I'm a 34 year old freelance translator. I love to travel. I grew up overseas (in Ghana and Indonesia) and have lived three years in Russia. I'm half Brazilian and half American. My husband is doing his PhD in physics at Princeton University. In my free time I take flamenco lessons and classes in Krav Maga. I also love to draw and sing. Because of working in a bookstore, I read a lot and love to discuss books, philosophy, politics, climate change, human rights, life etc. I also love to recommend books...

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because when a friend of mine from Russia came to visit me, she did a lot of traveling using couchsurfing and I thought that hosting people here in Princeton might be fun. I love to meet new people, especially people who like new experiences and enjoy travel.

兴趣

• dancing
• flamenco
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• krav maga
• book making

音乐、电影和书籍

Favorite books:
The Animals in that Country- Laura Jean McKay
Métaphysique des tubes-Amélie Nothomb
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet- Vandana Singh
Invisible Man -Ralph Ellison
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell -Susana Clarke
Katalin Street- Magda Szabó
Parable of the Sower- Octavia Butler
Perdido Street Station-China Mieville
The Idiot- Elif Batuman

Favorite Movies:
Pan's Labyrinth
Pane e tulipani
Dersu Uzala
Hellboy
Sidewalls (Medianeras)
Sorry to Bother You
Hot Fuzz

Favorite Music:
Земфира
The Arctic Monkeys
The Wombats
Mujuice
Stromae
Gogol Bordello
Keane
Snow Patrol
Franz Ferdinand

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

An a cappella group I was in recorded a CD

教，学，和分享

Teach:
I can teach a few self-defense moves from Krav Maga
I worked as an English teacher for a year and can give advice on learning English

Learn:
New dance moves
Book recommendations
The next languages I want to learn are Mandarin and Turkish...

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Stories about the places I've lived
Advice about learning English
Book recommendations

我游览过的国家

Brazil, Cambodia, China, Egypt, France, Iceland, Laos, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand

我居住过的国家

Ghana, Indonesia, Russian Federation, United States