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Overview

  • 7 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Spanish
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Production Coordinator
  • BA in Spanish and Journalism, LSU
  • From LA, USA
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About Me

De todo un poco.

I work to travel.

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”

"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden."
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My first couchsurfing experience was during Las Fallas, a huge festival in Valencia, Spain. 5 of us (3 separate groups) were so lucky to have such a welcoming tour guide and friend in our host. Not only did he greet us at the train station, feed us, provide maps and advice, but he also invited us to spend the weekend with his friends at the festival!

I hope to be as welcoming a host as Juanen was. With my busy and unpredictable work schedule, I haven't had the time and energy to host lately. I plan to find those opportunities more often.

Interests

Dancing all night. Dreaming about food, then attempting to make it. Hosting dinner parties. Being outside. Spain. LIVE MUSIC! Dancing to live music. Board games. New Orleans. Working for every penny to travel, food and music! The environment- recycling, solar energy, keeping my plants alive.

  • literature
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • environment
  • dining
  • cooking
  • partying
  • board games
  • traveling
  • music
  • live music
  • journalism
  • languages
  • tourism
  • second lines

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Currently reading lots of classics that I should have already read

Music: I like all types of music, especially the blues, blues/rock, garage, funk

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak Spanish and would love to practice my Spanish with both beginners and natives alike.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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