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Overview

  • 12 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • English teacher
  • Social Anthropology, languages and yoga
  • From London, England, United Kingdom
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Finding my way back to being at home in London

ABOUT ME

My itchy feet have taken me around the world and continue to inspire new adventures wherever I am.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live.
Be the change you wish to see.
Todos somos uno.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love meeting new people, sharing experiences and exchanging ideas, culture, food and smiles... I had the pleasure of hosting several people in my flat in Ecija in 2014-15; met a great community in Hanoi in the summer of 2014 ... Have met up with some lovely people on more recent trips, too.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I joined the couchsurfing meet-ups in Hanoi and met some wonderful people... Then I hosted some wonderful cyclists during my year in Ecija :o) also shared moments with surfers in the Czech Republic, Poland, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia and Italy.

Interests

Art (I make collages), reading, knitting, wild swimming, tennis, riding bicycles, yoga and meditation, dancing, languages, food, nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Momo by Michael Ende
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Ana Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Le Petit Prince by Saint Exupéry
Le Petit Nicolas by Jean-Jacques Sempé

Belle and Sebastian
Joni Mitchell
Madeleine Peyroux
Laura Marling
Andrew Bird
The Tallest man on Earth
Bob Marley
Bob Dylan
The Specials
The Chemical Brothers
Digweed
Shpongle
Beck
Lorraine and the Borderlands
...

Indochine
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Spirited Away
Arrugas
Amelie

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lost my mind ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

School of life. School of anthropology. School of languages. School of yoga. Bits of art, sociology, english literature, philosophy, knitting, cooking, travel.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Time and whatever comes with sharing it :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Colombia, France, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

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