CURRENT MISSION

I think I am here to try to enjoy the life as hard as I can and at the same time let a better world for the next generations. I try to do that by not saying no for new experiences without thinking about it and by helping people the way I can.

ABOUT ME

I am a Brazilian guy that studies Industrial Engineering.

I was born and raised in one of the most violent neighborhoods in the world in São Paulo city. This made me grow up a little faster. In a place like that you can see how mean people can be. On the order hand you can see how kind and good they can be as well and these are the majority in the world for sure.

I really admire my mother, she taught me almost everything that I know. My father passed away when I was 2 and she had to raise me by her own. Now I have a younger brother that is a very nice guy =)

I try to be a very simple guy, I only buy stuff that I really need and I am not very attached to things.

I am passionate about traveling, entrepreneurship, books, movies and my family.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe we are here in the world to enjoy the best of our lives and to let a better place for the next generation.

I have no religion. I believe in love (witch is what most of the religions talk about).

I want to open my own enterprise because I don't want to work for a company that only care about short term profits and doesn't really care about the environment and the people.

I want to change the lack of education that there is in my country in some way. I don't know how yet but I will figure out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My roommate in San Luis Obispo is a very experienced host in his city in Brazil. He showed me how it works and we went to San Francisco and it was an awesome experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All experiences were awesome! When I go back to Brazil I want to host 54648648 of people and give back all the kindness and generosity that I received from my hosts in U.S.

Interests

Hiking, tennis, guitar, harmonica, traveling, knowing new people and places, meditation, philosophy, eastern philosophy, religion, History, Physics, soccer, movies, reading, photography, pets ...

• pets
• books
• photography
• capoeira
• education
• environment
• yoga
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• skydiving
• rock climbing
• soccer
• tennis
• teaching
• engineering
• entrepreneurship
• history
• physics
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, City of God, The Emperor's Club, Tarantino and Christopher Nolan movies in general.

Books: Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas (Phostumous Memories of Brás Cubas), The book thief, Capitu, Depois daquela viagem (after that trip), A vida que vale a pena ser vivida (The life that is worth living).

Music: Criolo, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eddie Vedder, Legião Urbana, Bob Marley, SOJA, Maneva, Mumford and sons, nirvana, Caro Emerald, O Teatro Mágico.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I survived for 15 years in one of the most dangerous neighborhood in the world.

I got a spot in a scholarship program to study one year abroad with all expenses payed by the Brazilian government.

A friend and I got lost in a climbing/hiking and we could come back only with the cellphones lights in the night. It took almost 6 hours in a usually 50 minutes hiking.

I am doing a research and did a Summer Course at Harvard University.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can probably teach: Industrial Engineering Stuff to improve your company, guitar, tennis, soccer, Portuguese, English, recommending entrepreneurship books.

I want to learn: Eastern philosophy, Yoga, meditation, harmonica, capoeira, skydiving, climbing, surf, other cultures, photography.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States

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