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Overview

  • 5 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning French
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • student
  • SCAD
  • From Miami, FL
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To explore the unknown and the familiar, distant and near, and to record in details with the eyes of a child, any beauty, horror, irony, traces of utopia or hell. -Dan Eldon

ABOUT ME

Just graduated from SCAD with a B.F.A. in fashion design. I love traveling more than anything and meeting people. I believe there are two kinds of people who roam the Earth, tourists and travelers and I am definitely the latter. I love adventures, especially spontaneous ones. Road trips are always a good choice. I wish I had a bit more money to travel more, I can't wait to graduate and get a job so I can continue traveling. Besides traveling, I like to design, read, cook, exercise, and I love animals.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe everyone deserves the right to be happy and to treat others as you would have others treat you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to extend a warm welcome to whoever comes to visit and is looking for a pleasant experience.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

all of them have been great!

Interests

I am really interested in everything. I know that sounds very vague and general, but it's true. I am very open minded, and I read a lot up on things I don't know about.

  • animals
  • design
  • fashion
  • beauty
  • cooking
  • exercise
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • camping
  • road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

So many films! I'm a film buff! Mostly French New Wave and Foreign. I also like American epics. Music ranges from mainstream to classical to hardcore alternative to electronic indie. I love to read when I have time, I'm currently reading Three Cups of Tea and soon will start Life of Pi and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Road Dahl and Oscar Wilde are just a few of my favorites.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen a cow give birth next to a bridge in Rishikesh, India. I've gone camping on an island and swam for over 6 hours in the ocean in order to assuage my mosquito bites. I've scaled a convent building. I climbed a volcano mountain in Colombia (Nevado del Ruiz) when I was 11. I met Ray Liotta in a pharmacy in Munich,Germany and that was kind of crazy. Watching dolphins and a sunrise is pretty magical. There are so many things I still want to see/do.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have so so much to learn! I can teach you about something I suppose if you ask. I know some random things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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