Since I was little I wanted to see the world. Now, it's finally the time!

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I am a PhD student and I was granted an exchange scholarship to Chicago. Because the selection process took a considerable amount of time, it's been hard finding acommodation. Thus, I thought Couchsurfing could help with that and, also, facilitate the process of getting to know new people and the city!

Intereses

Likes: Walking in the sun on a cold day; waking up early on weekends and having breakfast at the kitchen's table; Coffee;Drawing (actually, I can't draw but I really try); Travelling and listening to music at the same time, walking and listening to music at the same time, sitting and listening to music at the same time; My mom and her cats; My dad and his uncontrollable urge to fix everything; This limited freedom; Old stuff; friends; BOOKS; Movies, cinema; Characters that don't exist.

• movies
• art
• gastronomy
• getting to know new people

Música, películas y libros

I'm really into blues, jazz, brazilian popular music (MPB) and rock. One of my main passions is movies and books. There are so many, but the last ones that I watched and read that stuck with me were: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once and "So Many Olympic Exertions" by Anelise Chen.

Algo increíble que he hecho

I've always wanted to travel and see the world, but I never had the money to do it, so for 12 years I have been exchanging postcards with people worldwide. I have two aacounts on postcrossing.com and more than 600 physical postcards (https://www.postcrossing.com/user/aboutpolly ; https://www.postcrossing.com/user/pollybelo)

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I can teach Portuguese and about race and gender relations in Brazil (that's what my academic work is about!)

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

Friendship, long conversations, cultural experiences and if there's any brazilian market around, I can cook some brazilian food!