I'm Tom! A LGBTQ+ photographer (multi-artist) from Brazil 🇧🇷

Back in 2019, when I was 24, I traveled abroad for the first time! It was fascinating to experience a different culture and learn a new language (I talk more about this trip down on my profile). Specially for someone who grew up in a random small town in the middle of nowhere in Brasil (yes Brasil is originally spelled with S and not Z 😅). Since my first trip I've never stopped traveling (with exception of during the hard times of the pandemic).

In 2021 me and my best friend Sarah embarked in our first backpacking experience together. I had less than $600 USD when I left Brasil and I made it last 4ish months while exploring Mexico. That sounds insane for most people I share, but honestly it's possible to travel with so little if you're willing to do work exchange and be creative.

Traveling brought me experiences and friends that no money in the world could buy. I'm eternally grateful for everyone I met on the road who helped me to understand better what is to be human!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To be part of a community of people like me, who likes to travel and to share!

Interests

• graphic design
• photography
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• meditation
• music
• hiking
• backpacking
• travel
• art
• food
• nature
• museums
• outdoor
• bossa nova

Music, Movies, and Books

I love indie music, bossa nova, some pop, some rock and I have an emo past who sometimes listens to the 2000s emo bands (Paramore is my fave).

I can't think of a movie at the moment, but I like the ones that aren't obvious. I don't like when I can kinda predict what's coming in the next scenes.

I can talk about some shows I like: Stranger Things (I love the 80s), Breaking Bad (OMG), Sense8, Fleabag and so many more

The biggest book I read is called Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and I loved to understand a little more about our species and how we did got here. I also like Dan Brown's books. I've been trying to read more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This is the part I talk about my first trip abroad (I mentioned above). In 2019 I was invited by Google to attend to their Connect Live conference in their headquarters in California. They selected 200 people around the world to attend

Estuve de mochilero por México/Guatemala y EEUU y hice voluntariado en casi todos los lugares en los que he estado. Intercambio mi fotografía / video (o lo que pueda hacer) para tener una cama y comida grátis y, como un bono maravilloso, conozco a mucha gente chida de diferentes culturas, diferentes orígenes y todos ellos con algo en común: ¡así como a mi, les encanta viajar!

Subí un volcán en Guatemala y vi una erupción desde muy cerca 🌋 ¡Esta fue definitivamente una de las mejores experiencias que tuve hasta ahora en mi vida!

Teach, Learn, Share

Soy fotógrafo de paisajes/arquitectura, así que puedo enseñarte cómo usar una cámara o cómo sacarle el máximo a la cámara de tu teléfono ;)

Puedo intentar enseñarte portugués, ingés o español :))

Quiero aprender algo nuevo, ¿qué me puedes enseñar?

What I Can Share with Hosts

Puedo ser una buena compañía para pasear, ir a un bar/restaurante, hablar por hablar... ¡También puedo darte algunos consejos de fotografía porque la fotografía es mi pasión!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, United States