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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
@andreiaengelberg
Member since 2013
I teach general English to kids in a regular school, kids from 2-10 years old. I just love my 200 kids and love what I do. Currently I have some private students and I am thinking about moving and live somewhere different. CURRENT MISSION Discovering what it is :) ABOUT ME I'm looking forward to meet CSfers and have memorable moments! PHILOSOPHY My mom always told me to not talk to strangers, but never said anything about hosting them! :D I LOVE CS!
Fluent in English
Fluent in Portuguese
Learning Italian
33 Vouches
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I use it to host as much as to surf. As an Ambassador I usually teach new couchsurfers how to use the website, I try to solve some conflict between hosts and guests, support CS meetings, welcoming everybody who comes to my city. http://www.neha-kulkarni.com/couchsurfing-101-the-ultimate-couchsurfing-guide/ COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I have hosted and stayed with the most incredible people on Earth. They are on this web-site! If you don't believe me then get out there and try if for yourself (or host) and you will quickly see what I'm talking about. Today some of my closest friends were made through this site.
Music, Movies, and Books
Tv Series: Prison Break Game of Thrones How to get away with murder The walking dead How I met your mother Handmaid’s tale Movies: Pay it forward The Intouchables Unconditional Star Wars Miracle in cell n. 7 Books: The book thief, Markus Zusak Winter garden, Kristin Hannah Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka Sophie's world, Jostein Gaarder Music: MPB POP
One Amazing Thing I've Done
My travels: 2013 - Around the USA, about 8 states (90 days) 2014 - Around South and Central America (200 days) 2015 - Around South East Asia (120 days) 2016 - Around Europe (100 days) and South Africa (20 days). 2015 - Hitchhiking 2.000km - from Sao Paulo to Foz do Iguaçu - 14 rides round trip. 2017- Hitchhiking 4.000km - from Sao Paulo to Jericoacoara - 50 rides only one way. 2018 - Mount Roraima, Guyana, Suriname and French Guyana (60 days). In 2010 I saw a book of 100 places to go before you die and I remember me thinking that it wouldn't be possible cause I had just 30 days off a year, from my work vacation. I thought if I could make 2 places a year it would take me 50 years. So, since 2013 traveling to 50 countries made me so proud of myself, and I still can't believe it. Before going out of Brazil I guess not just me but many brazilians thought (or think) they would go to maximum 3-10 countries in their lives. Cause it is expensive for us and the system make us believe it is pretty dangerous out there. So when I realize that I've been to all these continents and had the chance to make these awesome friends around the World I just can say: Thank you, UNIVERSE! Thank you for letting me do it by myself (and with all the help from CS and couchsurfers who opened their lives and houses to me) and I didn’t need 50 years for that :)
Teach, Learn, Share
I would be very happy to teach you my language, which is Portuguese, or even help you with Spanish or English. I am learning German and Italian, so any tips are welcome. I am not a chef, but a few dishes from Brazil I can teach you. I know better how to prepare sweets but my strogonoff is really good! :D I can teach you how to make some "brigadeiros" (famous Brazilian dessert) I could share some advices about hitchhiking, couchsurfing, and about planning a trip.
What I Can Share With Hosts
I've collected some stories around the World. I can offer my happiness :)
My Interests
Afford to travel around the World and learn as much as I can about each person, culture, history, food, places...Life is full of magic and Couchsurfing makes it even better :)
