CURRENT MISSION

Discover the least touristy attractions everywhere I go

ABOUT ME

I love meeting people from different places, and that's the main reason why I travel. I have lived in Brazil for most of my life, in Germany for a year and have been in U.S. for a little over a year now. The best way to get to know a city or town is by getting to know the people who live there. I learn languages to be able to communicate with people around the world their own way. I have worked with international education for many years while living in Brazil and since I moved to the U.S. I volunteer at the Fort Collins International Center, a nonprofit that peomotes activities to integrate exchange students and their families in the community. I just love anything international!

Interests

Travelling, cooking, art, learning foreign languages, observing different cultures.

• arts
• education
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• teaching
• languages
• volunteering
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Spanish Apartment - the ultimate movie about living abroad
Amelie Poulain - Gotta appreciate the simple things is life!
Music - Sud Sound System, Djamatik, Nosliw, Seeed Sizzla, Franz Ferdinand, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Fratellis, Artic Monkeys, M.I.A., Ibrahim Ferrer, Nacao Zumbi, Strokes, Janis Joplin, Jimmi Hendrix, Beatles, Stones... the list is neverending

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

First you take a bus for 5 hours, then another bus for maybe 2. Then you go on a muddy trail in the rainforest for say, another hour, carring backpack, food, your tent, repelent, and all your camping gear. Oh yeah, and you are a smoker. And humidity is about 100%. You hike through lush green vegetation and every now and again you catch a glimpse of the water. When you are there, there's no warm showers, no electricity, or even the need for shoes. But who needs all that stuff when you are at a beach called Praia do Sono?