My name is Alexia and I'm an international student in Belgium. I'm only 19, but I left home right after graduating from high school and since then I've lived in Sweden, South Korea, the Netherlands, and (now) Belgium. I love food, embroidery, the arts, and playing clarinet as well as learning about new languages and other people.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because I want to be able to travel on a budget since I'm a student, but also because, everywhere I've traveled, I've had the amazing opportunity to live and work with locals and I want to keep doing that. Because I think traveling should not only be about beaches and cute selfies, but also about learning and becoming a more mindful and educated person.

Intereses

I love food, from baking and cooking to serving it and eating. I eat pretty much everything. My palate doesn't discriminate! I grew up with a love of cooking because food brings people together and is really the language of love and appreciation.
I've also been playing clarinet for 8 years and I really love it. Performing in an ensemble is one of the best feelings for me and im always excited to learn a new instrument or style.
I'm also super interested in hand embroidery and I've been embroidering a lot recently in the hopes that I can some day start a small business with it.
Languages are very interesting to me and I was originally a linguistics major before coming to Europe. I grew up in a bilingual family, English and Korean, and I'm just fascinated by how language develops and evolves and how it shapes people and their communities.

• languages
• food
• linguistics
• sewing
• embroidery
• clarinet

Música, películas y libros

I love most science fiction and fantasy genres. I love Orson Scott Card's works (he himself is not as loveable), Brandon Sanderson's high fantasy Stormlight series, and other generally fantastic and allegorical works. For movies, I like anything Except for super cheese romcoms, horror, and overly gorey things.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Moved to a different continent by myself at 17 years old

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I can teach about moving places by yourself, growing up in a rural place, or anything that I have experience in. I can also teach baking!
I want to learn about everything. Most people go to university to get a job, but I'm studying because I love learning and I love people, especially people who also love to learn.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

A different perspective on traveling and the world, language exchange, cooking and baking!

Países que he visitado

Belgium, England, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden

Países en los que he vivido

Belgium, Netherlands, South Korea