CURRENT MISSION

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ABOUT ME

I once heard my dad say about me: "she's a very loyal friend". I guess I always wanted to make sure he felt his words were not in vain.

As for my own description of self: I'm laid back and easy going (unless I find out you have once hurt a kitty!)

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy life as it comes...
Be good, help others...but don't forget about yourself.
Take the best out of every situation, every opportunity...each place has a different thing to offer, don't waste time with unreal comparisons!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I not only travel a lot, but I have recently moved into a tiny apartment so it's hard for me to host as I am not able to provide any comfort nor privacy...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted a few times, have been hosted several times, and I have had countless "coffee or a drink" experiences in different cities. So far, all of my experiences have been amazing and every couchsurfer I've met has been great! I am glad to say I have made good friends from this site :)

Interests

Traveling (of course), and everything that is related to animals and nature.
I love mountains, I love rainbows, bubbles, dandelions, I love tea and I'm crazy about red wine and Lebkuchen cookies.
I love reading and I love the sound of the word "bumblebee".
I'm a trekking enthusiast and would love to cover the world on foot (I won't, though... I have a bad knee).

I also enjoy photography, but I still have a long way to go... For those willing to check my photos, here's the link:

www.flickr.com/photos/paulalema

Constructive comments are welcome!

• animals
• photography
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• mountains
• travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Even if my favorite book ever has been Arundhati Roy's "The God of Small Things", I usually enjoy reading latin american writers... beautiful stories, strong characters and a hint of magic and surrealism...
I have my share of reality from life itself... why not escape from it from time to time?

I have also loved books by Salman Rushdie, Khaled Hosseini and my all-time-favorite-non-fiction-author Bill Brysson.

Music... ahh, I love music. I was raised in a very musical environment, all of my brothers became musicians and I didn't... only because I suffer from a very severe lack of talent... but I enjoy my pathetic singing anyway :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mmm... not sure. There are so many amazing things that happen in everyday life...

I guess something amazing would be taking a hot-air balloon ride at sunrise over Capadoccia, Turkey. That was pretty neat.

Another amazing thing happened not long ago when I was walking home one night and I saw a guy with a huge telescope standing in the middle of a plaza in Madrid. He offered me to have a look and there it was, Saturn, the size of a lentil, but with recognizable rings and all.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Czech Republic, Italy, Paraguay, Spain

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