CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to try the "digital nomad" lifestyle. I love travelling so I want to see if life "on the road" is something I could do. :)

ABOUT ME

I am a Brazilian, originally from São Paulo. My parents and most of my family is from Chile and currently live there. I have lived there when I was young for a period of time. Then, moved back to Brazil and finally to the United States where I went to college.
I came back to Brazil a few years ago, after living in the US for many years. I moved to SP, my hometown. Then, late last year came to Rio de Janeiro due to a family emergency that made me question a lot of things in my life.
Now I am looking to travel the world at live a different lifestyle. I cannot do it without working so I am learning about being a ""digital nomad". I am not sure if it is for me, but I have to give it a try.
Since this is a transition year for me, with the WorldCup and everything going on in my life the ideal of a 6-9 month sabbatical was born. But since I could not afford it and while learning about it, I heard of this new lifestyle I am willing to give it a try.
With all that said, I am lookinf forward to meet other people trying the same thing or who have done it. I also like to meet locals with this travel mindset.
I am a bit shy (serious, reserved kind of person), sweet and at the same time very outspoken. I love movies, reading and writing as well as, of course, getting to know people and places! I enjoy cooking once in a while though I am not that good at it. I love wine, music.. life.
If I had to describe myself in one sentence I would say I am a 35 years-old girl with a great heart, trying to make a difference in the world.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live. Respect above everything. Also, give without expecting something in return. I am trying to adopt this last philosophy now, especially after I learned about the "Gift Economy".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to attend events and I will be looking for hosts this way or through meeting first. I am new to this idea and I am very careful (so meeting at puclic places, asking a lot of questions, etc.) as I do not want to be stuck in a dangerous situation.

In the future I would like to host, likely in Chile where I intend to have a place. At the moment I have no apartment so cannot offer acommodation.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had one experience through a friend. Apparently a friend of her recommended this guy who she met through here. She offered her room while she went away to Europe. I was renting a room from here. She said this guy was a friend of a friend. I never knew he was from the site. So we shared the apartment. The overall experience was good. But I only found out later she or her friend did not really know this guy.
Other than this indirect experience I cannot say I have tried this before. I have rented/shared my apartment on Airbnb and other sites (such as Craigslist) so I am familiar with screening and sharing. But I do not have much Couchsurfing experience.
I am looking forward to meet great people through this site though.

Interests

As I said before, I love movies (documentaries, independent, etc). I enjoy reading and talking about the media in general. I like writing and reading as well. I am not too much a social butterfly. Prefer day than night events but of course enjoy music and dancing. I love nature and meeting people as learning about cultural and historical events as well.

• writing
• documentaries
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

I usually like fiction or non-fition personal stories, either comedy or drama. Same for movies.

Here are some of my favorite authors: Richard Bach (Jonahtan Livingston, One, etc), John Green (Fault on our Stars), Isabel Allende (Mi pais escondido, Zorro, etc), Luis Fernando Verissimo, John Krakauer (Into thin Air), Tim O'brain (The Things They Carried), Kurt Vunneget(Slaughter house Five), David Sedaris (Me talk Pretty one day), etc

I love documentaries and foreign movies. I can mention a few: Clash, Rush (Airton Senna documentary), Sideways, Amelie, It is a Wonderful Life, The Book Thief, Vertigo, Lawrence of Arabia, The Shawshack Redemption, Temple Grandin (documentary), Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, etc etc

Some of the bands I enjoy: Cold Play, U2, Vampire Weekend, etc Mostly rock, pop, classical but overall ecletic.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling on my own (I went to Peru in 2012 and Europe last years for vacation) and living in other countries (Chile and United States).

Teach, Learn, Share

I love teaching language and learning as well. I would like to learn more about living a "location independent" lifestyle, as I said before.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Italy, Peru

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, United States