CURRENT MISSION

To make up for lost time and experiences. I have a lot of living to do!

ABOUT ME

Hi! We are Renata/Heather and André! :)

We love to travel, to see new places and learn about this fantastic world we live in. We have travel on the brain, and so the next couple of years will be fairly nomadic.

PHILOSOPHY

There's so much left to learn. And, of course, practice kindness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Showing up means a lot to me. It means doing what you say you'll do when you say you'll do it, and it's something that's very important to me. I'm trying to live my truth, and to live my life ethically, while growing as much as possible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We've met some of our best travel friends through couchsurfing! There's nothing like staying with locals to really jumpstart your understanding, affection, and closeness for a place, and there's nothing like being local hosts to show your love for your own city :).

Interests

I love to read, try new foods, and most importantly, to study languages! I'm always studying something linguistic, whether it's a particular language, theory, past linguistic Olympiads, or just spelling reform alphabets like quikscript and Shavian. I speak English and Portuguese. I've studied Japanese and Greek, and I have some basis in Spanish, French, and a little Norwegian. I love to study languages!

My partner and I are vegan. We are interested in ethical activism of this sort, and love animals.

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a huge fan of speculative fiction, and my musical tastes are always changing. I love hearing something new that I've never heard of before.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I fell in love with my best friend!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm quite handy, whether it's home repair, sewing, cooking or fixing things, and I'm a fast learner when it comes to physical or mechanical tasks. I have a fantastic ear for accents, and can help with accent loss (if you want to speak American, that is) or with learning English as a whole.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, United States