Hi, I am Maria. I am a 27 year Spanish traveller, starting a new big travel in South America.

Years ago I used to be the kind of person who stays always in the comfort zone, the kind of person who is afraid to explore new places by my own, to meet new people, to try new experiences... I was afraid to live. But I realised how wrong I was, because it kept me safe from bad experiences but also from the good ones. And even the bad experiences may not be that bad, and may help you to grow up and become stronger. So I decided to change, I decide that even if I was afraid I would try to do whatever I feel and I want.

My first big experience I had was to move to another country, UK. I had hard times at the beginning but I learnt so many things, and I feel like I am not the same person. I met lovely people that I will never forget, I have had new experiences and found new passions like dancing. And I learnt to love this new city, London. I realised despite few things that annoy me like the weather, it has something special. It is a very multicultural city that allows you to meet people from so many different cultures, religions, countries... Thanks to this city I discovered my other new passion, traveling.

I don´t want to travel to fill a travel list, I want to travel to experience, to learn from people. I want to exchange experiences with another travellers and mix with the local people, to understand better the places I visit.

But now I have a new big challenge, I quit my job and I left London, to start a new adventure, a travel to South America. I hope during this trip I will find couch surfers who will be able to host me or just to meet to show me around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the idea to exchange knowledge with another travellers, to meet new amazing people who will inspire me to explore the world and to live new adventures.

Interests

I don´t drink alcohol and take drugs, not even sugar :P I like to eat healthy. I enjoy to do activities like yoga and meditation for my body and soul. But my real passion is dancing, nothing make me happier apart from dancing and travelling.
During my time in London I met people whom I tried new experiences like giving free hugs to strangers, eye contact and another social experiments., which I really enjoyed and repeated many times.

• dancing
• salsa dancing
• bachata
• organic food
• yoga
• meditation
• live music
• latin music
• backpacking
• language exchange
• solo travel
• adventure travel
• freedom
• tea
• personal development
• buddhism
• health
• learning new things
• healthy food
• salsa
• love
• meeting new people
• latin america
• healthy lifestyle
• latinoamerica
• spanish
• fruits
• latin dances
• speaking spanish
• personal growth
• ashtanga yoga
• exotic places
• cuban salsa
• conocer gente
• i love travelling
• bachata dancing
• conocer lugares
• speaking english

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite book is "Dime quien soy" of "Julia Navarro".

I like different kind of music and I listen it depending on the circumstances.. When I want to relax I can listen Enya or Ludovico Eunadi. I also anjoy listening at groups like The Cranberries, Coldplay, Nickelback, ... But nothing like latin music for dancing :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess that for me, the most amazing thing I`ve done is to come to London to live. It was a big challenge for me, because I didn´t know anyone there. I was new in a city, I didn´t have job or friends, just little savings and very low level of English.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I want to have interesting conversations with them, talk about our travel adventures, about life, our interests. Maybe we can share any activity in common like go dancing, practice yoga or meditation session, etc..

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Spain