I love travelling and I'm not ashamed of being happy ! I'm passionate about people and new cultures !

My name is Melina, a Brazilian graduated in International Relations who loves travelling, good music and keep good friends close to me. As someone with high self-confidence, I feel quite comfortable interacting with other people. Indeed, I find the company of others very stimulating and that's why I enjoy meeting new people and make friends. I think my relaxed demeanour in groups makes people around me comfortable too so let's enjoy the life!? =]

I am a very happy and receptive person to all kinds of cultures and people. =D

I always take full responsibility for my actions and I rarely regret things I've done in the past. Maybe that's why I'm not get embarrassed easily. lol*

My family is my most prized love. I’m totally oriented to familial matters; I value the company of family-members and domestic life.

As someone who is neither rigid nor careless, I likely get along with most people well. On the one hand, I recognize the value of working hard and therefore consider such qualities in others beneficial. On the other hand, I know how to relax and thus appreciate people that know how to do this too. My friends and colleagues perceive me as someone that works hard, but also knows how to have a good time.

I'm a high in openness person, and I have a strong appreciation for beauty, both in art and nature. Indeed, I'm easily absorbed in music and art, as well as natural phenomena. Another aspect of my transparency is my emotional insight; that is, I have good access to and awareness of my own emotions. =)

PHILOSOPHY

"A man needs to travel. By his means, not by stories, images, books or TV. By his own, with his eyes and feet, to understand what is his. For some day planting his own trees and giving them some value. To know the cold for enjoying the heat. To feel the distance and lack of shelter for being well under his own roof. A man needs to travel to places he doesn't know for breaking this arrogance that causes us to see the world as we imagine it, and not simply as it is or may be. That makes us teachers and doctors of what we have never seen, when we should just be learners, and simply go see it." ---- Amyr Klink (Brazilian sailor and writer who describes perfectly MY WAY to be, do and take part of the world).

Countries I've Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Countries I've Lived In

Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I made wonderful friends around during my travels around the world and I think CouchSurfing would increse my contacts and I hope to meet many other people thus. =))

Interests

Meet the entire world with a backpack and a big smile on my face is my motto in life!!!!!!

An aspect of my "openness dimension" is the tendency to think about abstract concepts and ideas. This thinking style may take the form of artistic and metaphorical use of language, and/or music composition or performance. Thus, it is likely that, either in my work or spare time, I enjoy activities that get my €œcreativeness flowing, especially in the issue TRAVEL!

• arts
• writing
• books
• performing arts
• beauty
• causes
• tv
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• international relations
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

The Killers
Inception
The fault in our stars

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done many amazing things, but helping my family and friends when they needed is the highest level of achievement I've made so far ! :)))

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching languages, learning them and sharing experiences and different cultures !

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kindness, Affection, Friendship and the best things of life ! =)))

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States