CURRENT MISSION

timetraveling; to build a multi-dimensional fire

ABOUT ME

looking for a less egocentric perspective on things. I appear to find it in small but steady increments.

my name is pronounced ma-ee-rah. "ma" as if you're calling your mother, "ee" with a lot of emphasis and "rah" with a solid rolled 'r'. I'll also go by maire (the irish name) or anything in that phonetic vicinity. my former employer started calling me mimi so that's also an option.

I like precision in speech and careful consideration. but precision doesn't equal lack of inventiveness. to me, it's frequently the opposite. also, I think about metaphors on the regular and I am positive that they don't always make for poetic or obscure speech.

I let myself change. for better or worse. that is my consistency.

I'm 67% banana.

privileged white cis woman; feminist, trying to be more aware of intersectionality. I am pro hacker culture, pro bike activism, pro minority movements, pro lots of good things I don't actually help forward. I suspect getting more involved would make things better.

slightly bipolar (not of the diagnosed kind; only of the zeitgeist kind). I live intensely even when it looks like I'm just lounging around, is what I'm saying. partially what I'm saying.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to keep my curiosity levels high. the rest appears to be ever-changing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

so far I haven't done much besides surfing and meeting csers, which isn't exactly building the community but qualifies as helping maintain it. I recommend the couchsurfing wiki for any doubts and concerns: http://wiki.couchsurfing.org/en/Main_Page. I have hosted only once in brasilia and once in alto paraíso.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed oleg's couch in philadelphia, jon's in san francisco and fiona's in london and have met csers in new york, philly, chicago, madison, brasilia, san francisco. I have tried to find a cs-friendly houseshare in london but got a job in lewes which was a live-in position in a family house that did not allow me to host, unfortunately. back in brazil I was able to host once in Brasilia before the "couch" became permanently occupied because of family issues. in alto paraíso, I have so far hosted only one person. I am living in são paulo for the moment, so unfortunately I can't host (sharing an apartment).

Interests

my main interest is to be offline more often. then there's:

rapturous music.

traveling, of course.

urgency.

natural landscapes. interesting towns.

guitar. I have a hurtful relationship of sorts with playing guitar. but I love it.

lego.

I took up writing again, but only as a hobby.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• singing
• cooking
• exercise
• meditation
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• karaoke
• cycling
• surfing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

texture, lots of it. structure.
for names, check http://www.last.fm/user/glaukopis.

grande sertão: veredas by guimarães rosa, invisible cities by italo calvino, the odyssey, infinite jest by david foster wallace, galáxias by haroldo de campos, o linguado by günter grass, ka by velimir khlebnikov, the khazar dictionary, el aleph by jorge luis borges, the castle by franz kafka, o cão sem plumas by joão cabral de melo neto, ulysses by james joyce, some fave short stories are indian camp by hemingway, to build a fire by jack london, casa tomada by cortázar.

rumble fish by coppola. the last temptation of the christ by scorsese, 2001 a space odyssey by kubrick. breathless by godard. death in venice and le notti bianche by visconti. close encounters of the third kind by spielberg. blade runner by ridley scott. encounters at the end of the world, fitzcarraldo and aguirre by herzog. wings of desire by wim wenders, thx1138 by george lucas, the fountain by darren aronofsky. buffalo 66 by vincent gallo. another earth by mike cahill. moon by duncan jones. local hero by bill forsyth. harold and maude by hal ashby. how green was my valley by john ford.

as far as tv series go, I love doctor who, game of thrones, mad men, in therapy, enlightened, loved the hour and have just started watching masters of sex. I also like some comedies like parks & recreation, new girl and I have watched all of seinfeld, of course. I have a soft spot for brit mini series such as north and south, cranford, brideshead revisited and others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

one amazing thing I've seen: new york from a rooftop.

one amazing thing I've done: taught myself to read when I was 4.

one amazing thing I've listened to: bach's alto cantatas while traveling the innermost backlands of minas gerais.

one amazing thing I've tasted: carrot ginger orange soup.

one amazing thing I've touched: a thousand year-old yew.

one amazing thing I've smelled: wood fire. (not in a forest, mind you, rather from a brick oven or a bonfire)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share a lot of words but I can and will also definitely share silence.

I can teach you a bit of portuguese and will love talking about languages and comparing them if possible.

I'll be happy to cook as well as try people's cooking. I'm also ok with cooking together, no control issues in the kitchen.

I want to learn about everything, especially practical things.

if you know of a special kind of meditation technique or martial art, any kind of exercise that purportedly helps getting over oneself, please do tell. as soon as you can.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook, make drinks, play lousy guitar, wash the dishes, sing karaoke, and, if they're so inclined, I can have really long and over-analytical conversations that alternate between utter awe and nihilistic despair.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United Kingdom

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