CURRENT MISSION

To have a wonderful CS experience. To take a break and breather fron working life.

ABOUT ME

I love to travel and step outside my life from time to time! My favorite cities in the world are Paris, Budapest, Florence and Chicago! I feel that my life is very blessed! I adore my daughters! I laugh easily! I'm a loyal friend! Ethics are important to me! I can talk to anyone! I believe in karma! I'm very passionate about things that are important to me! If I can help, I will! I love that I can speak French and Spanish fluently! I would love to perfect my Italian and Portuguese one day! I love to sing in the car on long road trips! I'm very grateful to have healthy parents in their 80's!

PHILOSOPHY

I live my life simply. I enjoy good food, good conversation, and music and always try to appreciate what I have and not dwell on what I don't have.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed with Sonia in Brasil in February 2009! Spent time with couchsurfers Hakan and Ertan while they visited St. Louis.

Interests

First, I love to travel!! I also love independent films, world music, and riding my bike. I speak English, Spanish and French, and have basic knowledge of Portuguese and Italian.

• culture
• singing
• dancing
• ethics
• dining
• movies
• traveling
• music
• world music
• cycling
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite music: Gypsy/Eastern European (Taraf de Haidouks, Goran Bregovic, Esma, Balkan Beat Box); Flamenco (Paco de Lucia, El Cigala, Gipsy Kings, Mayte Martin, El Camaron); French (Charles Aznavour, George Moustaki, Claude Nougaro); North African Rai (Tashid Raha, Cheb Khalid, Faudel, Cheb Mami, Natacha Atlas); Salsa (Hector Lavoe, Joe Bataan, Mark Anthony, La India, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle, Juan Luis Guerra); Latin (Santana, Mana, Manu Chao, Juliet Vinegas, Lila Downs); Eclectic (Massive Attack, Yann Tiersen, Bela Bartok, Satie-Gymnopedie, Tom Waits)...

Favorite Movies: Les Amants du Pont Neuf (Lovers on the Bridge), Paris je t'aime, Gypsy Caravan, Carmen by Carlos Saura, Camille Claudel, Latcho Drom, Jim Jarmusch films - Stranger than Paradise & A Night on Earth, Looking for Victor Vargas, Mi Familia

Favorite Books: One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Caramelo by Sandra Cisnerso, Anything by Simone de Beauvoir, Night by Elie Wiesel, The poetry of Jacques Prevert, A Peoples Guide to Mexico, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent time in the Algerian Sahara desert. Couchsurfed in Brasil! I canopied through the jungle of Puerto Vallarta. Spent Christmas in Finland.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about Mexican American culture. I am willing to learn about you and your country. I would love to learn how to prepare a typical meal from your country and perhaps how to dance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States