CURRENT MISSION

Looking after the planet

ABOUT ME

I have a problem with routine but I do enjoy my little rituals. What I like about the way I live my life is that every day is different. I am very patient and open-minded but have no tolerance for certain things - racism, for instance, is a kind of ignorance I can't understand.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live...

“The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.”
Rita Mae Brown

"The real truth is I probably don't want to be too happy or content. Because, then what? I actually like the quest, the search. That's the fun. The more lost you are, the more you have to look forward. What do you know? I'm having a great time and I don't even know it."
Ally McBeal

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Bojana (Serbian) and Sam (North American) were the first to enjoy my cooking and couch in Portugal, in 2005. I have to say it I loved having them around.
As to myself as a couchsurfer, I met one of my best friends this way: I crashed at Andy's place in Brixton, London for a whole month when I was 19.
But that was before this website came into being. I've made some good friends through it since I joined, just before moving to London.

Interests

Trees, fairy tales, nature, puppets, libraries, cycling, yoga, hiking, reading, red wine and food.
I love the ocean - that's one of the things I miss most in London (and Portuguese bread).

• dining
• cooking
• red wine
• yoga
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• theatre
• harmonica
• aerial silks

Music, Movies, and Books

Indie rock, afrobeats, jazz and blues, hip hop, classical, soul.

Back to the Future, Donnie Darko, Forrest Gump, Moonlight, No Country for Old Men, The Princess Bride, Labyrinth, The Apartment, Donovan's Reef, Parenthood, Pure Luck.

John Irving, Ruth Rendell, Kate Atkinson, Sarah Waters, Alexander McCall Smith, Maggie O'Farrell, Michael Bond, Fernando Namora, Gabriel García Márquez.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best is yet to come...

Teach, Learn, Share

Some people find my optimism annoying, but maybe they could learn something from it. A lot of drama can actually be shrugged off with a "so what?".
And I'm a good cook!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania

Countries I’ve Lived In

Portugal, United Kingdom

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