Hi, my name is Maria🌺. I consider myself the real-life Moana (if you've never heard of that movie, you should definitely go see it!).

I was a medical engineer, but now, I run my own creative marketing agency, as I feel more fulfilled there. Not to mention, all the people you get to meet along the way! ✨

I am also a digital nomad, and from there emphasized the importance of slow travel vs fast 3-day trips.

When I'm not in front of my laptop, you can see me either surfing, talking about surf, or daydreaming about surf. I also do freediving, yoga (shakti yoga and power yoga are my faves), acroyoga and some salsa/bachata.

I am a content creator. I love creating videos about real life and just playing along and connecting with people from around the world.

From this small introduction, I hope you got a bit of what I am - an ambitious, free spirited creative just looking for the next adventure to help people ✨

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel for the people more than the sights, so I think Couchsurfing is a great avenue for me to meet different people, hear their stories, and learn about their lifestyle. When I travel, I like to be with couchsurfing instead because they can introduce me to the lifestyle of the place I am in.

Interests

Surf, yoga, acroyoga, self-improvement, philosophical questions, late night talks about dreams and aspirations, latin dances, dogs 💖

I really love meeting people, so feel free to invite me to meet your friends, and I will do the same to my surfers. However, I also value my "me-time" and would sometime need to retreat to just be with myself.

• yoga
• surfing
• spirituality
• diving
• acroyoga

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Pop, Hiphop, Rock, Indie, Disney, Musicals, Imagine Dragons, Electronic
Current favorite: Energy by Sampa the Great

Books: Harry Potter, Rick Riordan, Sci-Fi

Movies: I love all sorts of movies except horror (I get scared of the supernatural easily)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've made a prototype machine that can potentially increase the viabity of a donated liver for transplants, so in the future, there can be more liver donors.

I had my hair cut by a complete stranger (which later on became my friend)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - I’m a yoga teacher and can do a class for you. I also love to teach my friends basic acroyoga moves!

Learn - I am bad with history, but hearing what happened to the world via stories or via people makes me remember it more effectively than books! So that’s what I want to learn. I also really want to learn more about where to travel next! Would also be down to learn more Acroyoga!

I also want to learn Spanish since I am living in Spain. With this, I am saying that I do not know how to speak fluent Spanish, so I will automatically decline all your requests if it is written in Spanish, because you clearly have not read my profile.

Share - I can share many things about asia and its different islands! We can also talk about philosophy, science, and technology.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share stories and insights about where to go in Asia! Before, I used to give my hosts a souvenir from my country, but since I am living in another country, I will think of another thing to bring 😅 I also clean the dishes! 😛

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Macao, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Portugal, Spain