I'm a Brazilian/Italian dancer and psychologist. Also PhD and researcher in performing arts.
I love to know new people and other cultures. I have many different interests and love to exchange, listen, help...

http://pedropenuelaeng.wordpress.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I really like to know new people, and I believe in exchange and appreciate a lot this network of people who are willing to share not only a place but experiences, learning, possibilities...

Interests

Dance, art, contact improvisation, psychotherapy, philosophy, bodywork, somatics, nature, ecology, environment, education, different cultures, yoga, meditation, tai chi, alternative medicine, healing, agriculture, plants, animals, nature, music...

• arts
• poetry
• theater
• performing arts
• body care
• education
• yoga
• meditation
• politics
• music
• ecology
• nature
• lgbt
• health
• contact improvisation
• contemporary dance
• alternative medicine
• butoh
• gayfriendly
• alternative lifestyles
• psychotherapy
• zen buddhism
• therapy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Indie, Pop-rock, alternative, world music, classical, Brazilian music, contemporary, jazz, Asian Music
Books: Garcia Marques, Herman Hesse, Fernando Pessoa, Roland Barthes, Matsuo Basho, Shunryu Suzuki, Donald Winnicott, Franz Kafka, Italo Calvino, Gita Mehta...
Movies: Almodovar, Wong Kar Wai, Ang Lee, Chen Kaige, Kurosawa, Yasujiro Ozu, François Ozon, Xavier Dolan, Dennis Arcand, Stephen Daldry (love movies, love a lot of movies...)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling around India alone

Teach, Learn, Share

dance, contact improvisation, massage,

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, can also help cleaning the house, and love to talk about many issues and different matters, specially art, politics, philosophy, literature, cultures, travel...
Can also teach contemporary dance, and share practices of yoga and bodywork.
I'm usually a calm person, who doesn't speak loud and like subtleties

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Italy, Spain