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Overview

  • 6 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Greek (modern); learning French, Spanish
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Research Assistant
  • Bachelor of Science
  • From United States
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Trying to dance my own dance and sing my own song, along with the life travellers I meet on the beautiful way! :)

ABOUT ME

Simple. Adventurous. Spontaneous. Contemplative. A dancing spirit. Good crazy. An energizer bunny. Well, when you get to know me, you can add to the list! :)

PHILOSOPHY

Learning to let go of unhealthy life components and moving on to what life has to teach me with an open heart. Being aware of our capabilities and limitations as humans. Loving what our bodies and our hearts can do. Be greatful about our blessings. Love and let love be your guide and welcome all the angels that it brings in your life. See challenge as an opportunity to learn something more about yourself and the people around you. Allow yourself to feel with all your senses.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am traveling at the moment myself so I cannot host but hopefully when the winds of more stability blow my way, I will be able to host again :) If you need any advice on visit Boston, USA or Cyprus, please let me know and I will be your distant tour agent! :P

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had some great, positive and incredible! experiences on CS in Paris and Honolulu and looking fwd to future ones! :)

Even though I have not been or hosted in Rio (did not realize I needed a visa on time for my flight! :((( ), everyone I contacted in Rio was absolutely wonderful! I have never felt so much positive energy in my life! :) Thank you for all your kindness and hospitality, especially to Sergio, Felicio and Raphael for all your help! :)

Interests

Traveling, health and exercise, medicine, public health, education, volunteering, photography, foreign languages and cultures.

  • singing
  • photography
  • dancing
  • education
  • exercise
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • skydiving
  • rock climbing
  • teaching
  • languages
  • logic
  • medicine
  • tourism
  • hitchhiking
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Fav. Movies: Run Lola Run, Motocycle diaries, The Sea Inside, Volver, Happy-go-lucky, Love actually

Fav. Books: To live, to love and to learn, Yesterday I cried, Tuesdays with Morrie, Eat, love, pray, The Alchemist, Greek writer Alkyoni Papadaki books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

According to me: Good Crazy thing? Probably skydiving! Bad crazy (and not recommended)? Hitch-hiking in Panama City. Most amazing thing? Minitrekking on Perito Moreno glacier in Patagonia, Volcanic eruptions/red lava on the Big Island in Hawaii, climbing sand dunes in the Sahara desert under the beautiful moon and the wonderfully sparkling sky full of stars. According to my friends, the most crazy thing I did (other than CS!) was to follow my heart across the Atlantic!... What amazes me is the human heart and how boundless it can grow with love and connection- even when logic does not explain it- a wonderful simple miracle in our lives :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I think we can all learn from each other...we can learn about ourselves through our interactions with others and while we were looking only at the pink roses, we might discover some orange ones or some yellow ones that were as beautiful or even more beautiful than the pink ones we were originally looking at :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Greece, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cyprus, Nepal, Peru, United States

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