CURRENT MISSION

To always keep an open mind, to experience as much as I can, and to live life like there's no tomorrow!

ABOUT ME

I grew up in southern California where I dabbled in everything from Tae Kwon Do, cheerleading, Girl Scouts, soccer and surfing. From there I went to Boston, MA to study Hispanic Language & Literature, Women's Studies, and Religion at Boston University. After college, I lived in Madrid, Spain for two years where I taught English through the Spanish Ministry of Education. I returned home to Long Beach, CA for a few years before embarking on Remote Year. I now live in Mexico City and love it!

PHILOSOPHY

Love, peace, and equality.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have always been an unofficial member of Couch Surfing, letting friends of friends crash on my couch in Madrid. Now I've made that status official and hope to be able to crash on new couches in return!

Interests

My company: https://creacontentmarketing.com

Literature, feminism, dance, hip hop, poetry, films, coffee, craft beer, hookah: http://wordsupportfolio.wordpress.com/

• literature
• poetry
• dancing
• education
• womens rights
• beer
• coffee
• drinking
• movies
• surfing
• cheerleading
• soccer
• teaching
• freelancing
• religion
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music

Electronic: Flume, 20syl, Odesza, Years & Years, Banks, Broods, Catacombkid, Classixx, Holy Ghost, St. Lucia, Disclosure, Gold Panda, Jagwar Ma, Nosaj Thing, Kygo, Lemaitre, Rufus, RAC, Purity Ring, Pogo, etc...

Underground Hip Hop (and rap): Atmosphere, Murs, Felt, Brother Ali, Foreign Exchange, ATCQ, Kid Cudi, Jedi Mind Tricks, Dilated Peoples, Common, Mos-Def, Jay-Z, Kanye, J.Dilla, Eyedea and Abilities, K'naan...

R&B: Lauryn Hill, John Legend, Joss Stone, Corinne Bailey Rae...

Rock: The Strokes, Cults, Franz Ferdinand, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, The White Stripes, CCR, Jet, The Killers...

Movies

Match Point, Closer, Trainspotting, Amelie, Ever After, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Departed, Kill Bill, The Shawshank Redemption, American Gangster, Revolutionary Road, Shame, Requiem for a Dream, American History X, Milk, Forest Gump, Detachment, Superbad, I Love You Man, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Motorcycle Diaries, Y tu mama también...

Books

Invisible Monsters (really anything by C.Palahniuk), Sex at Dawn, The Bhagavad Gita, The Coming Insurrection, Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics, Pride & Prejudice, Harry Potter series...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going to see Las Fallas in Valencia. It was an incredible experience! Watching a huge structure burn right in front of me while drinking and dancing was amazing!

Zip-lining in the jungle in Guanacaste, Costa Rica with my family was an exhilarating and sometimes scary experience. The views were beautiful and the adrenaline was quite intense!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Mexico, Spain, United States