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Overview

  • 7 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2005
  • Spanish and English teacher
  • B.A. in Health and Society and Spanish
  • From Beloit, WI, USA.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Continue to travel and see as many countries of the world as possible. More immediately, I would like to be a better couchsurfer host to those visiting Madrid.

ABOUT ME

Most of my friends would say that I am a good friend in that I am kind and a good listener. I am very goofy, and I love to make people laugh. I love traveling and will spend some money in order to do so. I am easy to talk to. I'm going to stop now because talking about myself makes me uncomfortable!! However, I don't have any secrets, so if you want to know anything about me, just ask!!

PHILOSOPHY

I am trying to live my life without any regrets. I want to see and do as much as I can without holding back. Life is too short, and I don't want to miss out on anything!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted two couchsurfers, and they were both excellent guests. I haven't couchsurfed in a long time (almost 4 years), but I am hoping to get back into it through hosting and surfing.

Interests

People, big cities. I love traveling and meeting friends from all over the world, which is obviously why I am on this website. I love many types of music and comedy (both TV and movies). I also love ethnic food, but I think I'd have to stick to my roots and say that Mexican is my favorite (but only lo autentico!).

  • dining
  • movies
  • tv
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

There's too much to write in this little box.
Here are some of my favorites.
Music:
Hip/Hop (Kanye West, Blue Scholars, Lupe Fiasco)
R&B (all the ladies-Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Keyshia Cole; but also Frank Ocean, Anthony Hamilton, Miguel)
LATIN!!! Bachata (Aventura, Monchy y Alexandra); Reggaeton (Don Omar, Wisin y Yandel)
Latin Pop (Julieta Venegas, Bacilos)
Other music I've been listening to recently: The Very Best, Vampire Weekend, Santigold, Fleet Foxes, Florence and the Machine, the Smiths, the Roots, Major Lazer, the Knife, Manu Chao, etc.

Movies:
Pedro Almodovar movies, Wedding Crashers, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, I Heart Huckabees, Dumb and Dumber, Meet the Parents, Bridesmaids, 500 Days of Summer.

Books: Me Talk Pretty One Day, A Long Way Down, How to Be Good, Harry Potter, The Namesake, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Machu Picchu, Istanbul, Cappadocia-Turkey, the Grand Canyon, meeting people from all over.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, Spain

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