CURRENT MISSION

every morning has a story. what's next?

ABOUT ME

Friendly and fun.

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PHILOSOPHY

É melhor ser feliz do que ser triste (Vinicius de Moraes) It is better to be happy than to be sad.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Enjoyed thje CS community in Europe, now, back to Brazil, waiting for the next trip to fit a CS experience if possible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

quick summer trip to Europe @berlin, kassel and amsterdam.

Interests

Cinema, music and books
Cities - traveled mostly on the Northen Hemisphere than Southern. Live most of the time in Sao Paulo and love knowing city misteries. Lived for six months in Riverside and Santa Barbara, both in California. And two months in Buenos Aires.
Now I'm reading a Orhan Pamuk book about Istambul and I'm enchanted with that city misteries.

• culture
• books
• dancing
• movies
• reading
• music
• surfing
• anthropology
• sociology
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Some knowledge on Kubrick and Hitchcock. Herzog's Grizzly Man. Other loved movies: My life, Old Boy, Cinema Paradiso, Je t'aime Paris, Koyaniskatsi, Cidade de Deus, Space Odisey, Ratattouile (learning how to cook!)

Books - Charles Bukoswky stuff, Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, Feliz Ano Velho, Freakonomics, No Logo, Kill me Please, Tropicalia, Memória de Minhas Putas Tristes

Music - following somehow music after the 50's until today. Tryed hard to be in most of gigs that took place near me in the last seven years. Love dancing indie rock, electro and related eletronic music. Classical music and jazz does good for health. Ray Charles. Radiohead.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some things:
- 6 hours of falling stars in California meanwhile dancing.
- Also in California, 2001, bought two official Radiohead tickets 2 days before the venue.
- World championship of surfing in blue cardboard in the summer of 1992 in the beach of Tenorio in Ubatuba.
Living is believing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Brazilian and latin culture.
Personal experiences.
I was educated on human sciences and I love it. Anthropology, sociology and psichology, but I have a lot to learn, I don't preach!
I have a passion in ageing. Accepting the time is the key.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, United States

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