CURRENT MISSION

Making people around me feel happier!

ABOUT ME

I'm a young doctor, that loves to travel and meeting people. I discovered travelling when I was in med school, and since then I've been addicted ^^
I'm currently working (gynecologist) in the north of Portugal, in Porto, but my work keeps me moving from city to city. I love it =)

I hope you don't mind me putting here the description that a close friend did of me long time ago, because its better then me writing something just to fill this space.

"A Person that I find interesting and I think is a good choice to talk about is Filipa Rafael. She believes that the world is a perfect place. And probably, her world is perfect. She tells me that everything happens for a reason. She believes that everything is at balance. If you do something bad you will receive bad things from the universe. If, on the contrary, you spread goodness around you, you will be filled with good. She believes that every person as a chance to enjoy life at the fullest, to be whoever that person wants, to achieve all of theirs dreams!"
Mariana R.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed these places:
Spain - Salamanca
Italy - Sardenha (I was sleeping in a yate! xD)
Denmark - Arhus
Sweden - Umeo
Germany - Dresden
Finland - Helsinki (Crazy naked finish sauna experience...)
Spain - Salamanca, Malaga
...

In Portugal I accepted people in Coimbra and in Portimão. I spent the last year moving from Algarve to Porto, and to Lisbon and I couldn't host.

Interests

Theater, medicine, exchange of cultures, Projects around the world, "Friends" the series, Tunas (not the fish, the music groups), economics, philosophy, marketing, innovation!

• culture
• writing
• theater
• acting
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• dining
• sauna
• partying
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• piano
• fishing
• boxing
• economics
• mathematics
• medicine
• study abroad
• hitchhiking
• yes theory

Music, Movies, and Books

Harry potter series, the pursuit of happiness, GoT,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Greatest thing I've done was my Erasmus year. I tried everything and i mean I did everything! One of the best points was hitchhiking from Perugia - Italy to Castelo Branco - Portugal in Christmas time! That was amazing...
I hitchhiked Europe many times we great stories to tell!
I did 3 ERASMUS in different countries (Italy, Poland and UK).
I was president of a TUNA (Academic singing group) and we organized for the first time a international tuna festival that is still going annually since 2011)
I launched a CD s president of de TUNA (TFMUC)
I founded a non profit for research and innovation at my hospital and then edited 2 books on clinical practice for family doctors.
... And I'm just starting ^^

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn more about hippie communities, economics, philosophy of life, playing the guitar and food of the world.

I can teach about Portuguese food and Portuguese culture!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A bit of Portugal, some ukulele songs and a dreamy perspective on life

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, Poland, Portugal