I'm a 34 year old freelance translator. I love to travel. I grew up overseas (in Ghana and Indonesia) and have lived three years in Russia. I'm half Brazilian and half American. My husband is doing his PhD in physics at Princeton University. In my free time I take flamenco lessons and classes in Krav Maga. I also love to draw and sing. Because of working in a bookstore, I read a lot and love to discuss books, philosophy, politics, climate change, human rights, life etc. I also love to recommend books...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because when a friend of mine from Russia came to visit me, she did a lot of traveling using couchsurfing and I thought that hosting people here in Princeton might be fun. I love to meet new people, especially people who like new experiences and enjoy travel.

Interests

• dancing
• flamenco
• reading
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• krav maga
• book making

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite books:
The Animals in that Country- Laura Jean McKay
Métaphysique des tubes-Amélie Nothomb
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet- Vandana Singh
Invisible Man -Ralph Ellison
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell -Susana Clarke
Katalin Street- Magda Szabó
Parable of the Sower- Octavia Butler
Perdido Street Station-China Mieville
The Idiot- Elif Batuman

Favorite Movies:
Pan's Labyrinth
Pane e tulipani
Dersu Uzala
Hellboy
Sidewalls (Medianeras)
Sorry to Bother You
Hot Fuzz

Favorite Music:
Земфира
The Arctic Monkeys
The Wombats
Mujuice
Stromae
Gogol Bordello
Keane
Snow Patrol
Franz Ferdinand

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

An a cappella group I was in recorded a CD

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
I can teach a few self-defense moves from Krav Maga
I worked as an English teacher for a year and can give advice on learning English

Learn:
New dance moves
Book recommendations
The next languages I want to learn are Mandarin and Turkish...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories about the places I've lived
Advice about learning English
Book recommendations

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Cambodia, China, Egypt, France, Iceland, Laos, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ghana, Indonesia, Russian Federation, United States