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Overview

  • 3 references
  • Fluent in Catalan, Valencian, English, Spanish; learning French, Portuguese
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • translator, photographer, designer, teacher, traveler
  • Florida State University
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I'm an adventurous, open, kind, and pretty laid back 34 year old from Florida. I love meeting new people from all around the world. I recently graduated w a Master’s in Literary and Audiovisual Translations from the UPF Barcelona School of Management. I live in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida (#SayGay), w my partner Dylan and our two cute cats Turner and Lola.

I'm an avid reader, love to cook, am a super horror movie fan (HHN anyone?🦇🖤🎃) and really enjoy being on the beach or near the water.

*She/They*

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love using couchsurfing to get to know new people and go to events around the world.

My favorite CS experience was a beach meeting in Valencia, it was so cool to see 20 some odd people of all ages and backgrounds meet up for the afternoon. We sang songs in English and Spanish, played games, shared food and swapped stories. This site creates such an open, kind, loving community...which is just what the world needs.

Music, Movies, and Books

*these lists are a bit out of date*
Movies-------------
Beetlejuice
The Life Aquatic
Garden State
Paris Is Burning
The Shining
Halloween (All of them!)
REC
Us
The Exorcist
World War Z
Shawn of the Dead
The Descent
A Quiet Place
It
Get Out
The Babadook
Night of the Living Dead
Pan's Labyrinth
The Addams Family
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Zombieland

TV Shows-----------
Steven Universe
Stranger Things
Benvinguts a la família
Sabrina
30 Rock
La Casa de Papel
Queer Eye
Orphan Black
iZombie
One Day at a Time
American Horror Story
Black Mirror
3%
Bob's Burgers
Jeopardy
El Gran Dictat
Merlí

Books & Authors--------------
The Southern Reach Trilogy - Jeff Vandermeer
1984 - George Orwell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Alchemist - Paul Coelho
Stormy Weather - Carl Hiaasen
Stephen King
Isabelle Allende
Julio Cortazar

Poetry & Poets--------------
Joan Maragall
Andrea Gibson
Warsan Shire
Maya Angelou
Federico García Lorca
Half of the World in Light - Juan Felipe Herrera
Joan Brossa
Langston Hughes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Space Camp as a kid was pretty cool, or sky diving for my 18th birthday, or getting to go to my first ever Pride parade in Madrid, or visiting Tarifa in Spain where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm happy to help with design projects and photography. I'm working on improving my Catalan and would love to get back to learning French and Portuguese.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook and bake.

I'm happy to help you with English, I have experience teaching English as a foreign language to all age groups!

I also love swapping stories, favorite music and movies (especially horror movies.)

Ask me about all things Florida (beaches, theme parks, hurricanes, anything!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain, United States

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