CURRENT MISSION

To learn and travel as much as possible

ABOUT ME

I'm an IT consultant from Brazil. I grew up in a city called Passos (MG). When I turned 18 I moved to Sao Paulo, where I lived for about 12 years. I went there to attend engineering school (Poli-USP), and I graduated as a computer engineer in 2005. In 2006, just after I graduated, I went to live in the UK for about 6 months, and I had the chance to visit many places in Europe. That was when I fell in love with traveling. Since then, I've been working with software development in all sorts of projects and companies all-over the world.

I found out about CouchSurfing in 2007, and my first experience was in 2008, when I went backpacking in California. It was an extremely positive experience, and I still use CouchSurfing whenever I can.

Nowadays, I live in Chicago, and I work for an open source company called Liferay (www.liferay.com).

PHILOSOPHY

What motivates me the most is the desire to learn about our world and to spread the word to others, and that's why I want to become a teacher at some point. I like to help people uncover their capabilities and realize their true potential, so they can help make our world a better place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The biggest help I give at the moment is through spreading the word and going out with other fellow CouchSurfers. CouchSurfing is a fantastic community, and the bigger it grows, the better it gets.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted a few people in Chicago, and I have also couchsurfed in California in 2008. I stayed with couch surfers in many different places there: San Francisco, Napa Valley, Lake Tahoe, etc. It was a wonderful experience and I still have many fond memories of that trip.

Interests

- Reading, esp. biographical, epic, and science fiction books;
- Outdoor activities: tracking, running, bike riding and camping;
- Cinema. This is my favorite hobby. The only genre I don't like is horror movies;
- Computer Science. I won't lie: I'm a geek.
- Traveling. It might be alone or with friends.
- Making new friends. I just love to make friends with backgrounds and interests different from mine.

• books
• running
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• camping
• computer science
• teaching
• engineering
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

- Books: Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder), "Lord of the Rings" (J. R. R. Tolkien), and "Pillars of the Earth" (Ken Follet). And for the techies: "The Pixar Touch" (David Price) and "Googled: The End of the World as We Know it" (Ken Auletta), both describing the stories behind the making of these companies.

- Movies: "The Godfather (Part I and II)", "Star Wars (the first trilogy)", "Fight Club", "Meeting Joe Black", "Hable con Ella", "El Hijo de la Novia"; "Amélie Pullon", and many others.

- Music: Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Pearl Jam, ACDC, The Doors, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Frank Sinatra, Cat Stevens, Damien Rice, Elton john, and many, many others;

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, India, Ireland, Jordan, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United Kingdom, United States

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