I´m Marianela and I´m 32 years old. I´m a really calm and quiet person; who likes to travel slowly and getting lost in each place to get to know it better.
I was born in a small town in Argentina; and moved to Buenos Aires when I was 18 with my brothers and sisters. We´re five, so I learned to share (well, mostly they took my food). Because of this I learned how to cook and to keep the house clean.
Even though I´m not that outgoing (I´m kind of shy), I do like to go out, hang out with people, and follow any plan people may offer. I do like to have new experiences. I don´t like beer, but I like sweet drinks and I like to try new cocktails.
I´m an open minded person; who thinks people should just do whatever they want and love. I like to learn about different cultures and different ways of living; and how each one resolves their problems and find their way in life.
When I was 25 I decided to quit my job and travel to South America for 11 months. It was one of the most wonderful things I've ever done. After that, in 2018 I came to Japan with a Working Holiday Visa, and after finding an really interesting job by almost coincidence at a correspondence-system school, I changed to a working visa and been living in Fukuoka for the past 3 years.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I want to know more local people; the best places in the cities according to the people that live there, those places most tourist can´t reach; to really get a sense of the culture and the way of living.

Intereses

In my free time I like to make handcrafted notebooks. I´d really like to learn about the different papers and bookbindg techniques.

But I also get anxious if I stay in all day; I like being outside wandering around. I love going to parks, rivers, the mountains and the sea.

I also love to eat; I like trying all different sort of food, mostly sweets!

I practiced archery for two years; and I´m interested in learning other martial arts and japanese archery. I also played voleyball and tennis when I was younger. I´m open to learn any other sport you might want to teach me.

• books
• theater
• movies
• origami
• languages
• solo travel
• cultural immersion
• musica
• idiomas
• arte
• viajes
• libros
• bookbinding
• peliculas
• musical theatre
• encuadernación

Música, películas y libros

I mostly listen to pop/rock indie, Japanese music and some Korean music as well. I don´t really have a favourite style, usually just absorve the things I like the most of what everyone around me are listening. But, some of my favourite bands are: Back Number, Radwimps, IU, Florence and the Machine, The Lumineers, Paramore, Of Monsters and Men, Ed Sheeran, etc.
I like reading all sort of books, though mostly I like to read fantasy sagas, such as Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Eragon, Ender´s Game Saga and The Shadow´s saga. But I also like to read novels, though always fiction. I can read any book you recommend, I just love reading.
I also like reading manga, and have recently started to read webtoons as well. My favourites manga by now are Rurouni Kenshin, Card Captor Sakura, One Piece, 3 gatsu no lion, and Hachimitsu to Clover.

I like watching anime, Japanese and Korean dramas, and various types of TV shows.

Algo increíble que he hecho

In my first trip to Bolivia, I did the Death Road tour in a Mountain Bike. It was amazing, though I was terrified the whole time.
I travelled alone for eleven months through South America: I did a five day trekking to get to Choquequirao in Peru, visited Uyuni´s SaltFlats in Bolivia (saw the sunset), got to 5000mts above sea level in Vinikunca Mountain, Peru; walked on Perito Moreno glacier (only a tiny bit) and watched a part of it fall in Argentina, got to Caribbean beaches in Colombia, and saw a dolphin jumping in the sea in Santa Teresa, Uruguay (though I didn´t do this, I just witnessed it, but it was amazing :)
I climbed the Mt.Fuji with my sisters!

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I can help with english and spanish, as well as bookbinding.
I like cooking as well as eating; so I can cook national dishes or anything we come up with.
I will of course keep everything clean and tidy.

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

I can share everything I lived, and I hope they do the same. I think our cultures are quite different and it would be interesting to share how we live each situation in our lives, to realize our similarities and differencies.

Países que he visitado

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Japan, Peru, South Korea, United States, Uruguay

Países en los que he vivido

Argentina, Japan