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Overview

  • 48 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2006
  • Teacher of English
  • University
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

BACK IN TUCUMAN!

ABOUT ME

I am originally from northern Argentina, Tucuman. I lived in England and Buenos Aires. I love sharing my culture and teaching Spanish. People usually say I am very talkative, energetic and fun! I hate routines so I am always trying to do new things so as to add a bit of spice to my life. My two biggest passions in life are the English language and literature which are also a big part of my life because of my job/career. Having lived in England in two different occasions of my life, I consider myself a huge fan of the country, culture and its language.
Santi is probably the complete opposite of me. Quiet, shy, uncomplicated but very funny when he feels comfortable enough to stop being shy. He is learning English but he still manages to have a proper conversation. He can tell you everything about Buenos Aires since he is a genuine local Porteño and he is a bit of a smartarse when it comes to Argentinian History.
Emma, our baby girl, is being raised bilingual. She is very outgoing, loves music and technology and she's always up for a conversation in English :p

PHILOSOPHY

Living well is the best revenge
si se quiere, se puede!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

*I'm a moderator of the Tucuman and Region group

Tucuman and Region Group

* I am currently organizing CS Camping NOA 2009
CAMPING NOA 2009

* I host CSers in my city
How to be a good host

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am pretty confident to say I've got lots of experience. I have been using CS, both hosting and surfing together with organizing meetings and events, since 2006.

Interests

Languages
Literature
Films
Theatre
Music
Cooking
Wine

  • culture
  • literature
  • dancing
  • cumbia
  • dining
  • cooking
  • wine
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • camping
  • surfing
  • history
  • languages
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:The Notebook, A walk to remember,Coyote Ugly, The Lake House, Love Actually,Mona Lisa Smile, Four Feathers,City of God,Imagine Me and You, Butterfly Effect...

Music:My faves are... Amy Winehouse, The Kooks, Editors, The Killers,Artic Monkeys, Placebo,Snow Patrol, Natasha Bedingfield,Pink,James Morrison, The Beatles, Queen, Aerosmith, Roxette, Celine Dion, Madonna,Alejandro Sanz, Diego Torres, Ricardo Arjona, Ricardo Montaner, and the 80`s (who doesn`t love the 80`s?!)

Books:The Crucible (Arthur Miller),The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald),Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte), A Tale of Two Cities & Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde), The BellJar (Sylvia Plath).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

create your own visited country map
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Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English, Spanish,Argentinian history, Tucumano Spanish (slang), how to cook argentinean food, how to dance cumbia and cuarteto!

Learn: any language (at least how to say hello, goodbye, thank you and please! haha), I am very keen on languages, about new cultures, how to cook your traditional dish from your country, how to be a better host, how to be a better Cser!

Share:my life experiences, a nice meal, a bottle of wine, great stories, adventures, trips...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United Kingdom

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