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Overview

  • 35 references 25 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning German
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Communications Director for Latinx Non-Profit Organization
  • M.A. Research Communication. B.A. Spanish and Communicati...
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About Me

I love new experiences. When I'm in a new place, I'm happy wandering around and keeping it cheap. I love me some street food and I have built up my immune system! I have a camera and know how to use it, so I'm always on the hunt for a good moment to capture, but I like to live in the moment and be aware and connected to my surroundings.

I'm here to learn, explore, and share. I'm NOT here to date or hook up.

When I travel I like a healthy mix of adventure+risk/danger+triumph: things that make for a good story or possibly a good photograph.

I like to stay calm and take it easy, life is too short, and you gotta pick and choose your battles. I think people should be living for a purpose and with action however small or big it may be.

Para mi es importante tomar la vida con calma. No me gusta la prisa y la ansiedad. La vida es corta asi tienes que selecionar tus batallas. Creo que la gente deberia vivir con razon y intencion- grande o pequena lo que sea.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have been shown and given so much through CS Thanks to wonderful people I have felt so welcomed and have gotten to learn about different people from different places from their perspectives. This world is all about making and sharing connections and could there be any better way to do that other than couch?

Yo digo a todos mis amigo y los que viajen sobre CS. Ya he recibido mucho de esta experiencia y tengo muchisimas ganas ser host algun dia para continuar esta experienca. Gracias a CS tengo la oportunidad aprender y conocer mas gente y lugares desde varias perspectivas. En este mundo son las conexiones compartidas que son importantes,...podria existir una otra manera mucho mejor que CS?

Interests

I like to take in the simple things of life. I love to be outside walking or biking- anything that makes me slow down and notice whats around me. I enjoy being active and in motion.

I started to live without alcohol in 2019. For me, it's been one of the best decisions I've ever made. It's weird because I'm both from Wisconsin and lived in Spain for two years - places where drinking is cultural and it's almost offensive not to drink. I'm just my best self without. I will still go to bars, clubs, festivals, and parties and I can still stay out late, dance, and talk to strangers without it. It doesn't bother or tempt me to be around alcohol, I hope you can understand though if I decline it for myself. On the plus side- I can DD, read directions, call an Uber, and do all those other tidious things that are annoying to do when drunk. I got you!

La naturaleza es para disfrutar y lo hago caminando o andando en bici. Vengo de una sociedad obsesionada con tiempo todo tiene un horario...me gusta olvidar del reloj y dar la cuenta todo que esta alrededor de mi. Eso me ayuda mucho con mi fotografía - mi forma de expresarme y mi mundo. Me gusta mover! Bailar con un buen ritmo es lo mejor, me da paz a mi alma. Comer y tomar son para disfrutar, y el gym es para no mostrarlo.

  • photography
  • dancing
  • exercise
  • walking
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • markets

Music, Movies, and Books

I love foreign films/documentaries/ movies that make you think, make you appreciate, and make you feel. I'm not really a film buff myself, but I enjoy going to film fests or seeing a show.

I don't read as many books as I should, but I'm really into podcasts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Spain, United States

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