I’m a long-time lifestyle journo turned Empowerment and Love Coach.❤️ I focus on dating & relationships in coaching (although all goals are welcome!)…because we can all use a little help in this department, yes?✨

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I got invited…for movie night!🎥🤩 More fun hangouts like that would be great! And meeting cool, new people and making friends over yummy food & drinks always a wonderful bonus.🥂🌻✨

Interests

Dancing (Salsa, Brazilian Samba, Bachata, Swing, Disco, Flamenco) Improv, Theater, Books, Films, Travel, Dogs, Bead Accessory-Making, Singing, Mindfulness, Meditation, Walking, Nature, Flowers, Zoos, Stand-up Comedy, Live Music, Good Food!😋

• dogs
• theater
• dancing
• movies
• board games
• live music
• food
• improv
• coaching
• standup comedy
• live bands
• meaningful conversation
• food and drinks
• swing dance
• dancing bachata
• dancing salsa
• arts and culture
• tourism and travel
• videoke
• dancing samba

Music, Movies, and Books

My range is pretty wide… For music, I enjoy pop, rock, musicals, dance music, big band singing especially of classic love songs, r&b, chill; some favorite artists are Sting, Jack Johnson, Bruno Mars, Joss Stone, Harry Connick Jr, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Lily Allen, Sade, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Alanis Morisette, Carole King, Tracy Chapman, U2, Rod Stewart…

Movies…well I tend to enjoy Oscar-nominated type movies, rom-coms, drama, musicals, comedies, superhero blockbusters, disney/dreamworks/pixar movies, award-winning films from other countries that make you think and expose you to other cultures…

Books…favorite authors are David Sedaris, Erma Bombeck, Anna Quindlen, Roald Dahl, love the Harry Potter series, Enid Blyton when I was a kid, Nick Joaquin and Jessica Zafra (the Philippines’ own), Salman Rushdie; plus a number of self-help books and coaching books I keep on my shelf as these helped me greatly at some point or other.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I published my book “Heart On My Sleeve” in 2021–it was my big pandemic project! 📙🧡 It’s a compilation of selected columns I’ve written through the years. It’s sub-titled “Confessions, Explorations & Epiphanies of a Lifestyle Jouno Turned Life Coach.” Proud of me, yay! 🥰 (I still have some copies left, and it’s easy to order.😉)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach & Share: some improv games🎭, some Brazilian samba moves 😉💃🕺

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines