CURRENT MISSION

I wish to get the most out of my short experience in this beloved planet. I welcome other nationalities to my home as well as I will travell to them to get to learn as much as I can about people who think differently than me.

ABOUT ME

I am a very warm, cosy Peruvian which came to the Netherlands recently because of my girlfriend. She studied last year at my university in Peru as an exchange student, we met, we kissed, we were together and I eventually came to realize I had to do every single possible effort to make it work. Life gives one little opportunities to be as happy and as in love, and one has to either take them, or whither alone.

So this June I came to the Netherlands without her knowing and I completely surprised her... she was speechless for days, not knowing what struck her.

Ever since then we have been living together here in Maastricht where she is finishing her studies at Maastricht University and we are soon moving out to Amsterdam sice I just got myself a job there.

PHILOSOPHY

One travels not to see new things, but to see with new eyes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None whatsoever. I find it to be a brilliant idea though... I just didnt have the means to know who is offering a couch arround the world. Thanks CouchSurfing Project!

Interests

Meeting new people and new places, walking, mountain trekking and climbing (I did a 12 day walk and a 5800 m summit in Peru last year).

• culture
• dining
• walking
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Love movies (Lord of the Rings, Matrix, The life of David Gale, etc, etc, etc.)
I adore all music. Some music can get tyring from time to time... but I love it all.
I like to read very much as well. Cien A;os de Soledad, Siete Ensayos de Mariategui, etc. Last books were Memoirs of a Geisha and Kitchen Confitendial.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walked 12 days straight at 4000-5000 m high without recharging food and without mules or donkeys, giving a whole round tour to the Huayhuash Mountain Range in northern Peru.

Got to the summit of the Nevado Pisco, 5752 m high.

Did a 10 day walk which ended in Macchu Pichu Ruins in Peru.

Teach, Learn, Share

I offer my couch for people who want to share their life experience with me. I will give them all the comfort that my small house allows and also all the warmth of the latin culture.

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