Well, what can I say?

I was born and raised in São Paulo and as a child I really loved reading, games and intellectual challenges. I remember one time that I told my mother that I wanted to be a scientist and I only needed to exercise my mind as an argument not to go to the swimming classes. I think this talks a lot about me.
At my early adulthood I was clearly moved by objectivity and looked down to everything that talked otherwise. I was a nihilist, hated the world and complained a lot about it. I have been through a long process of getting out of the traditional narrative that we should study, work, have a family and so on. It was clear to me that this wasn't a good path, but I couldn't see others available and was accommodated to it. Then, I got a invite to work for a startup that aimed to leverage little but important actions such as saying hello to your neighbour, for instance (which is a huge challenge in a big and individualist metropole such as São Paulo). I embraced this opportunity and started changed those little habits myself and I think this was a tipping point in my life. I started being more aware of the consequences of my acts and that helped me seeing how important that was. That acknowledgement made me more open to new experiences and I delved deep into a self-knowledge program that kind of "started" me onto my "emotional" side. I've identified a pattern in my peaks and valleys of happiness and those situations were always related to people and how I felt about them. It was really enlightening to me; I always thought of myself as a skeptical and misanthrope guy and all of a sudden I realized that people were really important to me. Through philosophy studies I could be even more convinced of that in a more rational way. This process led me to the social entrepreneurship environment and to acknowledge my old hobby of psychology as something that I wanted to do as a profession. I started to study and work as a dialogue facilitator and nowadays that is what I do for a living.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with diverse persons and to enrich my own view about the world. When I can finally set myself in a house of my own, I will host lots of people for sure!

Interests

• literature
• philosophy
• psychology
• social work
• dialogue
• games
• non-violent communication
• art of hosting

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: All along the watchtower recorded by Jimi Hendrix / Black Sands by Bonobo / The 9th by Beethoven
Books: Dostoyevsky, Hermann Hesse, Tolstoy, Kafka

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in a house with more 10 friends, without using money for a semester. We worked in a project of social mobilization. It was a game for children to save the world through inviting their families to do small but meaningful actions such as planting a tree, or brushing their teeth with only a glass of water.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to help people to get a clearer view of their conflicts. I can talk a lot about this and teach some strategies to deal with some harsh situations with loved ones (and some not so loved ones as well ;p).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, books, some hands-on to help cleaning the house :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada