I am a very communicative person. I love learning all kinds of stuff, since languages until mathematics and phylosophy. I am graduated in Computing Science, but currently working as a language teacher at a school.

On my free time, I watch several series, and also listen to music and read books, besides studying languages a reading about history and culture to keep up with my trips.

I am a very open minded person, and always ready to talk about the problems and differences of the world - and the lessons we can take of them.

"If you admit the life is ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed." - Into the Wild

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I was living in Norway, I loved the experience I had hosting people on couchsurfing, besides the ones where I hosted - found out a great way to travel, meeting local people with amazing stories and life to tell.

While hosting, I hope my guests be polite with me and don't act like my apartment were just a B&B. I hope the guest enjoys talking and be willing to do activities togheter, share experiences, news and have fun. I can show around the city on my freetime and drink togheter - since Norway is very expensive, know cheaper places and free outside activities are very enjoyable.

While being a guest, I hope to propose a good experience to my host. I like to cook, and can make delicious brazilian foods, with the experience of one who has lived alone and learnt by force how to make a good meal. Also, I am willing to share my experience, learn local culture, best places to hang out and discover new ways to have fun. .

As every brazilian, I am a very cheerful person. So as guest or host, I will make you feel as an old friend!

Interests

Above all, I am interested in making friends -) and in all the awesome things that people have to share about their lives. No traveler has a simple life, and the details are just the best part!

• culture
• photography
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• drinking
• politics
• news
• movies
• traveling
• music
• violin
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• sports
• languages
• law
• mathematics
• political science
• religion
• science
• beaches
• mountains
• food
• cinema
• phylosophy
• economy
• movies and series
• books,

Music, Movies, and Books

I am kinda nerd on these stuff. My fav movies: Star Wars, The Lord of The Rings, Matrix, Into the Wild. In the past few months, every movie I went to see in the movies was a super hero movie - Avengers, Captain America, Superman, Spiderman... So, take you conclusions about it!

On books, J.R.R.Tolkien is by far, my favourite author. I also like George Martin, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, Bernard Cornwell and Rick Riordan. Books of fantasy or history are the ones in my shelf - be it physical or virtual. Snorri Sturluson and his Eddas are also an awesome reading, for any Norse Mythology fan - and also for the non-fans, of course. When I am ispired, I also like to write, and there are some poetries and texts on my DeviantArt page - http://leonardolv.deviantart.com/

On music, I am into metal. I prefer the Finnish Metal, with Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Korpiklaani and HB- that is where I started to learn finnish.
I also love brazilian music (Paulinho da Viola, Barão Vermelho, Zelia Duncan,etc), israeli music (Shotei HaNevua, Mosh Ben Ari). Not being so hipster, I am fan of old rock (and here goes Led Zep, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, etc) and new pop rock (Coldplay, 30STM).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had a 40 day backpacking trip around Europe, did scuba diving, snowboarding, brewed my own beer, and without any doubt, worked as a tour guide for two seasons in Norway - the most beautiful country in the world. Getting paid to travel and talk to people is, doubtless, the most awesome experience a traveler can have!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you any language I know, from portuguese to spanish, norwegian, and a bit of hebrew. Of course I can teach you also to make several kinds of foods, and you will learn a lot about beers - to say the difference about Ale, Stout, Lager, Pilsner, Boch, and so on...

I want to learn anything you have to teach me, because that is my main reason to travel with Couchsurfing: learning from the people who enjoy accumulating experience as I do!

I am a really open person, so expect to know a lot about myself and my life while hosting me. -) You surely won't be disappointed!

What I Can Share with Hosts

All my experiences of life so far. I think I have lived a lot of things, and as any traveler, a bit more than the average working-student. So with me, you will eat food from several countries (brazilian, norwegian, israeli are the ones I am more familiar with!) while you are speaking in other languages about other cultures!

I am very easy-going, so don't worry about running out of topics: we will always get into deep conversations and when you realize, you will be questioning everything you've learned so far - because that is how we grow up hahaha

If you enjoy having a glass of beer or a cup of coffee, we will do that a lot, and every time it will be different from the previous time - and all that I can share with guests and hosts as well, and of course, if you don't have the time, I am always up to meet up and have some small talk around the city!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Slovenia, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Norway