CURRENT MISSION

Disfrutar la vida como se da en el momento presente, con alegría, tranquilidad, plenamente, con amor y siendo cada día más auténtica. // To live life fully as it comes in the present moment, with joy, calm, love and being everyday more authentic.

Divertirme! // To have fun!

ABOUT ME

Right now I'm trying to figure out how to combine the woman who wants to be an actress and singer, and for that has to live in some of the greatest cities in the world (Buenos Aires and currently London, which is an amazing city), and the one who wants to live at the beach in the Caribbean (some day).
I love music, theatre, cinema, and musicals. I couldn't live without singing or acting. It has chosen me and I can't escape.
I also love mother nature. I dream with a world where we live peacefully in connection with nature and all living beings, which I believe is our true essence.
I love traveling, discovering the wonders of earth, meeting different cultures and making friends from all around the world. I love when staying in a hostel you discover your self sharing a mate (Argentinian drink) and tales with people from the other side of the ocean, that never stops amazing me. You don't learn that at school, those experiences are the university of life.
I relax myself by hearing music while cooking. I love to cook and want to study gastronomy in a future as a hobby.
I like painting, reading and I also write a lot (as you can see). I'm taking courage to start uploading in my Blog the things I write.
I believe in true love, friendship, the power of breathing, and freedom. ;)

PHILOSOPHY

Traveling connects me with an inner and basic essence of freedom. I'm learning very much to trust myself, discover what I really want and respect that, and walk through life at my own pace. Most of all, in order to do all that, I'm learning to deal with my own decisions, whether they might be the right ones or the not so right ones. And to follow always the things that bring me joy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Many people have told me about CS and I find it great! I never had a CS experience, but I'm planning to start traveling soon, and I would love to start surfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First experience in Galway, Ireland. Simply amazing. Sometimes is hard to get replies and find a host, so of course is good to count with a second option (usually a hostel), but I definitely want to gain more experience surfing because knowing a place while you get to know the locals and also make friends is another level of free-style travelling. And as soon as I'm settled I will start hosting as well.

Interests

Dancing latin music, peñas folclóricas argentinas, fiestas Bubamara, milongas. When I go out dancing I like to go to places where you really do DANCE! (I don't like electronic music, for example).
Hanging out with my friends, watch a movie, go to the cinema, or just go to the plaza to drink mate and have nice conversations!
To lie down in the grass in a sunny day after lunch.
Anthropology and Astronomy.

• dogs
• singing
• acting
• perfumes
• dancing
• cooking
• drinking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• painting
• music
• electronic music
• latin music
• surfing
• scuba diving
• anthropology
• astronomy
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite stories are epic stories, fantasy adventure ones. And also movies from different periods of time, that have a lot of costumes, make up and artistic work.
Right now I'm a big geek of the following tv series: Supernatural, Game of Thrones, Merlin, and Once upon a time.

Some of my favourite movies and books: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean. Yeah, big fan of the epic adventure stories, I started a collection of all my favourite fantasy/epic adventure movies of all time.

The same taste goes for music. I enjoy listening to every kind of music, depending on my mood. And I love to dance latin music (salsa, bachata, cha-cha, sones cubanos).

But, I love to listen to movie soundtracks and would LOVE to have the pleasure of singing for one of this great composers one day: Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, Klaus Badelt, John Williams, and many more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling. To overcome my fears and become a better version of myself.
Diving in a cave in Mexico.
Sing, act and dance on a stage.
Had the two best dogs as a kid (want to live somewhere where I can have one again!).
Being brave for living far away from my family to follow my dreams and find my own adventures.
To have close friends and family, who are my foundations for everything, and part of who I am.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to share my singing with you! You can listen here:
http://www.reverbnation.com/marinaarnaudo

And my acting and some fun videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MaruArnaudo?feature=mhee

What I Can Share with Hosts

I really like to cook and would love to share a homemade meal with my host.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, United Kingdom