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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 27, Female
  • Member since 2016
  • Young Travelling Person/Farmer/Barista
  • High School Diploma, TEFL certification
  • From British Columbia, Canada
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About Me

I grew up on my family's small orchard in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. I'm a lover of animals, the earth, music, honesty and bad-but-good jokes.

Yo crecí en la granja de mis padres en un pueblito del Valle Okanagan, BC, Canada. Soy una gran fan de los animales, la madre tierra, la música, la franqueza, y "malos-pero-buenos" chistes jaja.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking to have meaningful experiences travelling. To see/feel/learn something new and real, and grow from it. Travelling to me isn't as much vacationing as it is going to school (generally more fun than actual school) in the world where everyone is my teacher and fellow student. That's at least how I try to look at it. I think you can treat your life like this anywhere everywhere, but especially in the houses and daily moments of new/different people welcoming you into their lives, and the moments of welcoming a friendly stranger into yours.

Busco tener experiencias significativas mientras viaje. Ver/sentir/aprender algo real y nuevo, y crecer personalmente por estas experiencias. Para mí mis viajes no son tanto como vacaciones (aunque soy muy agradecida y feliz por poder viajar) sino lecciones en la escuela del mundo en la cual todos son a la vez mis maestros y otros alumnos iguales que yo. Creo que puedes vivir con esta onda de aprendizaje por todos lados, pero puede que exista aún mas en las casas y momentos diarios de la gente que te da la bienvenida a su vida, e igual los instantes cuando le das la bienvenida a una nueva persona a la tuya.

Interests

I like learning about people, myself, and the world. I like to be able to talk about different ideas, points of view, and experiences. I can talk about/discuss anything honestly.
Lo que me interesa más es aprender de la gente, mi mismo, y el mundo. Me gusta platicar sobre puntos de vista, experiencias y ideas diferentes y hablar honestamente de todo.

I enjoy listening to, playing, and writing music (I played saxophone and piano growing up, now mostly ukulele).
Disfruto mucho de la música. Tocar, escuchar, componer. Tocaba bastante el saxofón como adolescente, toco ahora el piano hace 6-7 años, y el ukulele hace 2 años.

I like to write in my blog occasionally that you can see if you'd like:
https://musictravelpeace.wordpress.com/
There I write creatively about ideas or experiences I've had, and share my art and pictures, and stories/things said by people I know as well.
De vez en cuando escribo algo para mí blog. Ahí escribo creativamente sobre mis ideas y experiencias y comparto mi arte, fotos, e historias/dichos/citas de gente que conozco. Está justo aquí arriba el enlace sí quieres ver/leer^

  • animals
  • arts
  • writing
  • singing
  • blogging
  • music
  • piano
  • languages
  • ukulele
  • vegan cooking
  • spanish

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favourite musicians are:
Algunos de mis músicos favoritos son: Watsky, Calle 13/Residente, Macklemore, Natalia Lafourcade, the Lumineers, Ed Sheeran, Mumford&Sons, Louis Armstrong (although I have fallen in love with many songs of many others)
I hold a special place in my heart for good rap, and good reggaeton.
Aunque me haya gustado mucho la música de muchos otros, tengo un pedacito de mi corazón reservado para la música jazz, indie rock, rapeo, y algún buen reggaeton.
Movies/películas: Love them. Las amo.
Books/libros (and authors/autores): Thich Nhat Hanh's collection of peace/mindfulness teachings, John Green, books that make you amazed about nature and space. Las enseñanzas de Thich Nhat Hanh sobre La Paz y atención plena, John Green (todos sus libros), y libros sobre la naturaleza y el espacio que te dejan asombrado de leer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Graduated high school and then decided to travel alone long term (7 months) in a foreign country (Mexico) where I didn't yet speak the language (Spanish).

Graduarme del colegio y decidir irme a viajar sola en un país que no habla mi idioma. (7 meses en México).

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Intermediate piano / music theory / English / intermediate-advanced spanish / beginner ukulele / vegan cooking!!

Learn: Advanced- piano / music theory / more Spanish ;D as well as any other language or instrument, got a lot of interest in those. Also interested to learn what makes people happy and why.

Share: My music, stories, and secret family recipes.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A love of knowledge, true stories, laughs, dancing, and good vegan food. I also play music.

Un amor de aprender, de historias verdaderas, de risas, bailar, y de rica comida vegana. Y toco música. ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Cook Islands, Guatemala, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Mexico, New Zealand

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