My name is Cecilia. I live in a flat in Montevideo with my cat Ramone. I am 30 years old and work at an implantable medical devices factory. I study mechanical engineering and sociology. I practice yoga and aerial acrobatics. I like riding bicycles and running. I am a vegan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to travel around the world and meet people from other cultures. I find the differences so interesting that I want to share and learn from people worldwide.

Interests

I'm an animal lover. I am vegan. I like doing different kind of sports. I'm a bike rider but I also practice yoga and aerial acrobatics. I like reading, listening to music and watching movies or series. I prefer rock and heavy metal music. My favorite books and moviea genres are drama, social drama and psicological thrillers but I also like romantic novels. I like being outside near nature but I also like the cities and watch how the people live. I am a sociology student although my main career is mechanical engineering. I'm introducing myself in photography and starting to learn German. If I had to choose, I prefer cold weather. I like the rain, the forests and the mountains.

• animals
• cats
• culture
• architecture
• photography
• concerts
• vegan
• yoga
• running
• music
• rock music
• piano
• cycling
• sports
• languages
• volunteering
• food
• flute
• roller skating
• calisthenics
• saxophone
• acrobatics
• walking around
• self-improvement
• german language
• art galleries
• aerial silks
• aerial hoop
• circus arts
• french language

Music, Movies, and Books

I mostly like rock music mainly in English. Some of my favorite bands and singers are Iron maiden, Black Sabbath, Pj Harvey, Patty Smith, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains. I also listen Spanish rock, as Extremoduro and some argentinian rock bands such as Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, Las Pelotas, Almafuerte, La Renga, Luis Alberto Spinetta. I also like blues and jazz. I don't play any musical instrument but I love winds, mainly the saxophone. I'd love to learn how to play it someday.

Alice in Wonderland. Le Petit Prince. The psychoanalyst. Intelligence and Freedom by Osho. I also like biographical books; I am currently reading La Parabola De Pablo, about Pablo Escobar.

Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Amelie, Millennium Trilogy, David Lynch and Aki Kaurismaki movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Be born.
To become aware of animal suffering and turn into vegan.
Adopting a cat.
Falling in love (several times 😉)

While traveling:
Climbing Villarrica volcano, in Chile

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some things about uruguayan culture (I'm not a tipycal uruguayan, don't get excited!) but I will do my best. I can teach you some things about vegan food; I'm not a great cooker but I have learnt a lot since I became a vegan and I can show you how to feed you well without making any animal suffer, and without making yourself suffering either ;) I try to have a minimalist way of feeding myself, trying not to overcharge my body and with the aim of having the best levels of energy, encourage, performance and happiness all the time. I can teach you some yoga poses and if you let me, I can give you a class (don't expect too much from me but I have been taking classes for a long time and, trust me, I have learnt a lot!). If there is a place, I can teach you some aerial acrobatics. Currently I practise aerial hoop and aerial silks, but I have taken aerial trapeze classes too, and I can improvise a little :)

I would like to learn about the culture of your country. If it is about food, take into account that I'm a vegan and I won't try anything made from animals. Don't get it wrong! If you play any musical instrument, I'd be glad to learn something! I would also love to learn a bit of your language.

About sharing, I would like to share a bike riding to get to know the most popular and iconic places of your city. It could be a walk too. If we agree in musical preferences, we can go to a concert together. I am interested in making any social or animal volunteering.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer you a couch in my living room, vegan meals, Wifi, good music and a cat to sleep with 😸! I enjoy interesting conversations too! I can teach and show you things about my culture and you can take my bike or my roller skates if you want!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Uruguay