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ABOUT ME

Hello! Hola! Oi!

I've been living in NYC since August 2011. Moved here to do master's program in International Education (happy to explain what that entails if you're curious).

Other stuff I've done you may or may not give a shit about:

Spent the summer of 2012 studying Portuguese, higher education, race and affirmative action and volunteering a bit in Rio, Brazil.

Before moving to NYC I backpacked around South America for four months (Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Brasil y Colombia).

Before that I spent 8 years living in the San Francisco Bay Area, 5 of which were spent working as a study abroad adviser at UC Berkeley.

Before that grew up in the LA area.

I really like cereal, dancing, and coffee :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Unfortunately it's been a long time since I've been able to host people (most of the roommates I've had the last few years haven't felt comfortable hosting) and I haven't been as involved more recently as I would like, but I love CS community and try to meet up with people occasionally.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Amazing. I've hosted a bit, hung out a bit, and surfed a bit (Mexico City, Argentina, Cuba, and NYC).

Interests

Musica, pottery, dancing, reading, making things, education, Spain and Latin America...

• dancing
• education
• coffee
• reading
• pottery
• teaching
• study abroad
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: cumbia, samba, Aterciopelados, Maria Rita, reggaeton, Tom Jobim, Juanes, Julieta Venegas, Marisa Monte, Tribalistas, Shakira, Manu Chao, samba, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Beatles, Radiohead, The Smiths, bluegrass...

Books: First Stop in the New World (David Lida) short stories and biographies, National Geographic, David Sedaris...

Movies: Volver, Hable Con Ella, The Sea Inside, Orfeu Negro, Superbad...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hanging out in the pampas and jungles of the Bolivian Amazon (Rurrenabaque).

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Dominica, Fiji, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Puerto Rico, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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