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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 42, Female
  • Member since 2006
  • Education.
  • Chicana/o Studies, Women's Studies at UCLA
  • From Southern California
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

meet people. learn. grow. live.

ABOUT ME

independent. critical thinker. womynist. Chicana. strong family values. FOOD!! :)

Headed towards a new journey, Albuquerque-bound.

PHILOSOPHY

pur@ vida.

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” Arundhati Roy

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've couchsurfed in Europe as well as gotten together with other CSers in Cork, Ireland meanwhile I was living there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Some of my greatest memories of traveling abroad are directly linked to my couch surfing experiences.

Interests

reading, writing, laughing, cooking, social acitivism, consciousness, youth, justicia, cultura, education, bonfires, beach days, camping, photography,

  • writing
  • photography
  • education
  • dining
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • camping
  • surfing
  • teaching
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Recent books: Purple Hibiscus, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, Both Paula, House of Spirits and Inez, of my Soul by Isabel Allende... any recommendations??

MUSIC: dead prez, lila downs, mercedes sosa, jacqueline fuentes, billie holliday, queen, the coup, alicia keys, jose alfredo jimenez, india arie, las krudas, U2, nina simone, Vicente Fernandez, Bob Marley, The Beatles, Manu Chao, RATM, Resistant Culture, Cihuatl Tonali, Lauryn Hill, Flogging Molly, Buena Vista Social Club, Salsa Celtica, Cuauhtemoc, Erykah Baduh, Corinne Bailey Rae, Actitud Maria Marta

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Everytime I'm in the presence of a fire, amazing things happen.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to cook. i enjoy it, especially cooking for others. I speicalize and can cook most all Mexican dishes. though i look forward to learning from other people.. about food, recipes, cooking tips, etc. i luv being in a kithchen, mmmm. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States

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