I'm not even sure how I've found myself knees-deep into the niche field of Assyriology, but I did. There's something quite extraordinary about unearthing a piece of clay covered for thousands of years under desert sand, cracking your head to decipher its cuneiform signs and understanding just a tiny bit more about the peoples who performed in the grand stage of the history before us.

It's the story of real people who reach us from the ground: Ea-Nasir, who fooled everybody in the first ever heard of copper scam; queen Gašera, who begs her son-in-law, Syrian king Zimri-Lim, not to send a beautiful concubine to her husband as a friendly dude's gift; the anonymous scribes of fundamental literary works: Innana’s Descent into the Netherworld, Enki and Ninhursaga, Enlil and Ninlil, etc.

A bit about me: In principle, I've always been a student of literatures. I have a degree in modern literature (São Paulo), one in Biblical literature (Jerusalem) and one in Mesopotamian literature (Geneva). Dancing is my favorite thing to do, even if I'm not very good at it. The hang outs in which I have the most fun are real hang outs, with real, curious people who wear their hearts up their sleeves. I'm a wild left winger, but I appreciate difficult conversations and love the humbleness of being wrong. I love rooftops, ruins, mountains, and just about any place with water. Rivers cutting through cities were the most exciting thing when I first stepped in Europe.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

It is true: I cannot afford the kind of traveling that involves hotels and nice restaurants, but neither would I want to. I'm on Couchsurfing for the precious offer of cultural exchange, because people bring valuable stories to the table and I'd be a fool to miss on that.

I am mainly interested in finding friends and travel companions, regardless of their gender. I kindly request that you avoid suggesting we meet up if you anticipate that it may lead to something more.

兴趣

• animals
• arts
• culture
• books
• literature
• photography
• art history
• travelling
• cinema

音乐、电影和书籍

The Blaze, Tinariwen, Os Tincoães.
I will enjoy anything classical, electronic, techno, deep house, samba, jazz, blues, desert blues, slow rock.

Everything changed when I discovered anything Wong Kar-wai, and I do really like Kieślowski's Trilogy of Colors.

Besides ancient Mesopotamian literature... Le chat du rabbin pierced through me all the while teaching me French. Roman Gary's La vie devant soi. Jean d'Ormesson's Le juif errant. Terezia Mora's Alle Tage. Paul Celan's poetry. Joseph Roth's Job. David Grossman's See Under: Love. Everything Bruno Schulz. Guimarães Rosa's Grande Sertão: Veredas.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I will be fully there: I'm not interested in spending traveling time on my phone, unless I absolutely have to. I'd be more than happy to cook or help you cook, preferably along with our favorite music and a glass of wine. I'd love to do things together, if both you and me have the time and the will. Most importantly, I will be myself: I'll stay shallow or I'll go deep depending on where our mood takes us.

我游览过的国家

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

我居住过的国家

Brazil, Israel, Palestine, Switzerland