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Overview

  • 14 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Italian, Spanish; learning Chinese, French
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Fashion Designer
  • Fashion Design
  • From Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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About Me

Current Mission:
Living and loving life

About Me:
I was born in Bogota, but I've lived in Quito most of my life. I studied fashion in Medelli­n and in Milan and now I am getting ready to move to Nashville, Tennessee for my masters degree.
I am friendly and full of energy (as long as I get 6-8 hours of sleep).
I enjoy yoga, beer, mountains, cooking, traveling, art, movies, reading, tea, postcards, red wine, chocolate and flowers.

My Philosophy:
Be Healthy. Be Happy.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

How I Participate in Couchsurfing:
I like showing people around whatever city I am living in. If you ever need information about what to see in Quito, or any of the cities let me know.

Couchsurfing Experience
I've mostly hosted, especially when I was living abroad. I look forward to hosting again sometime and hopefully surfing some couches!

Interests

I like exploring, learning new things and walking around cities. Anything can beautiful and interesting depending on how you look at it.
I like long conversations with beer or tea, long lunches with family and friends, cooking and going to markets.

  • arts
  • fashion
  • cooking
  • chocolate
  • wine
  • red wine
  • beer
  • yoga
  • walking
  • flowers
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • surfing
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: 8 1/2 di Fellini, Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away is my favorite), Yimou Zhang, Rashomon...Kurosawa in genera, The Good the bad and the Ugly and westerns in general. Casablanca, Gilda...I love movies very much...Old movies, new movies, action movies...the list goes on

Music: M.I.A., Manu Chao, Calle 13, world music and many others.

I've been a book worm ever since I learned how to read...Faulkner, Joyce, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, I love non-fiction as well.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed the Cotopaxi Volcano and it was the most beautiful things I've seen.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about Ecuador and Colombia, spanish, english...spanglish? some cooking and some yoga.

What I Can Share with Hosts

laughter, smiles and a home cooked meal!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Ecuador, Italy

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