CURRENT MISSION

To discover the heart of a place, know matter where that happens to be.

ABOUT ME

I grew up in Southern California. After living in San Francisco for the last 8+ years, I decided to come to Barcelona for 6 months to know what it is like to live in Europe; Barcelona has been an amazing experience but it's only the beginning! Now I know have been infected by the travel bug and want to continue exploring other places around the world.

I'm an open-minded individual; I love a good conversation where there might be disagreements, I like meeting people from different places and hearing their point of view. At a party I would be the one who is quiet at the beginning but ends up dancing in the middle of the floor with everyone in the room. I can be chill and sociable at the start and end up in a disco until dawn if the music is right.. I am very real and mostly transparent, but I also like to play..

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is happens when you are in the midst of making plans to live." I state this as my philosophy as a reminder to myself. I am constantly living in my head, thinking of what is to come, that I have to remember that life happens all around me and I must be aware of it or else I will miss it..

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm new to CS but I think it's amazing- to encourage exploring people and cultures, languages, and contribute to a genuinely global society :) I like anything which involves an exchange of ideas and openness..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Several years ago I stayed with friends in Brighton, England. I did some artwork for their vintage clothing shop in exchange for a 3 week stay at their home; it was wonderful and I have visited them again since.

Interests

I've been having fun experimenting with a cheap Lomographic camera I just bought, the vintage-looking images are great fun.. I love to cook!! It's very important way for me to connect with friends, and its also fun.. I also love good music and going dancing.. was taking some dance classes from a friend recently.. i absolutely love it.. i find the need to move makes me feel most alive..

• arts
• design
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• partying
• shopping
• clothing
• traveling
• socializing
• knitting
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: my playlists are all over the place: old funk, jazz, warm electronica, brazilian, afro-beat, ambient dub, retrorock, acoustic, and of course vintage soul.. Last books read: the Botany of Desire, the Life of Pi, the Kite Runner; Amusing Ourselves to Death (about obsession with entertainment and how it has changed society), and the Company (a history of the corporation). I like to read fiction and non-fiction concurrently for some odd reason.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I participated in an incredible phenomenon of the week-long birth and death of a city made of art+music in the middle of the Nevada desert called Burning Man. If you are ever in San Francisco towards the end of August, I highly recommend it. It becomes a mass exodus to this virtual city like none other.

Teach, Learn, Share

Did I mention I'm a great cook? was vegetarian for years but now i don't believe in classifying myself anything. mainly interested in healthy eating, for me sharing an elaborate meal of fresh whole food is a gift from the heart. I can also speak Spanish, design websites, dance Samba and knit, but not all once so don't get your hopes up..

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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