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Overview

  • 29 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Dutch
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2010
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

I love out of town trips; road trips! Anything and everything that involves mother nature. Driving with the window down, the wind blowing my hair, the smell of earth after a rain so intoxicating and the sunrise giving my skin that orange tint. I just know I belong!

ABOUT ME

5 feet tall. 115 lbs. Yes, I am petite (wink wink), and loving it. I love everything outdoors. And everytime I am one with nature, I always have that feeling that in a moment I am going to cry. I want to have a good time, but NOT that kind of good time you're thinking.

Get to know me more!!! mwah!

PHILOSOPHY

"You can begin to shape your own destiny by the attitude that you keep." - Michael Beckwith

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

October 2012. That was the month that I started joining a CS activity and became somewhat an active member. Invited one to a rock fest, another on an overnight trip with my friends, a few more on a drinking and videoke sessions. Went to a couple of Sunday meet-ups with cs peeps who had the same interests as I do. Not to forget, did volunteering with them.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted 4 Vietnamese before and showed them around Cebu. Going in an out of town trips with a few surfers as well. Meeting strangers and befriending them in every place I visited seems to be my norm. I have joined my friend who is an "active" member once and it was a lot of fun!

Interests

skimboarding
riding my mountain bike at night
spelunking
daydreaming
watching scary and gory movies with lights out... alone :P
reading james patterson novels
love, love to climb
snorkelling
**everything that involves mountains and the beach, i love it!
staying at home with the A/C on, watching cable tv or just sleeping...

Music, Movies, and Books

James Patterson novels
I Am Sam
A Beautiful Mind
x + y
The Kite Runner
Under The Tuscan Sun
Spirited Away, most Studio Ghibli Movies!!
saw, jeepers creepers (i prefer scary movies)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Can't just pick one. :(

1. Snorkelled in Balicasag and found out that there was nothing to fear under the sea which pushed me to learn to swim.
2. Experienced the beauty of El Nido, Coron and Batanes (to name a few) way before they all became too touristy.
3. Got invited to eat, play and dance with the Ifugaos in Sagada.
4. Rode an ATV to Mount Mayon for free.
5. Swam with butandings!
6. Reached the 2nd, 3rd and 4th highest mountains in the Philippines
7. Explored the largest cave in the Philippines and 2nd in Southeast Asia for 3 days and 2 nights.
8. Spent 3 days and 2 nights in an isolated really amazing public beach in Guimaras by myself and only spent 450 pesos for both the accomodation and the food.
9. Got lost in the tube in London.

I want more of these... :P

Countries I’ve Visited

Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Malaysia, Philippines

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