Ever since I was a kid, my family and I have maintained our culture through annual México trips to visit tíos, tías, y abuelos. My dad use to road trip us up and down Cali to see the missions and to visit family so my love for travel has a lot to do with building community and connecting with my ancestors. The summer of 2017, I backpacked through Europe. 2019 led me to LA, Portland, and Seattle. I also went to Yucatan and Quintana Roo where I fell in love with Laguna Bacalar, Celestun, cenotes, and the hammock cultura. This year and last I did some traveling within the US due to the pandemic. I made it to Lake Tahoe, the Grand Canyon and Yosemite. Over the summer, I spent a month in Mexico. The first week I stayed in Guanajuato with the fam ⏩ CDMX ⏩ Oaxaca ⏩ Puerto Vallarta. My last trip was to Alaska for my cousin's quinceañera. Currently living in Mexico

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I drove a Couchsurfer from Humboldt County to SF, and she inspired me to travel and to use this app. I ended up using couchsurf to get around Europe, and I met so many great hosts that so graciously let me stay in their homes and took the time to show me around their cities. Also, I want to be able to provide a safe haven for female travelers as it's not always safe for us traveling solo.

Interests

• photography
• reading
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• philosophy
• nature
• storytelling
• longboarding
• outdoors
• vinyls
• world religions
• 35mm
• mesoamérica
• indigenous knowledge

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Music:

Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop, Bluegrass, anything 80's and before

My fave genres according to Spotify 2021 Wrapped:

Alternative hip hop
Soul
Indie soul
Latin alternative
Cumbia

I've got an ever-growing record collection

Favorite Show:
The Get Down

Favorite Movies:
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Museo
Blindspotting
Last Black Man in San Francisco

Books:
Heidegger and a Hippo Walk Through Those Pearly Gates: Using Philosophy (and Jokes!) to Explore Life, Death, the Afterlife, and Everything in Between
Borderlands by Gloria Anzaldua
Hard To Do: The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up
Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley
His Name Was Death by Rafael Bernal

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I recently became a dual citizen of Mexico and USA.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn German! I am learning a bit of Portuguese.
I can share and exchange stories, and I can help you learn English and Spanish.
I can teach a bit about world religions (Buddhism, new religious movements, etc) and how to ride a longboard.
Let's exchange records!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to share stories and exchange world views and language!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, United States