I am Franco Portuguese. I enjoy greatly lots of things and I often marvel at the beauty and poetry of life. As for sports, I'm a regular swimmer and dancer. I love cooking and sharing meals. I adore going on adventures (like hitchhiking) and getting away to nature. I also love watching movies and reading books! And I adore animals as well!!

I quit my job related to environmental issues in Paris to sail from Europe to Brazil (round trip) and spend 5 months all around Brazil to learn more about Brazilian culture, the fight against the far right and racism. Indeed, I want to film a documentary mini-series around the subject of immigration in order to fight the rise of far right movements and their narrative around the subject.

Insta : @sarapproche__

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe that what makes the most of travels is meeting people and spending quality time together. I would be super happy and grateful to be hosted by Couchsurfers during my travels 🦋

Interests

• arts
• photography
• dancing
• swimming
• hitchhiking
• cinema
• social justice
• acroyoga
• climate change
• walking around
• hammocking
• sobriety
• immigration

Music, Movies, and Books

Here are my favorite ones of the moment:
- Movies: “Ainda estou aqui” - Walter Salles
- Livros: “Les femmes aussi sont du voyage” - Lucie Azema
- Music: A lot of different styles! I like to discover music from around the world ✨

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I crossed the Atlantic Ocean by doing sailing hitchhiking from Spain to Brazil! So happy to be back to Brazil 5 years after doing my academic exchange here :)

Teach, Learn, Share

🫶Teach : I can lead various types of workshops for you and your friends/ family/ colleagues in French, Portuguese, or English: improvisational theater, improvisational dance, training on environmental issues (climate & circular economy), introduction to cooperation tools. It's less glamorous, but I have solid skills in PowerPoint and Excel if you ever want to improve your use of these tools!

🧚🏼‍♀️Learn: I am keen to learn anything that you can teach. I really want to practice my Brazilian Portuguese. I also like to draw, although I'm not particularly talented. I've also been learning to play the piano for a while, but I'm still fairly new to it.

✨Share: I enjoy a lot taking portraits, I will be glad to take pics of you with my camera! I also love cooking desserts (tiramisu, cookies, chocolate cake, crepes, etc)!

What I Can Share with Hosts

With my hosts, I enjoy sharing deep and open conversations. I would like sharing meals, having creative evenings, playing board games and doing any outdoor activity together. I'm also a big fan of hiking, nature breaks and the sea. I have an hammock with me!

I would be already super grateful to be hosted so I'll be flexible of course.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, Italy