CURRENT MISSION

To learn from living and live from learning

ABOUT ME

I'm about to embark on a round the world trip to India, Burma, Bali and Europe. I am a spiritual, open-minded individual. I am very fun and spontaneous and I love to have a good time, but I also am very curious about the world around me. I'm a business woman and professional and am always looking to learn about commerce, global economics and welcome other professionals, hippies, artists, and humans for interaction. I'm into women's leadership, empowering other women and making cool shit happen. I enjoy intellectual conversations, hanging out with friends, walking and wandering around new places, learning about various cultures and countries, connecting with other people in a meaningful way is very important for me.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe that so often human beings do not realize that we are not dominating nature, but rather a part of nature. We are animals and a species and should view ourselves as such rather than being so obsessed with ourselves and our interests, we should look out into the rest of the world and be able to connect with our fellow man as well as our fellow tree, and animal etc.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Since 2007 my couch has been open to visitors but because of a recent move I'm willing to meet up with travelers only at this moment - I plan to be a surfer soon.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted people from all over the world. I've met many friends through Couchsurfing and hope to continue to do so. It has been very rewarding and I feel as though my path with these people will cross again at some point. I'm so proud to be part of people's Chicago experience. :)

Interests

spirituality, yoga, reading, biking around Chicago, Mayan and Aztec studies, literature (both in spanish and english), anthropology, museums, travelling, ANIMALS although I do not have any :(, WOLVES, intelligence in nature, human beings as species, cooking, learning about different cultures and different spiritualities especially those indigenous to countries.

• animals
• writing
• literature
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• spoken word
• cycling
• backpacking
• swimming
• anthropology
• business
• economics
• teaching
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Jonathan Franzen, Patti Smith, Carlos Castaneda, Merilyn Tunneshende, Taisha Abelar, The Adventures of Kavelier and Clay by Michael Chabon, anything by Milan Kundera, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Aztec, Norwegian Wood, anything by David Sedaris, The Magus by John Fowles, Isabel Allende, Chuck Palanuik, Jose Arguelles, Miguel Unamuno, Generacion del ..98, Sandra Cisneros, Jeremy Narby, Kurt Vonnegut, Charles Bukowski etc.

Music: I listen to so much music. I am into anything from folk to hip hop to latin pop and rock, trip hop, ambient, soul, electronic dance etc. I love exchanging bands to listen to with people!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Living in the Lacandon Rainforest for three days was one of the most amazing experiences on my last backpacking adventure through Mexico as was crossing rivers with fallen logs and swimming far out into the ocean and seeing a sea turtle. Swimming in the ocean late at night in Yucatan seeing that amazing sheet of stars in the sky....backpacking journey to Guatemala, roadtripping in the southwest, backpacking to Oaxaca and almost dying. :) Best time ever.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a certified Yoga teacher, spoken word artist and writer. I understand the Latino experience in the United States and Chicago. I speak both Spanish and English fluently. I'm a great cook (vegetarian).

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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