We are an international family that loves to travel, loves to learn, loves to share!
I was born in Costa Rica and lived in Ecuador, Mexico, and Barcelona while growing up. Worked as a rafting guide in California, West Virginia, Canada, Austria, New Zealand and others. Met my husband Oliver when we both competed in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. We lived in the UK and Hawaii and now in Oregon. Kai, our son is now 10 years old and we are so happy to reconnect to our traveling roots through visiting Europe this year! :-) LIFE IS GOOD!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Our desire is to show Kai the world through direct experience. We want to go places and stay with locals, learn from them about who they are, where they live, what they love about it. We love to share of ourselves, our experiences, ideas, enthusiasm for life! We like to make friends and cherish those we already have!
We look forward to meeting you! :-)

Interests

Wow! where do I start? I like people, communication, being real, having fun, exploring nature, beauty, joy, music, colors, art, movies, places, food, activities! I led trips in Hawaii to swim with dolphins, I taught kayaking to children and women, I have led talking Circles...
Kai loves playing, making friends, soccer ( futbol), snowboarding, zip lines, etc.
Oliver likes wines, reading, traveling, food,

• arts
• beauty
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• kayaking
• snowboarding
• soccer
• olympics
• swimming
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Big Blue, Captain Fantastic!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Become a mother.
Compete in 2 Olympic Games in white water kayak slalom being the only Latin american woman both times.

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages, songs, stories, cooking, having fun!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Costa Rican recipes, amazing travel stories, parenting adventures and ideas, dreams for an amazing global citizenship and better world, listening, our family love...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, United Kingdom, United States