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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning German, Italian, Japanese
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • a lot of things at the same time
  • MA in Japanese Studies, MA in Film Archiving and currentl...
  • From Valencian Community, Spain
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

preserve a lot of films, eat a lot of food with people and smile non stop :)

ABOUT ME

I am a Spanish lady who works with film currently living in Rochester. I am doing my PhD in Visual and Cultural Studies with a focus in Experimental film practice.
A part from film, I am also interested in cooking (specially vegan dishes), yoga, gardening, open door activities like walking or cycling, reading and generally anything incolving a good chat.

PHILOSOPHY

Positive thought and constant fight

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couchsurfed a few times in Germany, Poland and Ann Arbor and it has been always a great experience. I've also did airbnb in San Francisco, Rochester, Los Angeles, DC, O Porto, Montréal and Toronto with always awesome results.

There are so many great poeple out there!

Interests

Film, music, cats, veganism, healthy life style, bikes, plants, dogs, books, museums...

  • cats
  • dogs
  • books
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • walking
  • gardening
  • movies
  • reading
  • socializing
  • music
  • cycling
  • cultural studies
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

There are so many that I am not sure I can fit them here but there is a short selection:

- Music: Karen Dalton, Talking Heads, Minutemen, The Feelies, Sun City Girls, Sarin Smoke, Lou Reed...

- Book: Haruki Murakami, Isabel Allende, Borges, Huxley, Yoshimoto Banana...

- Movies: David Lynch films, Shohei Imamura, Hirokazu Koreeda, Dean Snider, Les Blank, Werner Herzog, Alexander Kluge, Julio Medem...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed the Hua Shan, one of the five Great Sacred Mountains of China. I will never forget that sunrise, it was incredible.

I hitch hiked around Miyako islands in Japan for a month and I had the time of my life meeting people on the road.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

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