Blue: Hi! I would prefer being called Cele but if you can’t pronounce it then Blue works just fine ☺️ I grew up in the suburbs of Maryland so pretty nervous about adventuring out into the world😅 but hoping to be braver each year! My parents are originally from Guatemala and Ecuador, so def Latina but grew up too white 🙃 I would love to hear about your experiences if you relate 🥳

Blue’s husband: My name is Sami and I grew up in Pakistan for my childhood but have been based in the Washington DC area since around 2012.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Blue: To meet wonderful new people around the world ✨

Sami: I want to meet new people and explore new places, admittedly on a budget

Interests

Blue: Art, Illustration, YouTube, Sculptures, Plants, Earthships, Environmental Sustainability, Environmental Architecture, Movies, Animation, Horror but not too gory! Being a 1st gen Latin American 🇪🇨🇬🇹

Sami: Mostly the wonderful things that are a part of “nerd” culture!

• board games
• engineering
• good food
• science fiction
• good conversation
• dungeons and dragons
• fantasy books
• steven universe
• anime and manga
• avatar the last airbender
• ttrpg

Music, Movies, and Books

Blue: Currently watching The Sandman on Netflix, it’s so good! Haunting of Hill House 😍 Really loved Tuca and Bertie 🥰 Reading more YA these days because my Little sister is 13, I swear! Definitely recommend The Wings of Fire series 🔥 Pretty much up for all types of music, recently loving Bad Bunny (I’m late to the game sorry 🙃)

Sami: All sorts of music, mainly science fiction and fantasy books (NK Jemisin, Robin Hobb, Octavia E Butler, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Tolkien, Cixin Liu etc)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Blue: Skydiving! Hoping to get Certified one day 🤩

Sami: Gone backpacking around South East Asia and jumped off of a 30 ft cliff into a swimming hole

Teach, Learn, Share

Blue: I’m a bad teacher, sorry 😅 but I’d love to learn Urdu (Sami speaks but he’s also a bad teacher 😂) and practice my Spanish because honestly I miss speaking it 🥲 Would love to learn more about Illustration! I can doodle but I’d like to take classes 🤩

Sami: I am a Structural Engineer by trade and a “geek/nerd” at heart. I would love to learn/teach for either of those wide genres and hope to meet people who feel the same! I love to play and learn new board games/ttrpgs as well!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Blue: I love a good chat and hearing other’s stories! Definitely up for adventures ranging from cliff jumping, thrift shopping, vegan eats, and absinthe shots 🤠 and more!

Sami: My own experiences and history, my love for board games and ttrpgs, and my willingness to geek out over anime and fantasy

Countries I’ve Visited

Ecuador, Guatemala, Scotland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, Pakistan, United States