ABOUT ME

I've grown up all over the American continent, beginning in Chile, then the US, then Brazil, Canada, and I'm now back in the US, discovering New Orleans. I strive to live conscientiously and in a way that will make a positive impact on the world. Right now, that's manifesting itself in my work teaching kids about the wonders of good food, health, cooking, and gardening at a program at a school I also have been learning a lot about myself (and fractions!) as I help teach GED classes in this crazy, incredible city I've ended up in.

I'm a pretty good cook, a somewhat shy guitar player, an avid biker (bi, not motor!), a newbie gardener, a serious Earl Grey drinker,a salsa dancer, a language enthusiast, and a compulsive reader...

PHILOSOPHY

Live simply, so that others may simply live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf and I host when I can!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed in Greece and met up with other couchsurfers in Italy, as well as in Tofino, on Vancouver Island. I also hosted lots of people in my lovely home in Vancouver... I am looking forward to hosting people at my new place in New Orleans!

Interests

music, dancing, rock climbing, cooking and eating, reading, singing, camping, hiking, traveling, learning new languages, afternoon beers, sewing, knitting, activism and social justice, geography, bike rides, making things with my hands, Chile, thrifting, theater, , piano, giraffes, adventures...

• singing
• theater
• photography
• mardi gras
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• gardening
• thrifting
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• guitar
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• rowing
• geography
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ratatat, John Butler Trio, Manu Chao, Vinicius de Moraes, Mumford and Sons, Bob Dylan, Silvio Rodriguez, The Very Best, and Seu Jorge, to name a few!
Books: You Shall Know Our Velocity, by Dave Eggers, Everything is Illuminated, by Jonathan Safran Foer, Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts,all Kurt Vonnegut, and anything written by Tom(Genius)Robbins.
Movies: "The Fall" (by Tarsem Singh)....watch it! Also, anything dreamed up by Wes Anderson is alright by me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Mudslides in Ecuador. Mardi Gras. Our chicken laying an egg. Eaten home-butchered roadkill venison sausage.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to learn
Italian
Hindi
Swahili
to play the guitar, and then maybe the banjo
photography
gardening

I can probably teach you some Spanish or Portuguese, how to make a really good cup of Earl Grey tea, the correct rowing technique, obscure geographical tid bits, and maybe how to dance salsa or merengue, if you're so inclined.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Greece, Italy, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada, Chile, United States

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