ABOUT ME

I'm Leslie, 21. I'm a Christian, American born Mexican. I grew up and Mexico and moved back to Texas about 5 years ago so... I'm really fond of ol' Texan culture, but at the same time I enjoy cooking Mexican food (So I'll be more than glad to cook for you). I lived in Germany for a year where I learned some german, a good conversational level. I just completed a year abroad in Shanghai where I'd been learning Mandarin-Chinese. I'm passionate about learning beyond the languages; I enjoy immersing myself in a culture, get the raw, local experience. Contrary to what my momma told me, I enjoy talking to strangers, and give worth and acknowledgement to those that are usually ignored.
I'm pretty outgoing, although sometimes I do enjoy time for myself. I wander a little bit too much and I like having Quiet time to pray and meditate. I'm a newbie to wine tasting, which I enjoy.

PHILOSOPHY

Jesus.

It is better to be happy than right.

Everyone in this world has a story worth listening to.

The place where you are doesn't make you a missionary. The mission you're on makes you a missionary.

Respect, for someone's beliefs, opinion, morals and property is one of my core morals. But above everything else, love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am currently looking for a host. I will be visiting NYC for a U.S.-China relations conference. My friend and I are hoping to explore and enjoy the city for a couple of days.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've couch-surfed in Europe several times and I've had amazing hosts. It was truly an amazing experience. I've learne a lot from many cultures and in exchange I made a bunch of Mexican food haha

Interests

I love languages and I want to become a translator.

I practice Wushu Sanda which is a Chinese Martial Art. I enjoy dancing, especially latin music and I've been teaching Zumba for a while now. I enjoy traveling and writing. I'm pretty adaptable and I love to try new things. I like random things like fishing, shooting, photography, landscapes, rowing, cooking and, believe it or not, cleaning haha.

I enjoy talking about traveling and existence(that's sounds really deep, I just like easy-going conversations). One last thing.... I've been taking Leprechaun Jump pictures around the world...yep.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• wine
• wine tasting
• mexican food
• meditation
• zumba
• traveling
• music
• latin music
• fishing
• hunting
• rowing
• dialects
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Bluegrass, Indie, Latin.

Os tribalistas, Blink 182, The Killers, Coldplay, Sportfreunde Stiller, Hillsong, Bethel, The Paper Kites, Mumford and Sons, The Oh Hellos

Teach, Learn, Share

I am more than willing to teach you some dance moves and Mexican recipes. Also, I really enjoy teaching Spanish. I'd love to learn more about local dialects, culture and cuisine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Slovenia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Mexico, United States