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Overview
About Me
I'm a dreamer! I am optimistic and I have a very latino soft heart that has been broken like a million times! I love nature, nothing is more awesome than this beautiful planet! I can't get enought of the forests, lakes, mountains, oceans!
I had had some shocking experiences in my life. So my consolation is to look after the beauty in life, nature and art.
I was born in Uruguay from a french mom and an uruguayan dad. I lived in Montevideo until my 18th birthday. Then I moved to France by myself to study at the University. After 5 years of studing and one of working in France, I moved to Abu Dhabi (UAE) to work as an engineer for 3 years. I have always been traveling on and off. When I was a kid (12 years old...) my mom used to put me on a 12h bus to go to visit my cousins in Argentina. I took the plane for the first time at 13 years old and I was alone! My best friend moved to Chile and I had to go visit her! 😊 So traveling solo has always been my thing! But I never stay alone, I am always searching to meet people!
I am super organized and messy at the same time, I can't explain it! I am intolerant to gluten and food additives but also a pasta/bread/cake lover, so sometimes I can't resist and finish at the toilet 😜 I don't do drugs and I don't like the taste of alcohol...I am addicted to chocolate, yes Real Dark Chocolate! 😍 I love singing but I have a terrible voice! I love dancing salsa, bachata, zouk, kizomba, tango...basically I like to dance whatever music is being played!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
To meet people that share the passion of traveling...😮 That's obvious! I really want to make new friends!
Interests
Ingeneering, design, art, dance
Music, Movies, and Books
Latino music, Amelie Poulan, Kafka
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Travel the world of course! I started backpacking in 2006, when there were no smart phones! My bag and me took off to Mexico for 2 months. The next summer again, and the next, and the next...then it was not 2 months but 6! 6 was not enought so I took off again for one year....One year was not enought....haha and so on, you got the idea, I'm crazy about traveling and I have visited ober 90 countries. On those trips amazing things and not so good things happened to me:
-Got attacked by the camels in UAE and almost died
-Got my bananas robed by monkeys in Sri Lanka
-Paddled in the water with a dog in Fiji
-Fished a huge fish in the deep waters of Australia
-Spotted the Anaconda 2m far away from the boat in the amazonas east (lucky it was sleeping!)
-Got expelled by a hourse in the forest in Georgia
-Zigged zagged by bike in a huge street in Vietnam not to be late!
-Observed the baby sea turtles get out of their shell and get eaten by the horrible huge crabs at the beach in Oman (I tried to save a couple but the crabs were everywere!)
-Camped in the desert in UAE
-Slept on a cave in Petra!
-I did a cruise throught the Nile
-Swam with turtles, sea lions, pinguins, sharks and all kinds of water animals in Galapagos Island
-Talked to a Llama at the Machu Pichu (haha, she was a good listener!)
-Drove a van and slept in it solo in New Zealand
-I skydive in Dubai
-Assisted a local wedding in Ethiopia
-Jumped and sang with the Masai Mara in Kenya
I can go on but I rather tell you in person!
Teach, Learn, Share
Stories, dance, science. I like to try everything!
What I Can Share with Hosts
A smile and kindness! I can try to cook but it's risky! I am a good listener and like to talk a lot as well! Optimism is my best quality so I can offer that!! And frienship of course!
Countries I’ve Visited
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
France, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay