CURRENT MISSION

Making the most of life. Learning the most from life and from people. Loving this messy world and seeing the most of it. Helping who really needs help.

ABOUT ME

I was born in the colourful, sun bathed, city of Lisbon and I am a Montrealer at heart. Photography is my passion. Documenting people all around the world and disappearing societies, as well as my emotions, is what makes me grab a camera.

PHILOSOPHY

We only live once.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

People coming to Montreal should contact me for coffee or tea, and from time to time, I might have a couch available.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I made some contacts through this website in 2008, before travelling to the West Bank, who are awesome people and made my days in Palestine a fulfilling and learning experience.

Interests

Travelling, photography and travel writing.

• writing
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• coffee
• traveling
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Amores Perros; Oldboy; The City of God; Underground; Baraka. Music: Massive Attack; Lamb; Portishead; Fela Kuti; The Smiths; Cinematic Orchestra; Patrick Watson; Damien Rice; Bossa Nova. Books: The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East; Wild Swans; the Last Kabbalist of Lisbon; A Bed of Red Flowers; A thousand splendid suns.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen/Visited: The Lugu Lake and the matriarchal Chinese minority that lives on its shores, the Mosuo; The sunrise from the top of Mont Fugi; The sunrise from the mountains of Anapurna, Nepal; The sunrise from the town of Varanasi, India; the sunrise from the hills of Yangshuo, China. Done: hang glided in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Danced in a Japanese dance festival dressed in kimono.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Andorra, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Palestine, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Afghanistan, Canada, Portugal, Spain