Hello everyone!

We are Karen (Colombian) and Ruben (French-Spanish) a nomadic couple who travel the world by bike. We are passionate about nature, board games, Asia, food and especially meeting new cultures.

We decided to leave everything in 2021 to travel around the world for 2 years. This in order to be free to go wherever we want but especially to enjoy our life.

For the moment we already have done 6000km by bike across Scandinavia ( Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark). Then we went to South America for 9 months, this time hitchhiking. After a short backpacking tour in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, we are back on our bikes! This time we are going to discover the Asian islands starting with the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and finally South Korea.

We mainly use bicycles and go camping. But when possible we like to meet people to exchange our cultures and our vision of life!

We both speak English french and spanish ^^

You can also find us in :
Instagram: KaRuTravellers
Facebook: KaRuTravellers Fa
Trustroots: Ruben and Karen Sanchez
Warmshower : Karen Heredia

PHILOSOPHY

Our personal philosophy is to maximize every opportunity to learn and share with the environment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Always willing to help!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience with CS was in Colombia in Bogota CS group on some party nights. At the moment I'm getting to know France and participated in CS activities in the city of Montpellier. My view on life has improve with my traveling experience.

Interests

I love Sciences!

Mathematics, Astronomy, Philosophy, Travel, Bicycle, Culture, Folklore, Politics, Languages, Share, and above all the simplicity of life.

• culture
• folklore
• environment
• partying
• traveling
• astronomy
• languages
• mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

Films...
Star trek
The Shawshank Redemption
Le premier cri
The Empire Strikes Back
Amadeus
Back to the future...

Music...

Spotify user: karen_heredia

Accentus
Agnes Obel
Ambulance LTD
Aterciopelados
Band of Horses
Beck
Belle and Sebastian
Birdy Nam Nam
Bobby Darin
Beirut
Bomba Estereo
Cafe Tacvba
Calambuco
Carlos Vives
Choc Quib Town
ChucuChucu Colombiano
Charles Munch
Daniel Barenboim
The Dubliners
Eugene Ormandy
Groundation
Kapten Röd
Jamiroquai
La 33
La Revuelta
Malalma
Manu Chao
Petrona Martinez
Proyecto Uno
Scandinavian Music Group
Simon and Garfunkel
Sidestepper
Systema Solar
Toto la Monposina
The Cat Empire
The Beatles
The Vaccines
Etc...

Books...

Foundation series, Isaac Asimov.
Les Justes, Albert Camus.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach.
O homem que calculava, Malba Tahan.
Voyage au centre de la Terre, Jules Verne.
Du côté de chez Swann, Marcel Proust.
...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most incredible, wonderful I feel awesome and I could see the Milky Way is seen in a completely clear, dark night in the desert of La Tatacoa in Colombia ... An inexplicable experience ...
And despite the cultural differences of people are extremely friendly and learning to know them well!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Just share the experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Laos, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Åland Islands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, France, Spain, Switzerland