CURRENT MISSION

"Little by little, one travels far" - J.R.R. Tolkien

ABOUT ME

Hey friends! I'm Carmen. I like to travel and meet new people. I'm a fairly positive and adventurous person who is constantly learning new things.

PHILOSOPHY

Do all things in love

Love God, love others

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I mostly surf for the time being, but hope to host people in the future when I'm back in Colorado. I've been able to open my temporary home in Argentina up to travelers a couple of times and have had incredibly positive experiences cooking for backpackers and biking tourists. I would love to use couch surfing as a way to both host travelers and travel economically myself in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met all kinds of people while traveling. I especially love it when people take me to their favorite spots in town, whether a coffee shop, bar, or old book store. While hitchhiking through Patagonia, I was astounded by the consistent generosity of the people I encountered. While there are always exceptions, the majority of people want to help each other out and give back when they can. I've been blessed while traveling, and have had the opportunity to bless other voyagers when they come through my home town. Couchsurfing is all and all, the way to go.

Interests

I like backpacking, rock climbing, soccer, dance, slacklining, cooking, wine, coffee, street art, music, reading books on philosophy and politics, writing poetry, learning new languages, and long discussions about God and eternal truth.

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• street art
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• shopping
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• backpacking
• spelunking
• surfing
• bungee jumping
• sports
• rock climbing
• soccer
• languages
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Dead Poets Society, V for Vendetta, Almost Famous, Garden State, Amelie, I Heart Huckabees, Les Miserables, Inception, The Butterfly Effect, Boondock Saints, Empire Records, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Zoolander, The Waking Life, Where the Wild Things Are, Across the Universe, Little Miss Sunshine

Music: Dispatch, The Kooks, Slackstring, The Beautiful Girls, Blitzen Trapper, Local Natives, Noah and the Whale, RJD2, The Tallest Man on Earth, Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, Of Monsters and Men, Eduard Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Good Old War, Mad Caddies, Black Keys, Radiohead, Streetligh Manifesto, Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers, State Radio
(Genres: Indie, Folk, Rock, Blues, Punk, Ska, etc)

Books: The Republic, Calvin and Hobbes, Infidel, America the Vulnerable, Pablo Neruda, Borges, Dharma Bums, Fear and Trembling, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Brave New World, The Alchemist, Ishmael, Don Quixote, Farenheit 451, The Humanity of God, Emerson, The Hobbit, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1) The World's Largest Commercial Bungee Jump: Bloukrans Bridge, South Africa (216 meters)
2) Hitchhiking from Ushuaia to Bariloche (Patagonia)
3) African Safari
4) Caving at the Charles Manson Caves, California
5) Workforce for Bonnaroo Music Festival, 2010

Teach, Learn, Share

I like teaching people about politics, philosophy, and outdoor sports.
I would love to learn more about cooking, music, books, and different cultures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, France, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, South Africa, United States