Hi! I am from Brazil but I`ve been living for the last 7 months in Norway as part of an exchange program in an international center (it is a mixture of culture studies, volunteer work and others).

It`s been a life changing experience, full of new friendships, great adventures (and some daily based-adventures!), learning about myself, other cultures and the world.

Even though I am usually more introspective, the last months have given me the desire for expending more time meeting people and sharing moments / talks / experiences together. I am planning some trips to other contries in the following months and would like to experience the cities`life in a more personal perspective, throught the eyes and opinions of people living there.

I hope we can meet and have nice talks about life!

"Not all those who wander are lost" - J.R.R. Tolkien

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to challenge myself to get out of my confort zone, meeting other people and getting to know their perspectives of life. I would like to see a little bit of people`s daily routine and share some of our stories and perceptions of the world.

Even though I don`t have much experience with couchsurfing, I am really open to try new things and to meet new cultures (this last year has been basically about that! ;D ).

Interests

• writing
• books
• literature
• poetry
• cooking
• coffee
• board games
• knitting
• travelling
• linguistics
• phylosophy
• learning languages
• teaching languages
• museums
• city life
• english language
• portuguese
• churches
• daily life

Music, Movies, and Books

(I studied literature from Brazil, Portugal and from English speaking contries, so my book list would be huge! but here are some that are most dear to me...)

Books and Authors_ The Lord of the Rings (and all JRR Tolkien books!), The Chronicles of Narnia (and all CS Lewis books!), all Jane Austen books, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky), Virginia Woolf (some of the books), The Sound and the Fury (‎William Faulkner), Ulysses (some of James Joyce`s short stories and books), Madame Bovary, Le petit Prince.

Brazilian literature (a whole section of it!)_ Clarice Lispector, Hilda Hilst, Machado de Assis, Adélia Prado, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Cristovão Tezza.

Bands_ Imagine Dragons, One Republic, Switchfoot, Ed Sheeran, Queen, (some other unknow norwegian bands).

Movies_ The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (specially "Rogue One"), all PIXAR and DREAMWORKS movies (actually I really love animations in general), Matrix, Inception, A walk to remember, Pride and Prejudice.

TV Series (I am learning to enjoy tv series hehe) _ Sherlock, Anne with an E, A series of unfortunate events, La Casa de Papel, Nailed it, Stranger Things, Dark, Atypical.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I wrote a poetry book, came to Norway in an exchange program, spent 2 weeks in Germany in a road trip with my family, tried to go skiing in the mountains, organized a church-youth camp for 900 people.

Teach, Learn, Share

I`ve seen how much I have been learning by just sharing thoughts and moments, telling and listening to peoples stories, and helping in the basic daily activities (cooking, cleaning, walking around the city).
So it would be nice to share some of this moments, so we can all learn and teach from our cultures!
I can also teach some portugueses and brazilian desserts!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food (specially brazilian style dishes!), good talks and stories, help with house cleaning when necessary.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Norway, United States