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Overview

  • 6 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Student
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • From New Berlin, WI, United States
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to learn Spanish and travel on a budget.

ABOUT ME

I am currently a student studying abroad in Toledo, Spain. I am majoring in International Business and Marketing and minoring in Spanish. My family is super important to me, but that doesn't mean I have to live by them. I will try everything at least once, except for food with gluten because I'm allergic (but sometimes I even cheat there to try something tasty!)

PHILOSOPHY

I think it is most important to appreciate everyone's differences, and in one way or another learn from them. Also I think it is extremely important to expand and never stay complacent.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently, I am only available for coffee, since I am living in a dorm setting, I unfortunately can't lend out my couch.

Interests

Traveling (ofcourse), reading (fantasy, romantic, non-fiction, philosophy, mystery, adventure, really any genre), jogging, swimming, water skiing, kayaking, hiking, beginner rock climber, movies, hanging out with friends and meeting new people

  • dining
  • coffee
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • skiing
  • swimming
  • business

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: always changing (some current favorites are MGMT, Foster the People, Rilo Kiley, Coldplay, Matt & Kim, The Temper Trap, and always, Enrique Iglesias)

Movies: The Godfather (particularly Part I and II), Flight Club, Awakenings, Blood Diamond, A Beautiful Mind, Harry Potter series, Schindler's List...

Books: Almost every book I read I enjoy something about it, I guess I have had some good picks. Recently, I have enjoyed the Hunger Games series, The Tide Lords series, Water for Elephants, The Help

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Take my breath away moments: Inside of the Sistine Chapel, The Prado, the inside of the Sagrada Familia, every time I water ski

Teach, Learn, Share

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

Countries I’ve Visited

Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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