A stranger is a friend you've never met before

French-Brazilian traveling around the world. My biggest passion by far is traveling, followed closely by photography. In the past, I used to move around within my own country very often, and the trend continues, as I have lived in France for over 11 years with an one-year hiatus when I lived in Australia. I’m very curious about any topic; I’m always questioning the world that surrounds me, and that leads to my biggest dream: to set foot in every country on the planet. I love meeting new people and discovering their stories. I’m a very good listener and always open to discussing different countries, cultures, languages, curiosities… So if you ask me whether I’ve been somewhere, I might have been or just not yet.

My instagram: @andrielsouza

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I chose Couchsurfing as an easier way to connect with local people, see the places I visit from their own perspectives, and get to know more deeply the places I go

Interests

Surprise! I like traveling :) I’m also an amateur photographer. I enjoy hiking in the mountains or just being in nature in general, indoor climbing, dreaming big, and planning trips all the time. I used to travel every month to a different country or two while having a job and attending uni lectures. I’m really interested in geopolitics and the history of art, but I can discuss almost any topic. Also, I’ve been struggling with Russian for the past 15 years of my life. If you have any idea how to get good at it, I’m all ears!

• photography
• traveling
• hiking
• mountaineering
• scuba diving
• geopolitics
• psychology
• sociology
• adventure travel
• budget travel
• indie music
• climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

I love indie and classic rock/pop, R&B
Some of my favorites: The XX, Balthazar, Metronomy, Tame Impala, Men I trust, Alt-J, The Black Keys, Grizzly Bear, Portugal. The man, Paradis, Bearcubs

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-I hitchhiked all over Portugal and France and spent 5 days in Ibiza with only 19€
-I fell, literally, in love with bungee jumping in Kyiv
-I went to a little town in Mozambique to get my Scuba diving license
-The iron ore train in Mauritania through the Sahara
-Traveling extensively during the pandemic was quite an adventure as well
-I've visited every UN country and all capitals in Europe
-I've climbed the Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa and Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas
-I hitchhiked and couchsurfed in Afghanistan

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Chad, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, France