live there.

Interests

• dogs
• arts
• dancing
• wine
• beer
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• surfing
• travelling
• nature
• acro yoga

Music, Movies, and Books

I LOVE music, I need music at least 8 hours a day haha
I listen to almost everything but my heart always melts with good Brazilian music.
I play the ukulele! (only beginner level haha)
I enjoy reading, though I am a very slow reader, and I love going to the movies or just staying home watching Netflix and eating popcorn.
Yoga addict and practicioner :) Acroyoga and meditation are also part of my practice.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Created a CS profile for my mom (at her request to help other travelers) so she could host people in my room while I travel.
5 months of traveling solo around South America. Beautiful experience!
Traveled to Taiwan, crossing oceans for the first time in my life.
I have many volunteering stories, as I love to do social work.
Hiking the Volcan Baru, in Panama, one of the biggest accomplishments of 2017 haha, it was super challenging!
Jumping off a huge gorge swing in South Africa - it was insaaane!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach some YOGA and Acroyoga :)
I can offer you Portuguese, English or Spanish basic lessons.
I can teach you how to prepare some vegetarian dishes.
I can help with housekeeping.
I can teach you how to make wooden mandalas for decoration.
I can share with you about my traveling experience!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South Africa, Taiwan, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, Panama