Update:
Already in London for two years. Haven’t been active in hosting because I have flatmates but still up for meet-ups.

I'm a Filipino with a Spanish last name that cannot fluently speak Spanish, who moved to Paramaribo, Suriname in 2015 to work as a Cardiology Nurse.
A lot of people have asked me "Why Suriname" (because generally no one knows where it is. No offense. I didn't know where it was either!)
I usually answer "Why not?". It's a different country, with different kinds of people, culture and history. And it's close to many awesome countries as well. Besides, every county is special.
So yeah, why not?

Now, I'm back in the Philippines after 3 years and 4 months in South America. Three years in Suriname, it's in the same continent but with a totally different culture.. and they speak Dutch. Then a total of 6 months backpacking and hitchhiking through the Guianas, Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Colombia.

I think describing a character of a person is a subjective opinion so I would like you to read my references if you want an idea of what kind of person I am and simply because I'm bad at describing myself. I can only tell you objective things about me.

Just some weird words I put together which I'd like to think makes me seem smarter to people reading this. Nothing impressive though.

Ultimate frisbee player. Mountaineering enthusiast. Beginner Capoeirista. Beach goer. Expert procrastinator. Sometimes-reckless adventurer. Sporadically-unorganized traveler. Thought writer. Not a writer. A receptive Introverted extrovert (okay, this is subjective). A 20-something looking 33 year old. Everyday-coffee drinker. Occasional tattoo canvas.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because people are amazing.

Interests

• books
• capoeira
• running
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• sports
• beach
• ultimate frisbee

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not a bookworm but when I start to get a feel of a really good book, I dwell on it from the very core of my imagination, and I mean no sleeping until I finish the book. :D

Most books from Chuck Palahniuk
Fight club and Rant (I've read these twice)
1q84, kafka on the shore by Haruki Murakami
1984 by George Orwell
Room
Born to Run

I listen to music from Rage against the machine, Deftones, Soundgarden, incubus, RHCP, Jose Gonzales, Pink Floyd, Alice in Chains, Florence and the machine, Arctic monkeys, smashing pumpkins, michael kiwanuka, bon iver
Philippine bands like urbandub, franco, faspitch.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked the 28km prohibited route along the train tracks from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes in Peru for 7 hours alone and it was a fucking adventure! (big thanks to a CS host that gave a lot of tips).

Biked on Bolivia´s famous death road

And I'm Nurse with just enough intellectual abilities and skills to not accidentally kill patients.

Survived from a mild hypothermia on a mountain in..... the Philippines. Yes, our mountains get cold too.

Did some illegal things. hehe. but at least I get to have awesome stories.

Okay, those are just average things but who cares.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to throw an ultimate frisbee disc.
I can cook an average decent Filipino meal, I bet you'd like it if you haven't tried any Filipino food before. ;p

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good, funny conversations about everything and Filipino culture.
Average Filipino food ;p

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, France, French Guiana, Guyana, Hong Kong, Peru, Singapore, Spain, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Philippines, Suriname