I'm a TRANSGENDER who's living the best life. I'm always grateful about everything in life, I'm Happy, I'm Fulfilled, and Contented. 🧿

I have moved to Ilocos Norte after living in Manila for 13 years. I am starting my life here as an Open Water Swimming and Freediving Instructor. Starting to build up my Dive HQ and travellers hostel. I want to turn my dreams into reality of owning a space for my diving events.

I live in a house along the costal area where I mostly run my diving events. I became a part of the family that I've met back in 2020 whom I call my foster home. We have an extra bedroom in the house (which is for me), but I prefer to sleep in a hammock. I want to help this family and the community to survive and give them the alternarive way to make a living by sustainable tourism through diving and surfing.

I am into Arts and Museums, History, Reasearch, Nature, Underwater photography, Backpacking, Diving, Surfing, Hike, Camp, Mountains, Islands, Beach, Dog/Cat and other animals. Ice Cream, Coffee, Beer, Pasta, and Wine

I'm here to meet passionate, cool, adventurous, friendly, life-loving, open-minded and happy people who likes sports, good laughs, oceans and mountains.

I'm a VP in a Non Profit Organization called Freediving Coaches of Asia Philippines Inc. and we are working on these missions:

1. To help reduce the drown rate in our country by teaching Open Water survival and Safety.
2. To Spread Love and Care for the nature in the means of clean up drive and dive, reducing the use of single-use plastic products and coastal cleanups; and,
3. Provide jobs to locals through tourism and to raise-up more Freediving coaches who shares the same passion.

I quit the corporate job to make a change and view life in all perspective. I am completely free now and can spend my times upgrading my skills and travel to find things that interests me.

You'll meet me mostly at home chilling and doing nothing and the water is only my escape. Currently curious about coding and programming languages and even though how tough they get into my mind, I just can't stop being obsessed about it. I love Breaking Bad, Ozark, Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones, Big Bang Theory, Harry Potter, Avatar, Yellowstone, and some Crime Investigation Documentaries.

I am Passionate, Dreamer, Self driven, an Artist a Mermaid, and a Scuba Diver.

Loves the Kitchen. Loves the Sunset. Photographs. Sophocles and other Greek tragedians. Music Lover.
Living life to the Fullest!

If you want to learn skindiving/freediving and get cool photos/videos underwater... Just hit me up!

FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/ilocosirena

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is AMAZING! Everyone who have dreams to travel around the world can make it happen through this platform by kindness. I'm not just here to travel but to see the goodness of life and be able to explore places and give help in any way.

I'm always ready to share my passion to everyone and help people who travels here in Manila, Visayas and Northern Part of Luzon by making schedules, travel itinerary, where the best divespots and the best place to eat in between travels.

Interests

Ocean, Underwater Photography, Diving, Hiking, Fitness, Travel

• photography
• traveling
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• cliff jumping
• food
• trekking
• waterfalls
• free diving

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Matchbox20 and as someone who loves being calm, I listen mostly to Moby. I've read some books, but not so much into it. And, movies are mostly into action, suspense and of course, AVATAR!!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit the corporate world and living the best life

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach the basics of Freediving, charcoal sketches, local food recipes and my favorite seafood pasta.

I am learning some other techniques on my paintings and how to make it more realistic.

I can share show you the northernmost side of Luzon where I was born and raised and could even travel with you as long as it is cheap.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook my specialty pasta and lots of Filipino dishes.

I can also do painting using granite and charcoal pencil on sketch pad

Countries I’ve Visited

Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, South Korea, Taiwan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines