Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would love to meet travellers from all over as they make their way through Laos!

Interests

• culture
• concerts
• dancing
• bachata
• cumbia
• cooking
• running
• nightlife
• hiking
• scuba diving
• swimming
• anthropology
• teaching
• cultural immersion
• learning languages
• storytelling
• waterfalls
• listening to people
• cultura
• exploring
• exploring new places
• listening to music
• cook
• conservation
• wisdom
• exploring nature
• culture exchange
• exploring the world
• explore
• teaching spanish
• ethnography
• merengue
• teaching english
• listening music
• cooking and baking
• listening to stories
• learning chinese
• explore new places
• night clubs
• dancing salsa
• cooking and eating
• conocer lugares
• swimming in the sea
• cooking with friends
• hiking in the mountains
• cooking together

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived abroad in Australia for a year and I loved it. I was able to go for my Junior year study abroad during my undergraduate years. I lived in tropical North Queensland, in Cairns. I was able to scuba dive the GBR, explore the oldest extant rainforest in the world, and meet people from around the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to read, teach, and engage in "big" talk! I taught science at a children's museum for 6 years. I can also teach spanish and english. I also know how to dance bachata, merengue, cumbian, and salsa, as these are dances I grew up dancing with my family. My brothers and I were taught by my mother who to this day still loves to dance, it makes us feel closer to home, Guatemala. I would love to learn more Chinese, I know the basics due to an intensive 8 week class I took in the summer of 2018. I also grew up cooking for my family, so I can cook many dishes from Guatemala, as well as know my way through a kitchen really well, as long as I have ingredients, I can always make something tasty. Anthropology is my major both in undergrad and graduate school. This means I love to talk about people, cultures, and meaningful differences and similarities.

Countries I’ve Visited

El Salvador, Laos, Mexico, Singapore

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Guatemala, Laos, United States