My story is quite simple, but I don't dislike it, I prefer simplicity. It was at the simplest moments I've learned most in my life.
I grew up in a small brazillian town named after a beautiful orchid, Sumaré, and over there I might have wished, for the first time, to become a scientist. And by the freshman's years of college, I guess I really made some effort to became so. I really love science, but sometimes I get tired of all these numbers and logics, sometimes the world isn't logical, and in a bunch of times, I'm not either!

Another passion of mine is the arts, mostly painting, photography and music. I've been drawing and painting my entire life, but I'm not a professional, I just like to empty my feelings in a paper sometimes.
Some years ago, I discover another passion: traveling. I've been contaminated by the beat culture, by Kerouack, Into the Wild, hippies and the Carpe Diem philosophy. Today, I'm grateful for that discovery, I've learned a lot traveling, only there I understood how vaguely defined is the concept of possession, I saw the kindness of humanity and hope in our future, and only lost I could find a little bit of myself.

I've been in a 2-year Frnech internship , not even a drop of regret, lovely country, looking forward to visit it again. I've learned a lot, not only with travels, but about starting a life by yourself in another culture, another language, with no familiar faces. It was a hell of a chalenge, though led me to new friends and a whole new overview about society. Travelling through Europe has been amazing and I've been constantly overwhelmed by culture, history, fauna and geography.

And of course, I've been changed and moved many times by the people I met throughout this jorney.

So, I guess some current goals about Life: Go back to Brasil, become a children's professor and never stop traveling or learning. Despite that, I have no certainties about life at all, I'm a confusion, some uncertainty between love and reason, wild and conformable, arts and math, I dont even know for sure if my sun is in capricorn or sagittarius, long story for another time.

But let's talk,
Let's contaminate ourselves with eachother's insanities,
And see where it goes.

Some old draws and pictures:
http://thiagotakamura.deviantart.com

Travel Pictures on my fb profile:
https://www.facebook.com/thiago.takamura

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I find this idea amazing!
A social network where I can help and be helped by travellers! And furthermore meet people, meet cultures, make friends and save some money for beer and laughs!
I've surfed for the first time in Santiago - Chile, and it was an amazing experience, met really nice guys!!

Interests

Enjoy life, laugh and learn.

• literature
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• gardening
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• computer science
• mathematics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all kinds of music and dances (altough I'm a horrible guitar player and dancer!), but lately I'm more into rap, eletronic, some folk and indie rock. I also enjoy netflix, don't know if I have a favorite one... maybe some from Kubrick, or Fight Club or maybe Pulp Fiction. My favorite series probably goes to Breaking Bad, Queer Eye and Psi. And some of my favorite books: On the road , The Umbearable Lightness of Being, 'Olhai os lírios do campo', The catcher in the rye, Feynman lectures on Physics, Norwegian Wood, Dune and Homo Deus.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Finished 80km on a 3-day hikking at Torres del Paine, Chile.
Camped at the summit of Chamechaude (2.000m), France in autumm.
On that early morning, all the summits were islands in a ocean of clouds.

Both are the most amazing and beautiful places I've ever woken up on!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach what I know, Learn any thing, Share happiness.

What I Can Share with Hosts

At least some laughs and thoughts, I hope!
After that, I can share experiences of my travels and teach what I know of english and/or portuguese. I also love cooking (doesn't mean I cook greatfully, but I try really hard!), so I might always share something about brazillian food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, Japan