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Overview

  • 11 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish; learning Arabic (Morocco), Georgian, German, Hungarian, Inuktitut, Sign Language - American
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Freelance translator, Teacher and Financial Analyst
  • Aspiring PhDer, I have an MA, MBA and a BS
  • From Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Share the wealth of knowledge

ABOUT ME

Randomness. I have multiple university degrees in varying fields from Chemistry to Linguistics. Still haven't found what I want to do in life so I've been living and working all over the place for now.

I am a hyperpolyglot and a citizen of the world! I've spent the last several years living in Russia, the USA, Morocco, Italy, Brazil and the Republic of Georgia.

Used to be a high level competitive swimmer and being active is quite honestly the best thing there is. I want to complete an Iron Man Triathlon some day! I now do competitive aerial sports.

PHILOSOPHY

Nothing is planned in life so just roll with the punches and treasure the smiles because that's what it's all about!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

1. Very excited to meet new people in all corners of this lovely globe!
2. Meet up with and share experiences with other travelers.
3. Welcome travelers into my home whenever I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

in Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Asia, Central Asia and Latin America

Interests

- Sports, Reading, Languages, Culture, Snowball fights, dancing, travel, hiking, drinking delicious ciders

  • culture
  • dancing
  • bachata
  • cooking
  • triathlon
  • athlete
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • sports
  • swimming
  • chemistry
  • engineering
  • geology
  • languages
  • language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy almost all music. I love Latin rhythms but I really don't like house or techno.

Le Petit Prince is an all time classic book.

I love comedy, romance, action and drama movies... and interesting documentaries as well as every Disney movie ever made.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked Kilimanjaro

Learned to write cursive Russian, Georgian and Arabic

Teach, Learn, Share

Language exchange
Dancing classes - salsa, merengue, vallenato, bachata, reggaeton.....
Swim classes
Cooking skills... I'm like a little Ratatouille chef

I would love to learn other languages, dancing, any kind of sport, to make other nations' national dishes... I'm pretty game for it all.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language, culture, sports, cooking, great conversation about travels

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Martinique, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Georgia, Italy, Morocco, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, United States

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