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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 25, Female
  • Member since 2018
  • Graphic design student
  • UPB
  • From Colombia
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About Me

I'm an 19 graphic design student based in Colombia but I took a semester off to do a global volunteering program in Thessaloniki, Greece, so I thought might as well visit some other places before I go back to my country. I love to travel, I've been traveling by myself since I was 14 and one of my dreams was to visit Europe someday. I'm a very chill, social and outgoing person, I love to draw and film photography. I'm also very passionate about my culture and traditions so I love to show a bit of that to every person I meet.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined Couchsurfing because I think there's no better way to experience a culture than actually staying with a local. I love to meet people from all over the world and learning about how everything works in their country, I could never get tired of learning how cultures can be so different but yet have similarities too. I was an exchange student in Canada and England and those two experiences were so amazing and changed me in so many ways. I met so many people from all over the world and some of them I actually kept in touch with and visited. I think the interacting with new people part... the talking, the meeting, everything that couchsurfing is for... No hotel, hostel could ever compare to that

Interests

  • arts
  • fashion
  • street art
  • photography
  • film making
  • thrifting
  • movies
  • traveling
  • painting
  • music
  • solo travel
  • film photography
  • biking
  • art museums
  • independent cinema
  • vintage fashion
  • cooking and baking

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to go to concerts on my own, I listen to pretty much everything you can imagine. It goes from Queen, Guns and Roses... The Police, to Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra... Coldplay and a lot more!

I really like euro-cinema and one of my faves is Frantz and The Zookeeper's wife both independent I believe. From the kind of latest ones La la land I loved. But my ultimate favorite is Midnight in Paris.

My grandfather is a well known writer from Colombia so I read all of his work (Eduardo Escobar), my favorite book is Pride and Prejudice.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived on the wagon of a train in Greece for one month

What I Can Share with Hosts

As a graphic designer I manage pretty well Ai, Ps and electronics in general, I know digital and film photography if thats any help haha. I also love love my country and I'm a nice cooker and dancer so I can make some Colombian food and teach you how to dance merengue plus can tell everything you would like to know about my country. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Colombia, Greece

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