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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Hindi, Spanish
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Student studying Anthropology & Business Administration
  • University of California, Irvine
  • From Cupertino, CA, USA
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

See, understand, question, explore, and dive deeply into the world that I don't know. Witness the beautiful and ugly truths and subjective realities that all people of the world share, and expand my passion for social justice through this process of opening up and sharing yourself with the rest of the world around you.

ABOUT ME

A compassionate, passionate, open-minded, critical, spontaneous, somewhat geeky, adventurous, tolerant, sometimes very naive and sometimes very mature, person. I love writing in my journal, having deep conversations, questioning our social reality and our cultural biases, spending time with loved ones, meeting strangers, listening to music, and being outside, hiking, camping, and thinking and sharing love.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't always have a philosophy, and it's not always just 1, either. Depends on the context, time, place. But get to know me =)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE:

Just started couchsurfing in Chile and Latin America, and want to keep doing it! It's such a great way to have a window into someone's life perspective in places across the world. Looking to continue couchsurfing in Chile and Peru!

Interests

Anthropology, feminism, race, gender, psychology, social justice, politics, history, humanities, languages, social dynamics, relationships.

  • humanities
  • writing
  • womens rights
  • cooking
  • politics
  • music
  • hiking
  • camping
  • anthropology
  • history
  • languages
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Everything and anything. All music is mesmerizing and gives me those good shivers - alternative rock, hip hop, R&B, folk, rock, pop rock, jazz, acoustic music, reggaeton, Bollywood music, classic music, etc.

Movies: Beloved childhood movies like Aladdin, Anastasia, adventure/mystery like National Treasure, and profound movies that make me think and feel, like Interstellar, Her, and Ghajini, that impact me and let me analyze them for a while.

Books: Some thick fantasy/magic book series from my childhood, but nowadays, social justice articles.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Carried out a 6 month ethnographic investigation for my honors thesis about university political climates and left-wing student agency in Santiago, Chile. Mind-opening experience that I'll never forget.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, good vibes and gratitude, spontaneous adventures, maybe cooking together? :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, India, United States

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