Respectful, intelligent, super gay, married to a lovely man, very organized, honest and a coffee lover! I am a concert pianist and teacher, what means I spend most of my days sitting at pianos either practicing, rehearsing, sight-reading, working with students or procrastinating and complaining. On my free time I dance Butoh (Japanese dance), built my own contemporary Art, sing a lot and perform as the Drag Queen Nebula Solaris. If you like board games, Art cinema or classical music we will easily find topics to talk about.

I grew up in Brazil and moved to the US in 2011 as a music student; I now work at a University here in Virginia. I am very proud to have learned English by my self, and I think I am doing a very good job. I like languages and really want to learn Japanese and German! (although, I do make up words from time to time, so please ask me to try again if you can't understand me at all!). Please, don't treat me as a foreigner or a commodity, it happens more often than I care to let you know that people want foreigners to be exotic and fascinating creatures, but in reality we are as real and boring as anyone else :-)

People tend to really enjoy my energy and company, I pay a lot of attention to boundaries and like to make people feel comfortable! I guarantee you that my good humor will prevail and we will have a great time together!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To make traveling affordable and to meet -new people I wouldn't meet otherwise.

Interests

I usually travel to take classes, either in music or dance. I go a lot to Chicago to learn Butoh, I am a concert pianist and I love art in general.

• arts
• culture
• concerts
• piano
• language exchange
• english
• spanish
• typical food
• portuguese
• butoh dance

Music, Movies, and Books

I LOVE SO MUCH STUFF! From Feliini, Bergman, LarsVonTrier, Tarantino, TARKOVSKY! Love me some female drama and gay icons! Musically: Denisov, Rameau, Ligeti, Schumann, Bach, Messian, Prokofiev, and the list goes on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Very proud that I learned English by my self! :-)

Teach, Learn, Share

Well, I am a piano teacher, so there we go. I love sharing my knowledge and I can help people with singing, playing, reading music, and also with the languages I still speak fluently.

What I Can Share with Hosts

SofaBed, kitchen, restroom, rides

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Mexico, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States