I’m the director of Eco Puppy GT, a street dog geared rescue at Eco Farms GT in San Felipe, 5 min outside of Antigua.

I’ve been traveling for 5 years. I came to Guatemala to work on my Spanish and travel down central and South America, and with the goal of learning Spanish so I could go to veterinary school in Latin America, where it is infinitely cheaper. So I volunteered at Animal Aware and it was horrible - after leaving, I couldn’t live with myself and tried to find a solution - which became the Mayan Dog Rescue - but that didn’t work out (stay away from that project). I was left with 10,000$ worth of vet bills and 15 dogs.

And then Emilio from Eco Farms asked me to run his dog project. So here I am! Working with amazing people helping dogs and cats!

I’m not looking for couch surfing for myself, but for volunteers - we haven’t built housing yet.

All questions welcome - let me know if you want to help :) I’m in need of volunteers!

FB Karen clementine/Game of Thrones Puppies/ Eco Puppy GT
IG: drdroolittle/game_of_thrones_pups/eco_puppy_gt
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Talking to local people and making friends is the best way to experience a new place, and I like to meet like minded travelers and people. And I usually get to meet some cool pets too.

Interests

animals, ecotourism, respectful travel, the environment, conservation, languages, culture, travel, poetry & literature, music, science, hiking, exercise, nature, and a lot of other things

• animals
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• vegan
• exercise
• running
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• swimming
• astronomy
• languages
• science
• tourism
• beaches
• the universe
• veterinary
• mandelbrot set

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I like indie, punk, folk, electronica. Lots of stuff.

Movies: true romance, inception, motorcycle diaries, rebel without a cause, get him to the Greek, & stepbrothers

Books: franny & Zooey, welcome to the monkey house, the fountainhead, and those game of thrones books hot damn

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbed a sand mountain in the Sahara with a broken ankle - wasn’t going to pass that up for anything

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some vet stuff, to make friendship bracelets, lots of things.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you need help, you can count on me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Guatemala, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, United States