CURRENT MISSION

learn, always, humbly learn from all experiences

ABOUT ME

Hi, I am Pétalla. My name in portuguese means the petal of the flower.. and, although it is hard for people to get it when I first introduce myself, I feel a strong identification to it and all the meanings that it carries within.

Some things that define me include: being a vegetarian; the curiosity and taste for 'what is different' (which correlates with my passion for traveling and discovering new cultures, beautiful places and meeting new people); devotion to study, hard-work and seek for knowledge; passion for cinema, literature and good music.

PHILOSOPHY

"you see, so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately, that alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and being hosted.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I only had wonderful experiences with CS. Indeed, I am grateful to CS for all the wonderful people it has helped me to connect with, in many different places of the world.

Interests

Travelling, Cultures, Food, Cinema, Art, Literature, Music, Night life, Nature

Human Rights and Politics

• arts
• literature
• human rights
• dining
• vegetarian
• yoga
• flowers
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

As I think taste for music says a lot about one's personality; here's some sample of what I've got in my ipod recently: Arcade Fire, Asa, Beach House, Beatles, Bebel Gilberto, Beck, Beirute, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Harper, Ben Oncle, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Caetano Veloso, Carla Bruni, Cat Power, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Dave Matthew, Death Cab, Devendra Banhart, Emilie Simon, Emilie Loizeau, Fleet Foxes, Funk como le gusta, Fyfe, Gary Jules, Gotan, Grizzly Bear, Janelle Monae, Janis Joplin, John Mayer, Jon and Roy, Jorge Drexler, Kevin Johansen, Lisa Hannigan, Little Joy, Los Hermanos, Maria Betânia, Maria Gadu, Maria Rita, Marina de la Riva, Ney Matogrosso, Nina Becker, Nirvana, Norah Jones, Otto, Pato Fu, Paulinho Moska, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, Seu Jorge, The Shins, Skatalites, Stromae, Sufjan Stevens, Tulipa Ruiz, Vampire Weekend, Yann Tiersen, Zaz, Zeca Baleiro, Zero 7

I am completed fascinated for cinema; some favorite movies include: The reader, The Dreamers, La Faute a Fidel, The Secret Life of Words, Dancer in the dark, Once, Edukators, L'Assedio, Frida, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Catch me if you can, Babel, Who wants to be John Malcovich, The Corpse Bride, V for Vendeta, Vanilla Sky, Waking Life

Teach, Learn, Share

Get to know Sahaja Yoga and experience Self-realization http://www.freemeditation.com/

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Spain, Switzerland, United States

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