We are a couple!
Paulo, Portuguese 34
Birgit, Austrian 35

* Please be aware we are a young family. We are sociable and enjoy very much receiving travellers but we are not party people *

We have travelled across the world and we enjoy exchanging travelling and hiking stories. I am a Biologist, she is a Graphic Designer, we both love nature. We speak English, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

WHERE WE LIVE

Gmunden, Austria, since 2015
On the foothills of the Alps.

WHERE I LIVED BEFORE
I lived for five years in Iceland, and three years in Austria. I also lived in Holland, and grew up in Portugal. We travelled across most of Europe, Brazil, India and southeast Asia.

CURRENT MISSION

Besides being a Biologist, I have a strong interest in environmental issues.
Also been a professional soap-maker.

I love hiking and gardening, stargazing and travelling.
And with a lifelong interest in permaculture, and astrology.

In Iceland I lived in a eco-community of 100, in the middle of the wilderness, that took care of people with special needs, working in art workshops. There I was running a organic soap workshop and also worked in sustainable food production. Now I moved recently to Austria.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted many people in Iceland.
Surfed sometimes in Europe.

Interests

Hiking. Permaculture. Astrology. Sustainable living. Ecology, Theatre. Photography. Music.

• photography
• running
• meditation
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• astronomy
• ecology
• permaculture
• astrology
• organic gardening
• ecovillages
• vegetarian cooking
• soap making
• ecologia
• sustainable living
• volcanoes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing a solar eclipse
Walked over hot lava
Hiking an ice cap in Iceland
Seeing the northern light everyday

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you gardening, herb medicine, do your astrological chart.
Name the starts at night
Tell you stories about my trips
Or talk about most other subjects

Can cook vegetarian food for you

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Myanmar, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal

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