CURRENT MISSION

Kicking butt

ABOUT ME

I am a PhD student in Anthropology at Purdue University. Originally from Colombia and the West Coast, living for the first time in the Midwest and seeking to explore!!

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind, eat well, take care of yourself and others. Read, always read.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had the fortune of couch surfing with some pretty amazing people. I can also host, although I may not always have a couch available. Please ask me!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in the past and have been so fortunate to have met amazing people along the way.

Interests

Reading, watching films, sewing, learning arts and crafts, cooking, dancing, hearing stories, among other things.

• arts
• dancing
• cooking
• crafts
• movies
• reading
• surfing
• anthropology
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Latin American and native cinema have my heart. Reading makes me happy and I love to dance.
Films/Directors: Video Nas Aldeias, Almodovar, Rouch, Gardner, Gondry, Vargas Llosa, Buñuel, etc.
Books: All of them.
Music: Beirut, Ibeyi, Devendra Banhart, Bomba Estereo, Diplo, Celia Cruz and others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Falling leaves, the sun dancing across the sky, the Amazon rainforest and it's rivers, a monkey with a mohawk, my great grandmother's hands.

Teach, Learn, Share

I enjoy meeting all different types of people and firmly believe there is something to be learned from everyone.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Colombia