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Overview

  • 32 references 24 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, Portuguese, Spanish; learning French
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Physical therapist and chinese medicine-acupuncturist
  • European school of physiotherapy- HvAmsterdam
  • From Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION
Back in Amsterdam after a year in the Caribbean, Sint Maarten.
Looking forward to make new friends.

ABOUT ME
I grew up on a farm in a small village in the mountains in central portugal.
When I was 19 I whent to study in the south for 3 years where I had the opportunity to meet some amazing people, diferent habits, diferent accent, beatiful weather.... I moved to Amsterdam to work and finish my study. Sinds I live here I have had the possibility to travel and live some amazing experiences ... find out a bit more of our planet.
I love good food with a good red wine in the company of my friends. Love to dance and go to concerts.
Enjoy the agitation of a city but also love the silence of the mountains and valleys, which I miss the most lately...

PHILOSOPHY

Go with the flow

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Advice from a friend

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couch experience as a surfer was in Alajuela, Costa Rica with Felipe and Mario. I was a bit ancious about it, but it was just amazing, they treated me like family, they were the most adorable hosts I could meet. That is the nice thing of CC, it isnt about the cheap way of traveling but about meeting new people and making friends for life :)

Interests

Travel, learn different languages, practise Yoga, chinese medicine, nature, literatuur, climbing, biking, tramping, camping, scuba diving, new cultures, different people and above all interested in the unknow.

  • concerts
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • dining
  • wine
  • red wine
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • rock climbing
  • languages
  • medicine
  • mountains
  • nature
  • diving
  • fotography
  • nature walks
  • acupuncture

Music, Movies, and Books

Ben Harper, Portishead, Gomez, Groove armada,Lamb, The Cure,Placebo, Withe strips, Radiohead, The Beatles, Goldfish,Gorillaz, Nina simone, James Brown,Sam & Dave, Yaan Tiersen, Jose Afonso, Carlos Paredes, Bombino, Vanessa da Mata, Caetano Veloso, Buena Vista Social club.....and much more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climb up at 6am the steep mountain of Wayna Picchu in Machu Picchu and see the sun rise. It was just amazing :)
Dance at the celebration of Virgen del Carmo at Paucartambo, it was an amazing colorful festival.
Biking holidays from the north of Portugal to the south, it was amazing to bike 1000km, see portugal by bike and feel my legs gettings stronger everyday :)
Spend 5days on Lady Musgrave Island, we where only 5 people on the island. We snorkeld every day more than once, saw so many turtles, sharks, sting ray, dolfins and with sunset some amazing whales. It was just amazing to have the island for ourselfs.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can learn you Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and English.
Learn you to kook some delicious portuguese meals.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Costa Rica, France, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Saint Martin (French part), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, Swaziland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Netherlands, Portugal, Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

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