“Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.” I think we should have some goal or dream to continue enjoying and learning from ourselves, openminded, wanting to explore new countries and new cultures

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have heard about Couchsurfing through friends and acquaintances, I want to live the experience in the first person and thus be able to know a country from another point of view.

Interests

• photography
• capoeira
• cooking
• traveling
• films
• friends

Music, Movies, and Books

Independent films, South American films, LIVE MUSIC, love concerts,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last past summer I was involved in the "Women In Development Project" in Zway, Ethiopia, where I worked with women aged 14 to 35. The two main objectives of this project were to provide these women access to basic and further education, according to their needs and desires, and to promote their financial independence through the acquisition of such skills as cooking, baking or sewing. This experience has taught me the importance of education, tradition and culture, and how it can affect everyday life.

Teach, Learn, Share

When I arrived in Edinburgh nearly four years ago, without speaking English and with a different cultural background, it was very difficult, but I can say now that this experience has changed my life and made me the person I am now. I have come to understand that language is just a means of communication; I am more open-minded and have learnt to empathise better with people. We are all resilient, we can all turn a problem into something favourable.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I offer a sense of humour, great company, interest in knowing the culture, great listener and sharing experiences around the world!