Hi I’m Alex,

A half Colombian, half Moroccan. Born and bread Londoner. I’m super chilled, open-minded, and caring. Massive foodie, culture vulture and globe trotter.

I’ve grown up with people around the house from all over the world since I was a little girl, so CS has always appealed to me. I didn’t try it out until a few years ago when I went backpacking solo through India and wanted to get immersed in the culture and people (my favourite style of travelling).

Since then, I’ve not really had the chance of much travelling due to leaving the corporate rat race to set up my own business five years ago and then the c-word. But now the world has opened back up, I’m itching to get back out there and craving connection and culture like never before.

I’ll be moving to Colombia at the end of the year to reconnect with my ancestry and motherland. Happy to host hopefully when I’m on that side of the world :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect, to learn about cultures, to have memorable and enriching experiences

Interests

• writing
• fashion
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• cheese
• board games
• reading
• eating out
• blogging
• psychology
• nature
• spirituality
• personal development
• learning new things
• museums
• coaching
• wild swimming
• content creation
• forest bathing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: everything and anything (particularly Ray Charles/Frank Sinatra/Buena Vista Social Club) Lover of classical, especially piano (Max Richter, Alexis French) and equally cheesy 90s bangers and sing-a-long songs
Books: Especially into Poetry at the moment (David Whyte), Spirituality (The Alchemist) and Psychology
Movies & Shows: love fantasy (anything with magic or super powers), Documentaries, Foreign movies (Intouchables)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Moving to Berlin in the middle of a pandemic
- Sitting on the roof of a van (not secured) driving around the Atlas Mountains
- Paragliding off a mountain in Colombia at sunset and landing in pitch black

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking (anything and everything), teaching languages, Career & Personal Development (what I do for a living), deep conversations (preferably over a glass of vino).

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughs, storytelling, skills sharing, cooking for you

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United Kingdom