CURRENT MISSION

Getting to know new people, places and cultures. Looking for creative alternatives to change this crazy world we live in.

ABOUT ME

I'm a simple guy who grow up in a town called Poá near the metropolitan area of São Paulo. As time came by I moved to Campinas to study Literature at the University there. After that I moved to São Paulo, this crazy labyrinth, for almost three years. Between these two moments I moved as an exchange student to Cologne (Germany) to study German literature for one year. This experience abroad was wonderful and changed me a lot. I met new friends, new ways of interacting and other cultures. I also had the luck to be able to travel to Palestine for one month where I also made friends and learned more about the difficult situation there. I also got to know many big cities in Europe, which was pretty cool. Since then I've come back there twice. I am also interested in getting to now South America better. That's why I started now a journey of one month to Bolivia/Peru.

PHILOSOPHY

Somewhere between two radical demands: Freedom and Social Justice.

LITERATURE
I write poems and short pieces and publish them on my blog: tomazizabel.blogspot.com

MUSIC
http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/tomazamorim

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Getting to know locals, cool people and places. Talk, cook and drink together. I had many good experiences with CS in Europe and in São Paulo, time to try it in the rest of South America!

Interests

Art, Philosophy, Politics and Love. (The four faces of truth?)

• arts
• literature
• poetry
• perfumes
• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• traveling
• cars
• blogging
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/tomazamorim
(or, to say some names: Led Zeppelin & Arctic Monkeys, Caetano Veloso & Cartola, Mahler & Shostakovich)
Movies: Woody Allen, Bergmann, Kieslowsky, etc.
Books: Yes. KafkaProustDostoiesvkyGuimarãesRosaCortázarVirginia WoolfClarice Lispector...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everyday life is pretty amazing. Although when I first arrived in London I thought the cars there didn't need a driver (since all the people were at the passangers side). It was kind of scary.

Teach, Learn, Share

Can cook one or two tipically brazilian dishes. Can talk about literature and music. Can discuss politics.
Wanna learn how to cook better. Discover new literature and music, but, mainly, learn other ways of seeing things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany