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Overview

  • 26 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Dutch, Italian
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Film editor, producer and game tester!
  • I have a degree in Social Communication and I'm doing a M...
  • From I'm from Caracas, Venezuela!
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life... is only one and there is no need to waste it

ABOUT ME

I'm trying to find my direction in life. For now I just want to know the world, get to know a lot of people, make tons of friends.
I'm into arts: music, cinema, literature...
Interculturalism is my thing. Languages, food, cultures, paradigms, braking stereotypes.

PHILOSOPHY

Home is wherever I fly to :)

Oh and also I try never to judge anyone and to treat everyone as I will like to be treated.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been in CS for a long time now and I think this is the best way to make the world a better place.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

it has been awesome so far: met a bunch of great people, made really good friends and I've learned many new things :)

Interests

Creativity in all its forms.
I am a child of pop culture, born in the 80s and raised in the 90s, TV became a big part of my life. Damn I learned English thanks to many hours of non stop TV shows and series and I am proud of it :D
I am also film addicted, love films and I could spent a whole weekend seeing any type of movies without even moving out of my couch (or preferably my bed).
So, thanks to that love I just finished a diploma in film, hoping to began a career in the film industry, especially in animation. Editing is probably my favourite area.
Reading! I love to read and to write sometimes. My dad is always reassuring me that should be a writer, maybe I should listen to him haha. I also love music and dancing. Looove dancing!! I'm a big salsa fan (to listen it, to dance it, or just to talk about it. I did my university thesis about it)

And of course: TRAVELLING! who in CS doesn't like travelling?
For me travelling has a especial meaning. Somehow when I travel I understand things about myself that are not so obvious when I am at home. And therefore, wherever I travel I try to get a connection with the city, as if the city was a person with a strong personality, with whom I share that moment of my life and who teaches me so much.
I've lived in 3 countries so far in my life and I'm always thinking of the next place to live. So to be honest I have many places I can call home :)

  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • literature
  • dancing
  • dining
  • flying
  • movies
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • music
  • animation
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

This list is too long hahaha Cuz these are my favorite things to do..
Films: Battleship Potemkin; White cat, black cat; Pulp Fiction; Trainspoting; Amelie; Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind; Mar Adentro; La vie en Rose; Mon Meilleur ami; Tais-toi; Annie Hall; City of God; Black Swan; Beautiful Mind; Reservoir Dogs; El secreto de tus ojos; Inglorious Bastards; Biutiful; Babel; Bombón el perro; Little Miss Sunshine; Transamerica; 500 days with Summer; Unusual Suspects; Triumph of the will... This list goes on and on

Music: I am not sure if should name bands and musicians or if I should name the genres.. it is always a hard question to answer. So I am just mixing all together:
Jazz, Blues, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Etta James, Nina Simone, Salsa (old salsa) Willie Colon, Ismael Rivera, Ruben Blades, Alternative rock, Ska, Punk, The Killers, Metronomy, Bon Iver, Adele, Alton Ellis, The Specials, Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday, Caf

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life is pretty awesome by itself :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn: Languages, history and music
Share: my culture and the experience I've lived as Spanish interpreter! believe I have plenty of fun stories.
Teach: how to laugh really hard all day long!

And to show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvtsC1VVls8&feature=plcp

This is a short film I did :) check it out

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Ireland, Venezuela

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