Hello, my name is Patrick! I am Brazilian, I was born in a quiet town in the interior of Bahia, and I lived a great part of my life between a farm and a city. Thats one of the reasons I have learned and today appreciate and value simplicity: in gestures, in life, in relationships. I find peace in nature. Respect the other's time. I always liked to create and realize ideas and, here i am, studyinng Architecture! And thanks to this, im currently living on Porto, for a semester, realizing the dream of studying at FAUP and to know Europe. Everything has been new, incredible and a possibility to travel and meet other languages and cultures, exciting.
I do not understand a trip as a goal of quantity of sights to be visited. I prefer intensity rather than quantity. Of course I think and desire to discover some specif places, but there is also an opening to surprise and to the other into the luggage. The possibility of exchange energy, experiences, knowledge, laughter, affections, brings the meaning to the journey.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The possibility of dialogue and exchange of life experiences with people with the most diverse personalities but who has, in essence, an open and generous posture with the world and the others.

Interests

Art has always been present in my life, so it is one of my biggest interests. Art understood in its close relation with life, as a tool and channel to expand limits, question the world and our society and bring enchantment and pleasure. In addition, and related, architecture, cinema, poetry, cuisine.
I love people gathered around the table with good food and drink. I love nature, green spaces, and outdoor activities.

• arts
• architecture
• dining
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• visual arts
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Two Door Cinema Club, Florence and the Machine, Pearl Jam, Bastille, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento... theres too many others, but that is always on my top list!

Movies:
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Julie&Julia, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Black Swan, Inception...

Livros
A Arte da Felicidade – Dalai Lama, Arquitetura da Felicidade – Alain de Botton, Perto do Coração Selvagem – Clarice Lispector, Terra dos Homens – Saint Exúpery, Livro sobre o nada – Manoel de Barros, Flores Raras e Banalíssimas – Carmem Oliveira...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This current experience in Europe!

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to cook, I can teach about drawing and architecture and, of course, Portuguese :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Portugal