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Maliana, Bobonaro, Timor-Leste
@filipa-figueira
Member since 2016
I am passionate about tourism and i am true ambassador of Portuguese culture. I am working towards becoming a full time official tour guide in Portugal. Last year I decided to move to Australia on a work holiday visa 462 to gain tourism and hospitality experience. I love to travel, learn new languages and being outdoors. I am also an investor since i was 27. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/world_citizen_stories/ Travel blog: https://worldcitizenstories.com/
Interested in Basketball
Interested in Beer
Fluent in English
Learning Tetum
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I want to meet local people in the countries I visit and have real experiences.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies (about travelling of course :p): -Tracks - Into the wild Books: - Rich Dad poor dad - Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef 9000 km mltorcycle trip as a pillion from Adelaide to Darwin on the West Coast Hiked to the top of Etna volcano in Sicily I slept in the Merzouga desert (Morocco) I traveled alone in Hungary and Czech Republic for 9 days! I did a 6 week volunteering internship with AIESEC in Serbia :D when I was 22 I've been to NASA (Kennedy Space Center) and to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. I went to the top of empire state building I did a car trip in Madeira island which was so cool! I did international dinners in my house in Lisbon :D I was a touristic guide for 2 years in Lisbon :D I was buddy of erasmus students from Mexico, England and Poland Car trip in Spain - Extremadura for 5 days
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you: - language learning tips - portuguese, spanish, french and a bit of italian and tetun - a lot of the world's capitals - portuguese language and Portugal history - how to say "cheers" in 10 different languages :p - personal finances - australian culture - timor leste culture
What I Can Share With Hosts
travel stories cool places in Viseu/Porto/Lisbon
My Interests
- Personal finances and Investing - Travelling and exploring - Outdoors and Hiking - Learning new languages