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Overview

  • 50 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning German, Spanish
  • 56, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • I run a store
  • Finished my PhD in Marketing
  • From Rio de Janeiro
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Get the best out of life with a good balance between work and leisure

ABOUT ME

I love to meet friends and to make friends. I like meeting different people, whenever I travel I become fascinated with local people, which are my main concern.
I talk a lot and I'm always interested on new things people have to tell me.
Also, I am hardly on bad humour. I don't remember the last time I was in a bad mood...

PHILOSOPHY

Being responsible is not being boring...

Enjoy everyday - the best moments ever may be the ones you didn't necessarilly plan for.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I go to as many meetings as I can, also because I like it VERY much. I have met some great people from here and from abroad. I can say I have already made some real good friends!!!

UPDATE: OK, getting involved is what it is about - I started hosting. Wolfgang from Germany, Karine from São Paulo, Linda and Alex from the States, Lucas from Florianópolis/São Paulo, Agnese and Stefano from Italy and Emmanuel and Maria from Argentina. All awesome experiences - and some are friends for life!!!!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been to many meetings, met a lot of wonderful people (from everywhere) and also met some people outside Brazil that were wonderful company while I was traveling alone!!!

Besides that, hosting and making WONDERFUL friends!!!

Interests

create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

create your personalized map of europe
or write about it on the open travel guide

create your own visited country map

create your own personalized map of the USA
or write about it on the open travel guide

  • traveling
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I like strong movies (Dogville is my favorite) and strong music (Rammstein, System of a Down and Rise Against, for example...). I'm reading a very interesting book written by an American journalist who lived in Brazil for 20 years.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My son... Seeing Freddie Mercury and Rammstein on stage...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil

Old School Badges

  • 34 Vouches
  • Pioneer Badge

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