In general, I am pretty bubbly, enthusiastic person. I am fun-loving and also quite hard-working. I enjoy spending time with friends and working out in just about any form, especially: bicycling, Yoga, belly dancing, Salsa and ballroom dancing, swimming, hiking, and camping. I very much enjoy the outdoors.

Me considero una persona divertida y entusiasta. En mi tiempo libre, enseño y practico yoga, doy clases particulares de inglés y español para extranjeros, dar paseos por las montañas, voy al gimnasio y de nadar.

Je me considère une personne amusante et enthusiaste. Dans mon temps livre, j'enseigne et pratique le Yoga, j'enseigne l'anglais pour comme langue extrangère, je fais d'alpinisme et je vais au gymnase beaucoup.

PHILOSOPHY

"Paying it forward," and living life in the most meaningful, socially responsible way possible. Trying to keep an open mind, smiling & laughing often, and striving for balance in all areas.

Reciprocar los favores y vivir en el manera más valioso y socialmente responsable que sea posible. Intentar mantenir una mentalidad abierta, sonreirse y reirse mucho, y tratar por el equilibrio.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I would particularly like to meet people with whom I can do a language exchange. So please, if you speak:
Spanish, French, or German, please message me!!

Interests

Activities: rock climbing, mountaineering, snowboarding, XC skiing, backcountry splitboarding, Mountain biking. And hiking, like everyone else on this site :P

Interests: economics & international relations. Continually learning & teaching. Buddhist philosophy, Hindu mythology, and Taoist literature. Vedanta. The existentialist movement and quantum theory. Random acts of kindness. Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Sanskrit...both the mesmorizing Bhajans and the linguistic base. Photography. Nutrition. Sociology & anthropology. Any & all outdoors activities.

La economía y las relaciones internacionales. La guitarra flamenca. Aprender. Enseñar. Llegar a conocer a personas más profundamente. El budismo, hinduismo, taoísmo. Vedanta y Ayurveda. El existencialismo, la literatura y la filosofía. Actos a propósito de bondad. El español, francés, chino y sánscrito. Fotografía. La nutrición. Sociología y antropología. Cualquier actividad en la naturaleza. Establecer equilibrio en mi vida.

L'economie et les affairs internacionelles. La guitare. Apprendre. Enseigner. Le buddhisme, taoisme, hinduisme. L'existentialisme, la litterature, et la filosophie. Les actes aléatoires de bonté.

• literature
• photography
• dancing
• flamenco
• belly dancing
• ballroom dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• massage therapy
• working out
• traveling
• socializing
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• hinduism
• swimming
• anthropology
• economics
• international relations
• sociology
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: comedy, adventure, foreign films, and documentaries. I'm a big fan of Monty Python stuff, stuff by Almodóvar, Los diarios motocicleta, Inglorious Basterds, and The Jungle Book.

Books: I will pick up nearly anything in Spanish or French. I'm also a big fan of poetry.

Películas: comedia, las del extranjero, documentales y aventura

Escritores: José Lezama Lima, Octavio Paz, Lorca, Ernestol Cardenal, Juan-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, T.S. Eliot, Walt Whitman.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

"I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker,
And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid."

--T.S. Eliot, from "Prufrock," lines 84-6.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm very grateful for the hospitality and kindness people have shown me throughout my life, and I'm currently on Couchsurfing to reciprocate that kindness. Of course, I do also love to travel, and some day it would be great to visit some of the people who have visited me.

Estoy muy agradecida por la hospitalidad y bondad con que la gente me ha tratado y me gustaría reciprocar esa simpatía. Pues, también me encanta viajar y un día sería bien visitar a algunos que me hayan visitado.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Meet all guests in a public place prior to inviting them into your home. If in that initial meeting you feel uncomfortable for any reason, you still have the right to decline them. It can be really awkward to do, but it's important to be able to stand up for yourself and establish boundaries. Your gut feeling is worth listening to.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Curaçao, Fiji, France, Germany, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Costa Rica, Spain, United States

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