Hello! My name is Marina and I'm seeking to learn more every day about myself and the world! I have recently graduated with a Visual Arts bachelor, so this is the perfect time to expand my boundaries and get to know other cultures. Travelling is a challenging but necessary experience - above all else I cherish to meet and connect with different and interesting people and places, and hope to be good company likewise :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To travel the world, meet friends and save money! I'd love to say that I'm an experienced traveler that has seen half of the world...! But that's not the case. Yet. I've been to Portugal as an exchange student, and lived in Porto for six months. While I was there I got to know a little bit of Lisbon, spent time with a cousin in Finland (love it! really want to go back!) and got to see the Alps between Geneva and France (breathtaking) . Other than that, I traveled a little inside Brazil (Iguaçu Falls, Belo Horizonte and small towns around São Paulo). But I want to change all that! Enough with the excuses, time to make my own opportunities!

Interests

I'm a Visual Arts graduate from University of São Paulo. My graduation shaped who I am today, opened my mind and my heart to be a critical thinker and love the complexity of the world. I mostly make woodcuts, drawings, paintings and etchings and wherever I go my sketchbooks come with me. I also love to write. And dance. I took classes on African Dance and Tango, and am into Contact and Improvisation. I am in the process of discovering if dance is a hobby or a career choice - but it's a passion for sure!

• arts
• writing
• literature
• dancing
• tango
• cooking
• traveling
• drawing
• visual arts
• contact improvisation

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Portuguese, a little dance, drawing, woodcut, watercolor.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook a meal for us, show some of my drawings, prints and notebooks, chat about life in Brazil, keep my sleeping place nice and tidy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Portugal