Hi lovely people!

Thanks for taking the time to read through my profile. Here's a little bit about me.

I love people, animals, music, dance, adventure, travel, travel, travel (especially Europe and South America) and languages. I take people as I find them, with an open heart and a friendly smile. I'll try pretty much anything once ;)

I value these in my life and relationships :
* Connection
* Inspiration
* Passion
* Creativity and artistic expression
* Fun
* Relationships over being right
* People over objects
* Spontaneity over schedule
* Adventure over comfort
* Cheekiness over shyness
* Laughter over tears
* Discussions over arguments
* Beautiful minds and souls over status and possessions
* Spirituality over religion
* Self-development / growth over stagnation
* Collaboration over competition
* Imperfection over perfection (what is perfection anyway?)
* Dancing over drinking
* Ideas over idle chit-chat
* Compassion over judgement
* Having a go over watching from the sidelines
* Dogs over cats
* Outside over inside
* Nature over man-made
* Real conversation over email / messaging
* Self-responsibility over over-regulation
* Pretty much anything over TV
* Salad over deep-fried ;)
* Love and trust over all

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've just moved to Europe (to be based in Barcelona for a while) and will be traveling a bit whilst I'm here. I love the idea of meeting random people in random places, sharing what I have and helping others out in the process.

Interests

people, animals, music, dance (Latin), adventure, travel, travel, travel (especially South America) and languages, photography, reading, cycling, watersports, self development, spirituality, discovering the extraordinary in the everyday and so...many...more...

Oh...and writing...here's a link to my blog :

http://alma-inspirada-au.blogspot.com.au/

• animals
• cats
• dogs
• writing
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• drinking
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• cycling
• languages
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - I love music and play a "little bit" of many instruments. I love latin, modern jazz, acoustic, "real" music, but also Daft Punk - go figure. If it's funky, has soul and a good beat, I'll be tapping, singing or dancing along to it in no time.
Books - When I find the time, mostly self-development, inspirational / biographical. I'm currently reading Boots to Bliss (about the Camino de Santiago which I'm planning on doing next year).

Movies & TV - I'm certainly not a movie or TV buff (my TV doesn't even work!). If you quiz me on anything movie-related, I will fail miserably :) Having said that, I do enjoy a good movie with great company. I loved Amelie, really enjoyed Chef (latino flava!!) and sadly, giggle a lot at Iron Man :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled to Latin America (Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Cuba). I LOVE IT!

Teach, Learn, Share

languages, music

What I Can Share with Hosts

My humour, love of speaking foreign languages, friendliness, connections, moderate cooking abilities ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, England, France, Germany, Spain