CURRENT MISSION

Finally setting off on my mission to see the world.

ABOUT ME

I was born in Brazil, and raised in the US. I lived there for close to 20 years and in a little under a year after graduating from college moved to São Paulo, Brazil, where I currently reside. I run a website that's a São Paulo guide for foreigners, My Destination São Paulo.

PHILOSOPHY

i like to steal this quote since i'm a REAL pollyanna!

.optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress.
- nicholas murray butler

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted friends, and friends of friends, I love exploring more and more of the city with new people and even more so - exploring other cities! I am looking forward to hosting surfers from all over the world!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have crashed on friends' couches all over, but am looking forward to meeting new people :-)

Interests

I love discussing world politics, learning about new cultures, dancing, writing, trying new foods, and travelling!

• writing
• dancing
• running
• politics
• traveling
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

movies:
- guilty pleasures: two weeks notice (or anythign with hugh grant and/or sandra bullock) + white chicks
- "cool movies to like": anything woody allen (crimes & misdemeanors!), + anything with colin firth (marry me?).

music: i'm reallyyy eclectic. but recently i've been listening to: john butler trio, local natives, Dead Prez, M.I.A., & Zélia Duncan.

books: anything f. veríssimo, milan kundera, & .. chick lit.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i was born into an amazing family and there isn't anything more amazing than that...

Teach, Learn, Share

- portuguese
- english
- SEO
- samba, forró & salsa
- knowing the difference between bourbon & scotch whisky
- how to make killer brigadeiro.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Cyprus, France, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States

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