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Overview

  • 50 references 22 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Portuguese; learning Italian, Spanish
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Journalist
  • Graduated Journalist, Master in Comunication
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy the present moment - sharing, learning and simple living

ABOUT ME

I am a passionate traveler, always willing to meet new people and to be on the road for great experiences.
I am very easy to connect with, super laid-back, talkative, friendly and open minded. I am happy when I can be useful to others, so I try to help whenever I can!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I truly believe in human connection. And besides, it´s way much better when a local person tells you (or show) what´s best to visit, to see, to eat, etc. in the destination you´re heading to, rather than just to follow touristic guides.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted some surfers and have meet a lot of great people also being hosted. I wanna spend quality time with hosts and guests and enjoy more this experience!

"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights - it is a change that goes on,
deep and permanent, in the ideas of living". Miriam Beard

Interests

  • culture
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • ecology
  • journalism
  • languages
  • volunteering
  • indigenous people
  • communities
  • holistic therapies
  • xamanic
  • sustainable practices
  • valuable experiences

Music, Movies, and Books

To listen: Bossa Nova, MPB, Jazz, Minimalism, Gipsy, indian mantras, all except heavy metal.

To read: 1984 George Orwell, The Alchemist Paulo Coelho, Eckhart Tole (The Power of Now, The New Earth), The autobiography of Yogananda Paramahansa, Kite Runner, Thousand of Suns, García Márquez, Nietzsche.

To see: Bergman, Almodovar, Allen, Tedx talks and so many good awakening documentaries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Brasil - Hiking in Anhumas Abyss in Bonito; snorkelling at Bonito; sunset at Pantanal, sunset at Top of the Rock NYC, Sky Deck in Chicago, Sunset at Iracema Beach (Fortaleza), island tours in Sergipe, Bahia and Alagoas, Chapada dos Veadeiros - GO (lots of waterfalls and cristal energy, 14 Paralel), Chapada Diamantina - Bahia, BR (waterfalls, rocky mountains)! Living an spiritual, vegan ecovillage community in Bahia (BR), a sustainable farm in the beach, was an awesome experience also.

Colombia - Volunteering in a hospital in Bogota, living with the indigenous community Wayuús in Alta Guajira (almost border with Venezuela), drinking ayuahasca with the indigenous xaman in the Amazon, volunteering in a coconut farm in Palomino.

Peru - Macchu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Blood offering cerimony (sacred feminine) in the top of the Christ in Cusco, volunteering in Amazon, top of the Rainbow Mountain, hiking close to the Artezon Raju ice mountain in Peru (Paramount picture mountain).

Ecuador - Laguna de Quilatoa

US - WWOOFing in a holistic farm in Ohio (US)

Teach, Learn, Share

Relationships are the best mirror we can have to show us about ourselves. Being with another person, we learn to listen, instead of talking. And it´s magic when happen. Sometimes you listen, sometimes you talk. Sometimes you teach, sometimes you learn, that is the beauty of life! The important thing is always to be opened!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Besides opening my house, offering a comfortable mattress with clean blankets, pillow and towel, I will for sure welcome you in a brazilian way. I can share with you a homemade vegetarian meal, a coffee or a tea if you prefer, we can talk and share experiences, or you can arrive, eat, shower and rest, depending on your necessity. But it will be really nice to hear from you, to learn something, to exchange.
I can teach you portuguese (songs and dances), brazilian cuisine, and what you wanna know about my culture, we can talk about sustainable living, indigenous people, about nature, about communities, volunteering, about life :).

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia, Peru, United States

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